dishwasher

TMH The Miriam Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a ware-washing associate to support the sanitation and meal service operations. Under direct supervision, you will sanitize china, trays, silverware and related equipment, and help maintain the tray-line area.

You will be responsible for dish machine operation, temperature checks, and stocking—ensuring sanitation standards while assisting in other related duties as needed. Evening shift, Rhode Island location, part-time hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to read, write, understand and speak English.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, lift moderate to heavy weight and push patient food carts.

Responsibilities

• Ensures pars are met to maintain food temperatures.
• Prepares and stores food according to policies.
• Restocks and sets up workstations.
• Works in dish room.
• Sanitizes and discards patient meal trays properly.
• Loads and unloads the automated dish machine.
• Monitors and records dish machine temperatures.
• Sets up dish and pot wash areas.
• Stores chemicals properly.
• Maintains sanitation by cleaning floors, walls and equipment.
• Assists in moving equipment.
• May operate cash register and handle cash out duties.

Skills

English (read/write/speak)

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cash register operation

Job description

SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the shift supervisor, performs specific ware-washing duties as assigned for the sanitation/sanitizing of all china, trays, cradles, domes, silverware, carts, etc., used for patient meals. Also, responsible for the sanitation and upkeep of the tray-line area, dish machine and any other related equipment used in the system. Works on tray line as scheduled. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role-model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures pars are being met to ensure quality in patients food temperatures.
• Prepares and stores food according to proper policies and procedures.
• Restocks and sets up workstations.
• Works in dish room.
• Sanitizes and discards patient meal trays by stripping the tray, removing papers and disposing of excess food in proper waste containers.
• Loads and unloads automated dish machine.
• Monitors and takes temperatures of dish machine.
• Sets up dish machine and pot wash for proper operation.
• Properly stores chemicals used.
• Assists in maintaining sanitation standards by mopping floors, cleaning trucks, walls, dish machine and dish room area, pot wash machine and pot wash area.
• Assists in moving equipment.
• May need to operate cash register and performs all cashing out duties.
• Perform other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must be able to read, write understand and speak English.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, lift moderate to heavy weight and push patient food carts.
• Repetitious lifting, bending, twisting and reaching.

EXPERIENCE

• Prior experience in food service preferred but not required.

INDEPENDENT ACTION

• Ability to follow job routine and complete tasks assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• None.

Pay Range: $18.00-$25.82

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: 164 Summit Ave - Bldg C - N/A Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type: 4-8pm

Work Shift: Evening

Daily Hours: 4 hours

Driving Required: No

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day.

Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation's first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well‑being of our employees and their families.

Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.