Dishwasher

Brewster-Academy; Wolfeboro (NH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life and long-term disability

Meals in dining hall

Fitness membership

401(k) retirement match

Paid time off including vacations

Job summary

Brewster Academy is seeking a dining services utility staff member to help clean and sanitize kitchenware and maintain the dining hall. You will stock, wash, and organize dishware, operate the dishwashing machine, and follow sanitation procedures daily.

Flexibility for weekend catering events is required. The role is full-time, non-exempt, with meals in the dining hall and a schedule including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in hospitality preferred.
• Must be able to lift 35 lbs on occasion.
• Stand, bend, lift, carry, and move in 2-hour increments.

Responsibilities

• Clean and organize dining hall and dish room.
• Stock plates, cups, and utensils before, during, and after service.
• Follow weekly cleaning schedule for dish room and equipment.
• Operate and load/unload the dishwashing machine.
• Wash and sanitize dish room surfaces and equipment.
• Sweep and mop kitchen, serving area, and pantry nightly.
• Assist with catering events and ensure safety rules are followed.
• Climb stairs during catering events and maintain safe footwear.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Lifting ability

Job description

Description

Overview: The dining services utility staff position is responsible for the cleaning of kitchenware (dishes, glasses, utensils, baking sheets, etc.) in accordance with dining hall sanitation procedures.

The dining services utility staff performs various general service duties, which include but are not limited to:

• Ensure the cleanliness and organization of the dining hall and dish room
• Stock plates, cups, and utensils before, during, and after service
• Maintain weekly cleaning schedule as pertains to the utility position, e.g., wash, rinse, and sanitize all stainless steel walls, scrub inside/outside of dish machine twice daily, wash, rinse, and sanitize stainless steel utensil bins daily, etc.
• Empty dining hall trash receptacles as needed
• Ensure the safe condition of the dish room area as required by the local health department
• Gather trash from the dish and kitchen areas at the end of the shift and remove it to the outside trash bins
• Wash and sanitize dish room surfaces, and dish equipment, and maintain cleanliness in the mop room area
• Load and unload the dishwashing machine in accordance with proper usage instructions
• Re-stack clean dishes as they come out of the dishwasher
• Manual scrubbing of pots, pans, and other equipment that cannot be machine-washed
• Sweep and mop the kitchen, serving area, and pantry area nightly.
• Must be able to climb up and down stairs during catering events.
• Follow all safety rules, including the personal use of nonslip shoes

Saturday and Sunday mornings, 6 am to 2:30 pm

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and long-term disability
• meals in our dining hall
• fitness membership
• retirement match
• paid time off
• including vacations
• sick time
• holidays
• and a paid week off at the end of the calendar year

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in hospitality preferred
• Must be able to lift 35 libs on occasion
• Stand, bend, lift, carry, and move in 2-hour increments.

This is a full-time, non-exempt, calendar-year position. Brewster serves 3 meals/day for 7 days a week. Flexibility to work afternoons/evenings as well as weekends and various catering events throughout the year.