Evening & Weekend Dining Kitchen Team Member

Vassar; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Vassar College in Poughkeepsie seeks a part-time Kitchen Worker to support high-volume dining services. Schedule Thursday-Sunday evenings 5pm-9:30pm totaling 18 hours weekly; duties include food prep, dishwashing, stocking, serving, and ensuring sanitation and compliance with health standards.

You will follow FIFO, rotate stock, and maintain clean surfaces, assist with coffee and beverage service, and help with end-of-shift cleanup.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand and walk for the duration of a shift.
• English communication proficiency.

Responsibilities

• As directed by the management team, complete tasks that contribute to the Dining Services daily operation.
• Perform quality work and meet deadlines for meals as assigned by the culinary and management teams.
• Assemble salads and sandwiches using pre-cooked or ready-to-eat ingredients, prepare protein-based salads such as tuna salad, and chop, organize, and prepare ingredients to be used for service or for the overall food production effort.
• Properly and safely use various knives to cut and prepare food ingredients with precision and efficiency.
• Serve food according to food safety guidelines and monitor for freshness and quality.
• Understand FIFO principles with daily rotation of stock and properly date/label products stored in coolers, dry storage, or kitchen areas in proper storage containers.
• Operate and safely use equipment necessary for the job including dish room equipment, assigned kitchen equipment and elevators.

Skills

English communication

Team collaboration

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

Vassar College in Poughkeepsie seeks a part-time Kitchen Worker to support high-volume dining services. Schedule Thursday-Sunday evenings 5pm-9:30pm totaling 18 hours weekly; duties include food prep, dishwashing, stocking, serving, and ensuring sanitation and compliance with health standards.

You will follow FIFO, rotate stock, and maintain clean surfaces, assist with coffee and beverage service, and help with end-of-shift cleanup.