General Assistant

Tufts University; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Tufts University in Somerville, MA, is seeking a General Assistant for an academic year, 25 hours/week. Shifts: Sundays and Mondays off; Tue-Sat 5:30 PM–10:30 PM.

The role supports Tufts Dining’s comprehensive dining program across campuses, delivering quality food service to students, staff, and visitors. Responsibilities include cleaning, ware washing, stocking, sanitation, and potential basic kitchen tasks.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak and understand English.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Flexible and willing to learn and take on various jobs as needed.
• Enjoys customer contact with a friendly attitude.

Responsibilities

• Clean, wash pots and utensils, and maintain sanitation and housekeeping of the unit.
• Wash, stock, sweep, mop, and manage storage areas.
• Move equipment on and off dining vehicles and within the unit.
• Dispose of trash, recycling, compost, and manage storage containers.
• Assist with basic kitchen tasks as needed.

Skills

English proficiency

Heavy lifting

Flexible to learn

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

This role is an academic year, 25 hour per week position. Shift: Sunday & Monday Off, Tuesday-Saturday: 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM.

Tufts Dining is a self-operated food service provider managing a comprehensive collegiate dining program on the Tufts University Medford/Somerville and SMFA/Fenway campus, delivering high quality, contemporary and innovative food, and hospitality services to meet the various needs of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and visitors in a fiscally responsible manner. Our team provides a progressive resident dining program as well as innovative retail services, and a distinctive university catering program serving a campus community comprised of 6500 undergraduates, 2100 graduate students, and 2300 staff, faculty and administrators.

Dining Centers and Catering are open 7 days a week. Working weekends, evenings, and holidays will be expected.

What You'll Do

The General Assistant is responsible for providing service to our internal and external customers in a variety of ways including but not limited to cleaning, ware washing, pot washing, dish room, stocking, sweeping, mopping and the overall upkeep and sanitation and housekeeping of the unit.

• The General Assistant washes pots, pans, utensils, air dry, and puts them away in their designated areas for use.
• The General Assistant is responsible for correctly using cleaning and sanitizing agents while also ensuring the water is at the proper temperature.
• The General Assistant keeps the unit mop-sink and custodial rooms organized and clean.
• The General Assistant assists management's efforts to keep equipment, props and all supplies in their designated storage areas.
• The General Assistant assists in moving equipment on and off dining vehicles in and outside of the Unit.
• The General Assistant follows all established procedures for cleaning small-wares and equipment.
• The General Assistant is also responsible for ensuring the proper disposal of trash, recycling, composting, and upkeeping of storage bins/barrels and containers.
• The General Assistant may also be asked to assist with basic kitchen tasks.
• The General Assistant may at times need to provide support and assistance to assigned helpers.
• The General Assistant must demonstrate the ability to work under periods of fast-pace and high pressure.

• All employees are responsible for punching in and out in accordance with their schedule, department policy and standards.
• All employees must be given permission from a manager to punch in early or stay past their schedule "out time."
• All employees must adhere to posted schedules.
• In accordance with the CBA, schedules will be posted 14 days (excludes catering) in advance.
• Time off requests must follow proper procedure and may be approved or denied in accordance with department business needs.
• No requests will be honored for Senior Week, Holidays, Alumni Weekend, Commencement, Orientation, Matriculation, or Special Events during the Academic Year.

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements:

• Must be able to speak and understand the English language.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• The qualified person must be flexible and willing to learn and executing various jobs as needed.
• The successful individual must enjoy a high degree of customer (internal, external) contact and have a friendly and helpful attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

The pay rate for this position is $27.41 / hour.