Part-Time Dish Lead - Centerpointe Dining #738652673

Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Part time

Job summary

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises is seeking a Part-Time Dish Lead to supervise the dish room during meal service at CenterPointe Dining, coordinating tasks and guiding the team to keep operations safe and efficient.

You will train staff on dish room procedures, food safety, chemical safety and PPE, monitor cleanliness and sanitation, and ensure equipment, sinks, and waste areas are orderly and ready for the next service.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a dish room or fast-paced food service is preferred.
• Ability to lead a diverse team with respectful direction.
• Ability to follow safety, food-safety and chemical-label procedures.
• Able to stay organized and calm in a busy, wet environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead dish room staff during meal service, assign tasks, and prioritize work.
• Ensure safe operation of the dish machine and related equipment.
• Train and coach staff on procedures, safety, PPE, and footwear.
• Monitor cleanliness, sanitation, and safe practices across sinks and work areas.
• Assist with scraping, sorting, loading/unloading, and storing dishes and equipment.
• Communicate supply needs and issues to the supervisor to finish service clean.

Skills

Dish room leadership

Team coordination

Safety procedures

Food safety

Chemical safety

Job description

SUMMARY

The Part‑Time Dish Lead supports daily dish room operations at CenterPointe Dining by helping lead the dish team, coordinating work during meal service, and maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient work area. This position provides hands‑on direction to team members while supporting the proper operation of the dish machine and related equipment.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL GET TO DO

• Help organize and lead dish room employees during meal service, including assigning tasks and helping the team prioritize work during busy periods.
• Support the safe and proper operation of the dish machine, including checking required temperatures, using test strips as directed, and reporting equipment problems promptly.
• Train and coach team members on dish room procedures, food safety, chemical safety, personal protective equipment, and proper use of non‑slip footwear.
• Monitor the dish room for cleanliness, sanitation, and safe work practices, including keeping floors, sinks, work surfaces, racks, and waste areas orderly.
• Assist with scraping, sorting, loading, unloading, and storing dishes, utensils, pots, pans, trays, and other food‑service equipment.
• Communicate supply needs, safety concerns, staffing issues, and operational problems to the supervisor and help the shift finish with the dish room clean and ready for the next service.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience in a dish room, kitchen, food‑service, custodial, or similar fast‑paced work environment is preferred.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a diverse team and provide respectful direction and support to fellow employees.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, safety procedures, food‑safety practices, and chemical‑label directions.
• Ability to remain organized and calm while working in a busy, wet, and physically demanding environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, lift, and move dishware and equipment throughout a shift, with reasonable accommodation as needed.
• Must be dependable, punctual, willing to ask questions, and able to communicate concerns promptly.

BACKGROUND CHECK POLICY

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises is committed to protecting the health, well‑being, and safety of its campus community and assets. In furtherance of these goals, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises will make a conditional offer of employment to final job candidates, pending the satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check). The conditional offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

In determining the suitability of the candidate for the position, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises will give an individualized assessment to any information regarding the criminal conviction history that the applicant submits for consideration such as the nature, gravity and recency of the conviction, the candidate's conduct, performance or rehabilitation efforts since the conviction and the nature of the job applied for.

ABOUT US

As the largest employer of students on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Enterprises offers valuable work experience and hands‑on training to approximately 1,500 Cal Poly Pomona students each year. The Enterprises offers positions in various fields; whether it is in the area of technology, science, retail, culinary arts, hospitality1500 management, leadership or research grants, these student employees participate in Cal Poly Pomona's learn‑by‑doing philosophy and acquire practical skills in their designated field of study. The Enterprises also contributes operating support to nearly 1,100 Enterprises and scholarship programs every year, including Bronco Athletics and the Norman J. Priest Scholarship. In addition, the Enterprises administers grants and contracts, contributes to campus security, and supports several university publications. The Enterprises contributes over $1 million annually to Cal Poly Pomona.

CSU along with Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises strongly recommend faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare an exemption from doing so. The systemwide policy can be found at COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Policy and any questions may be sent to [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises, Inc. may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.