Utility Aide

Riddle Village Retirement Community; Media (Delaware County); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Discounted meals in café

Tuition reimbursement

Attendance incentive program

Employer matching retirement plan

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Riddle Village Retirement Community in Media, PA seeks both full-time and part-time Utility Aides to support our dining department and assist in meal service for residents.

Under the cook's supervision, you will help with dishwashing, food preparation support, and maintaining cleanliness; the role offers competitive benefits including health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions in the English Language.
• Must be able to operate the dishwashing machine and other equipment required to do the job.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, both individually and as part of a team.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand and walk short distances for most of the shift; stooping, reaching, pushing, lifting/carrying, and stacking supplies frequently.
• Must be able to withstand temperature changes when going in and out of refrigeration/freezer walk-ins.
• Strong customer service skills desired and an interest in working for the elderly.

Responsibilities

• Clean dishes, pots, pans, glassware, and silver by hand or machine.
• Maintain the dishwasher, change water, and clean work areas.
• Fill out dish temperature logs and transport tableware to dining areas.
• Assist in cutting, peeling, and washing fruits and vegetables for cooks.
• Pushcarts into various dining areas, and set food on steam tables.
• Remove garbage and sweep, mop, and hose down floors at end of shift.

Skills

English language

Job description

Riddle Village, a lifecare retirement community, is seeking Full-time and Part-time Utility Aides to join our dining department team.

Riddle Village is considered retirement living at its finest. But none of this would be possible without our exceptional, dedicated associates. Riddle Village's culture has a simple philosophy, "Smile and say hello; everything else will follow."

Our associates are also provided an excellent benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, numerous voluntary insurance plans, a retirement savings plan with employer match, a generous paid time off package that includes seven paid holidays, a tuition reimbursement program, and an attendance incentive program that rewards associates who do not call out. Regardless of employment status, all our associates enjoy free parking, and discounted meals in our café. If you are enthusiastic about working with the elderly and want to be part of an incredible team and pleasant work environment, then Riddle Village may be the place for you!

About The Utility Aide Position

Under the supervision of the cook's supervisor, the Utility worker cleans dishes, pots, pans, glassware, and silver by hand or machine. The Utility Aide is responsible for assuring the dishwasher is maintained, changing the water, and cleaning frequently. The Utility Worker will also fill out dish temperature logs, transports tableware to proper places in dining rooms and kitchen, and clean work areas. He or she may assist in cutting, peeling, and washing fruits and vegetables for Cooks, pushcarts into various dining areas, and set food on steam tables. The Utility Aide is responsible for garbage removal from the kitchen areas and sweeping, mopping, and hosing down floors thoroughly at the end of the evening shift.

Job Requirements

• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions in the English Language
• Must be able to operate the dishwashing machine and any other equipment required to do the job.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, both individually and as part of a team
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk short distances for most of the shift. Stooping, reaching for, pushing, lifting/carrying, and stacking supplies frequently.
• Must be able to withstand temperature changes when going in and out of refrigeration/freezer walk-ins
• Strong customer service skills desired and an interest in working for the elderly.