Kitchen Porter/Dishwasher, Full-time with Great Benefits

Join our team as a Kitchen Porter, where you'll maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen. You'll ensure dishes, pots, and utensils are spotless and ready for use, while also contributing to a safe and hygienic environment by handling waste removal and sanitation tasks. If you enjoy staying active, working in a dynamic kitchen, and taking pride in keeping things running smoothly, this is the perfect opportunity for you! No experience required, all are encouraged to apply and get great benefits!

This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $18.19-22.28 per hour.

Responsibilities:

• Dish Machine & Sink Preparation: Set up the dish machine and three-compartment sink for daily use, ensuring proper operation. Record dish machine temperatures daily, promptly reporting any discrepancies to the manager or supervisor.
• Dishwashing & Distribution: Scrape, spray, and stack soiled dishes before machine washing. After washing, unload, air dry, and organize dishes, glassware, silverware, and service utensils in their designated storage areas.
• Pot & Utensil Cleaning: Hand wash soiled pots, pans, and utensils after scraping and spraying, then allow them to air dry before placing them in their proper storage areas for future use.
• End-of-Shift Equipment Breakdown: Thoroughly break down and clean the dish machine and pulpers at the end of each shift, ensuring all equipment is properly maintained for the next use.
• Waste Removal & Kitchen Cleanliness: Collect and dispose of waste throughout the day, sorting materials for landfill, recycling, or compost. Sweep and mop kitchen areas, with special attention to the dish and pot rooms.
• Additional Cleaning Tasks: Assist with cleaning tasks, including counters, racks, coolers, and refuse containers as needed, ensuring a clean and organized kitchen environment.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Requirements

All welcome to apply! No formal education or previous experience required.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Must be physically able to lift 25 lbs. numerous times during the day and up to 50 lbs above the waist level on occasions. Must be able to lift, as well as push and pull up to 150 lbs. frequently. This job requires frequent and repetitive bending, twisting, and overhead reaching. Must be able to stand for long periods of time and work in hot and humid conditions. 

Other:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski area). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits
• Or click see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Vermont or Monterey!