Part-Time Dining Staff

Middlebury College is searching for workers who are needed to perform a variety of functions in the dining room area to ensure that all food items are available to the students and that the area is neat, clean and attractive. Keeps salad and serving area stocked throughout serving period. Maintains accurate count of students served and cash collected. Also maintains a clean and sanitary stock of dishes and utensils, washes and sanitizes all pots and utensils as necessary and stores items in appropriate areas. Assists with the overall cleanliness of the kitchen and the servery throughout the day as well as when the Dining Hall closes.

This position is a part time, non-benefited, hourly position. The starting pay for this position is $16.94 per hour.

Responsibilities include:

• Food Preparation & Serving: Serves food items to students; maintains an attractive and clean serving line, salad bar, and beverage area; replenishes food as necessary; keeps salad bar well-stocked and organized; stocks bread, fruits, desserts, and other items during meals and in preparation for the next shift.
• Customer Service: Answers students’ questions in a polite, courteous manner and ensures the food presentation is consistently attractive.
• Dining Area Maintenance: Busses and sanitizes tables; sweeps and mops kitchen and dish room areas; cleans the serving area after each meal and restocks supplies.
• Dishwashing: Loads and unloads soiled dishes, glassware, and silverware into/from the dish machine; unloads and stacks clean items in storage areas.
• Utensil & Equipment Care: Sorts silverware and utensils, placing them in proper storage; washes and sanitizes pots, pans, and kitchen utensils, storing them appropriately.
• Sanitation & Safety: Follows all sanitation guidelines; reloads dishwashing chemicals as needed; maintains dish room equipment and reports malfunctions.
• Trash & Compost Management: Removes trash cans from the kitchen; rinses and stores trash and compost containers safely and properly.
• Team Communication & Efficiency: Updates kitchen staff on student counts and constructively occupies time between meals.

Requirements

• No previous experience is required.

• Requires practice of proper health sanitation and good math skills, i.e. ability to make change.

Physical Demands

• Must physically be able to lift 10-20 lbs. numerous times each day.
• Must be able to lift full glass racks and coffee racks above waist level. Requires frequent and repetitive bending, reaching, twisting and overhead reaching.
• Requires frequent walking and long periods of time standing.
• Must be able to work in a hot and humid environment. .

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 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).

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.