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Title: Dishroom Assistant

Department: Hospitality

Duration: 12 months

Employment Status:Part Time (20-32 hours/week)

Job Summary

Reporting to the Associate Director of Campus Dining, the Dishroom Assistant works in a team setting of Campus Dining sanitation staff and performs manual and machine ware-washing of service and preparation equipment. Sorts and removes trash, compostables and recyclables. Sweeps, mops and maintains floors and baseboards. Cleans and maintains walls, ceilings, fixtures and equipment. Assists in ensuring that health code regulations are strictly followed.

Job Duties

• 40% - Properly washes, rinses and sanitizes all dishes, utensils and food storage and preparation equipment. Returns completed items to appropriate locations. Cleans and maintains sanitary floors, walls, ceiling and storage equipment throughout facilities. - (Essential)
• 20% - Maintains waste management processes throughout kitchen, servery, dining hall and outside areas. Collects, sorts and properly situates trash, compostables and recyclables for Campus collection. - (Essential)
• 10% - Applies and maintains proper Los Angeles County Health Department procedures for cleaning and sanitizing equipment and facilities. Actively participates in maintaining an A health code rating. Adheres to manufacturer’s proper chemical and cleaning supplies usage and storage requirements. Handles only chemicals trained to use. - (Essential)
• 15% - Ensures staff, guest, food, equipment and facility safety at all times. Performs all duties in a safe manner. Provides assistance needed to identify and prevent hazards. Uses proper safety signs and equipment. - (Essential)
• 5% - Assists in prevention of losses, breakage & shortages of equipment and furnishings throughout the facilities/Campus. - (Essential)
• 5% - Provides customer service. Assists customers with questions, problems and requests. Informs management of problems. Participates in a positive and cooperative work environment. Assists other team members as needed. - (Essential)
• 5% - Supports and assists with major campus-wide events as needed. - (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Read, write and speak English. Demonstrated ability to learn and retain the required job skills for service and sanitation. Demonstrated ability to work with speed and efficiency following proper sanitation guidelines, and have basic knowledge of how to use cleaning tools and equipment. Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and thorough; skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems and handling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy. Strong commitment to a quality work product. Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally, in writing and electronically. Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability to collaborate with a variety of constituencies. Demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, inclusion & diversity. Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing work effectively in high-volume, high accountability, confidential environment with multiple and changing priorities. Effective organizational, logistical, time management and planning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects simultaneously, prioritize and fulfill the functions of an office in a timely manner. Ability to self-motivate and work independently.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE:  $17.57/hr