Oversee dish room and pot sink operations during assigned shifts to ensure clean, sanitary, and adequately stocked dishware, utensils, cookware, and service equipment while maintaining compliance with safety and sanitation standards. Primarily assigned to the dish room, this position provides supervision and operational support throughout Dining Services as needed to meet staffing, safety, customer service, and departmental priorities. 

This is a full-time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $20.00 - $22.99 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

• Supervise dish room and pot sink staff during assigned shifts, assigning and adjusting responsibilities to maintain efficient operations and adequate staffing.
• Perform and oversee dishwashing and pot sink functions, ensuring dishes, glassware, utensils, cookware, and equipment are cleaned, sanitized, properly stored, and distributed.
• Monitor cleanliness and organization of the dish room, pot sink, mop room, and related work areas, ensuring all sanitation and end-of-shift cleaning requirements are met.
• Train, coach, and support staff in equipment operation, safety procedures, sanitation standards, and departmental expectations.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards; address concerns and take corrective action as needed.
• Operate and monitor dishwashing equipment, maintain appropriate chemical levels, and report maintenance or repair needs to management.
• Conduct regular inventories of dishware, utensils, and related supplies, communicating shortages and operational needs as appropriate.
• Provide supervision and operational support throughout Dining Services as needed to support staffing, workflow, customer service, and departmental priorities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of sanitation requirements and dish room safety procedures.
• 1-2 years of dish room and supervisory experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs. on a daily basis, including lifting full milk crates into the cooler above waist level. Must be able to lift full glass racks and coffee racks above waist level. Must be able to push and pull 150 lbs. frequently. This job also requires frequent and repetitive overhead reaching and lifting, as well as standing for long periods of time. Also requires frequent and repetitive bending and twisting motions.

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury College 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 cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's 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 or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

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.