Utility Steward/Dishwasher

The Mather in Evanston•Evanston, IL
•Onsite

About The Position

Utility Steward (Dishwasher) - Join Our Culinary Team We are an award-winning employer seeking a Utility Steward (Dishwasher) to support the daily operations of our kitchen in a luxury senior living community. In this role, you’ll play an important part in keeping our kitchen clean, safe, and organized while helping our culinary team deliver an exceptional dining experience. Your responsibilities will include washing and sanitizing kitchen equipment, dishes, glassware, and flatware; maintaining kitchen cleanliness; safely handling cleaning chemicals and equipment; and completing daily and weekly cleaning assignments. You’ll also help with food rotation and labeling, organize and store fresh food deliveries, manage waste, and support other back-of-house operations as needed. If you’re dependable, organized, and enjoy working both independently and as part of a team, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll join a supportive, people-first workplace where your contributions help create a great dining experience for residents every day. We also offer a competitive hourly rate and additional perks.

Requirements

  • Able to understand, retain and apply basic instructions to perform routine tasks with limited supervision.
  • Able to read and interpret work-related documents, including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and labels.
  • Able to perform strenuous physical labor, lifting, carrying, etc.
  • Reliable, predictable, and punctual, to provide timely service to internal and external customers and to support uninterrupted business operations.

Nice To Haves

  • 1 year experience.
  • Sanitation Certificate.
  • Shifts vary, flexibility in scheduling preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen, equipment, supplies, pots/pans, small wares, china, glass, and silver according to established safety standards and regulations.
  • Operate dishwasher and other kitchen cleaning equipment.
  • Cleans kitchen floors following standard procedures.
  • Applies knowledge of safe use and storage of chemicals and equipment.
  • Maintains and records data on required logs per company policies and procedures.
  • Completes daily and weekly cleaning assignments per task lists.
  • Regularly empties trash containers; shifts and cleans garbage cans; properly operates compactor.
  • Minimizes loss and breakage through proper use, cleaning and storage of equipment and supplies.
  • Performs duties in a timely and efficient manner and on a schedule determined by kitchen and dining operations.
  • Identifies areas for improvement, proposes possible solutions, and participates in data collection and process changes as part of Quality Assurance Process Improvement process.
  • Washing and sanitizing kitchen equipment, dishes, glassware, and flatware.
  • Maintaining kitchen cleanliness.
  • Safely handling cleaning chemicals and equipment.
  • Completing daily and weekly cleaning assignments.
  • Helping with food rotation and labeling.
  • Organizing and storing fresh food deliveries.
  • Managing waste.
  • Supporting other back-of-house operations as needed.

Benefits

  • A generous paid time off (PTO) program including vacation days/personal days, sick days, and holidays.
  • A 401(k) program with per pay-period employer match and annual employer contribution (available to those age 21 or better)
  • Convenient, subsidized parking (or public transportation for certain locations)
  • Wellness Spending Account: up to $300 available annually for Wellness related expenses such as gym memberships, financial planning, etc.
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance Reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
  • Extended illness benefits
  • Employee wellness programs
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance - free to all team members
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