Salary:

$18-$19/hr.

Full-Time Schedule:

Thursday to Monday, starting at 8am until 4:30pm (Days Off: Tuesday & Wednesday)

About Elephants 

A locally owned company since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen pioneered the gourmet food industry in the Pacific Northwest and now has six Portland-metro area retail locations and a busy catering company, all serving great local foods prepared from scratch. A certified B Corporation, Elephants Delicatessen prides itself on sustainable practices and voluntarily meets a higher standard of transparency and accountability, using the power of business as a force for good. 

About the job

Elephants offers great local foods from scratch every day, and much of that food is prepared at our new Milwaukee Production Kitchen. To accomplish this goal, we rely on an exceptional group of food professionals to produce high-quality food products 24/7. We are a speedy team that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our stores and customers.

We need a Dish Steward for our high-volume kitchen that makes food for all of the customers! We want you to go home proud of a good day’s work. This is your chance to break into the kitchen and show what you are made of! 

A food handlers’ card is required for this position.

We need a Dish Steward who can:

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the dish room and cleaning supplies and maintain recycling areas
• Wash all pots and pans, ensure perfect cleanliness and sanitization. Return to their proper places
• Maintain all company safety, dress, and personnel policies
• Follow daily check-off list efficiently and on time
• Keep floors always dry throughout the building
• Dry dishes completely and return to their proper places.
• Sweep as needed or on request from management
• Refill soaps and hand towels as needed in bathrooms
• Follow bleach bucket schedule (use proper dilution)
• Check full garbage cans throughout shift and take to dumpsters
• Clean up spills that require mopping

Elephants Delicatessen is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion.

What we offer:

• Paid vacation and sick time
• Kaiser Medical coverage, with alternative care as a bonus (acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, etc.)
• Dental, FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts), and 401k with 4% company match
• Training that will fast track your culinary/hospitality career
• Free counselling and financial services
• Opportunities for advancement
• Discounts on our delicious made-from-scratch food
• Pet insurance
• Chance to win employee raffles
• Discounts at Sketchers, Shoes for Crews, Verizon, Sprint, select B Corporations, and many more
• A commitment to inclusion, diversity, community involvement, employee well-being, and environmental protection

Elephants Delicatessen provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.