Dishwasher

Job Description- Kitchen Dishwasher

Position Mission: Kitchen Dishwasher monitors the dining hall and the kitchen to ensure it is maintained in an organized and sanitary manner. Ensuring cleanliness throughout the shift by removing dishes, cleaning surfaces, sweeping and removing wastes as needed. This work helps foster a time of community, reflection, and growth in campers’ and organizations’ experiences through the pleasure of sharing quality food in a warm and clean atmosphere.

Position Responsibilities:

● Prepare fresh sanitizer buckets at the start of each shift. Change every four hours or as needed throughout the workday.

● Thoroughly clean, sanitize, and put away all the dishes, pots, and pans, paying close attention to kitchen organization. If the designated area is dirty, sanitize before putting clean items away.

● Empty trash, compost, and sort recycling bins from dining room and kitchen into the correct areas. Scrub bins with cleaner and brush on the loading dock and replace them to assigned places.

● Break down all recyclable materials used by the kitchen staff as the accumulate and place into specific bins.

● Responsible for cleaning/mopping up spills in the dining hall and kitchen immediately upon notification.

● Responsible for sweeping/mopping the dining hall and kitchen at the end of each shift.

● Keep dishwasher area and equipment clean throughout shift.

● Make sure all paper products are stocked full throughout the shift.

● Make sure soap dispensers are full and ready to use.

● Check salt and pepper shakers in the dining hall and fill when necessary.

● Fill water pitchers and check milk/apple buckets are ready by the Kitchen Associate.

● Supply clean dishes to food service lines for each meal as needed.

● Set up and tear down the dish station and sanitize buckets as needed for each meal.

● Help with food service as needed and directed by the Kitchen Assistant Head Cook of that shift.

● Help with freight when needed.

● Make sure sinks are ready and filled for the start of KP.

● Wash and shelve dishes and utensils as needed; clean and sanitize surfaces as well as equipment in kitchen and dining hall.

● Wipe down shelves, counter tops, counter fronts, windows, coffee/tea area, and dry storage.

● Work quickly and efficiently with a polite and service-based attitude toward campers, co-workers and other camp staff.

● Prepare the dining hall for the setting of the hot lines and tables before each meal. Make sure the coffee, tea, and juice area all have the supplies as needed for the next meal.

● Make sure Laundry is going if needed each day.

● At the end of each shift to make sure the kitchen bathroom is sanitized.

Other Specific Duties:

• Peeling and slicing fruits and vegetables
• Dishing entrees, condiments, and desserts for table service
• Other food preparation and presentation assigned.

Missional Expectations

In cooperation with other Camp Magruder employees and volunteers, the Kitchen Utility Worker shall, in both labor and attitude, seek to fulfill the mission of the camp and retreat ministry of the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church, which is to provide quality environments of Christian hospitality and learning for all of its visitors.

Supervisors

The Kitchen Utility Worker shall work primarily under the direction of the Food Service Manager. The employee shall cooperate with periodic performance reviews and setting of job goals as well as camp rules and safety procedures of the Camp Magruder Staff Handbook.

Days and hours of work will vary with the available kitchen work and scheduled by the Food Service Manager.

Challenges and Physical Requirements

Kitchen work will bring exposure to extremes of heat and cold, wet slippery floors requiring appropriate shoes, hot greasy foods, and cutting blades. Kitchen Utility Workers spend long hours on their feet. The employee must be able to lift and carry at least 50 pounds (e.g. sacks of flour, mixing kettle, etc.) Kitchen work and the presence of a large number of campers can create noisy work conditions.

Expectations

Practice sanitation and food safety, including attention to personal cleanliness, appropriate hand washing and maintaining food within the safe temperature zones. All kitchen staff shall maintain a current Tillamook County Food Handlers Certification, which the camp will help provide.

Spiritual Life:

Camp Magruder is a ministry of the United Methodist Church but does not limit its ministry to Christians or Christian organizations. We believe in helping all groups and people who work to make the world better. Being a Christian is not an essential requirement, but we seek staff members who at least have a knowledge and respect for United Methodist theology and practices, and someone who is willing to live and work within a Christian Community, helping serve our mission to share God’s love. It is our goal to support and lift each other up as we serve together.

Term of Service: Term of Service: This is a part-time, seasonal (March-mid November), hourly position. Must have a valid Oregon Food Handler Card.

Pay: From $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18