What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Kitchen Utility Worker position at Elizabethtown College?
Dining Services at Elizabethtown College has an immediate opening for a full-time General Kitchen Utility Worker.
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure proper cleaning, sanitation, and organization of all service ware, cooking utensils, and equipment for residential dining facilities, cash operations, and catered events. This position also supports overall kitchen cleanliness, including deep cleaning of kitchen floors, walk-ins, and workspaces.
Why work at Elizabethtown College? We’ve got great PERKS!
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure proper cleaning, sanitation, and organization of all service ware, cooking utensils, and equipment for residential dining facilities, cash operations, and catered events. This position also supports overall kitchen cleanliness, including deep cleaning of kitchen floors, walk-ins, and workspaces.
Why work at Elizabethtown College? We’ve got great PERKS!
- FREE College undergraduate tuition for employee, spouse and dependent(s) after six months of full-time employment
- PAID time off between Christmas-New Years
- FREE access to Bowers Center exercise equipment & pool
- Generous paid time off for vacation & sick leave
- Beautiful campus setting with walking paths, library, cafeteria, Starbucks kiosk, college bookstore, mail services, pool, exercise classes
- Excellent benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement match & more!)
- FREE Employee held events throughout the year on campus
Job Duties
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Clean and sanitize all service ware, cooking utensils, and kitchen equipment
Clean, sanitize, and maintain all beverage, waffle, and cereal equipment
Preform dish room duties, including pre-rinsing dishware, washing flatware, plates, bowls and scrubbing pots and pans
Clean and sanitize dining room tables and chairs
Maintain adequate stock levels of dishes, flatware, beverage, cereal, waffle mix, and related items
Utilize all equipment and chemicals safely and effectively
Always maintain the highest levels of safety and sanitation
Maintain sanitation and equipment records as required
Maintain optimum station coverage at all times and cover for coworkers’ breaks and PTO
Provide exceptional customer service
Train student personnel
Clean and maintain kitchen spaces, including floors, walk-in coolers, and prep areas
Ensure all kitchen areas are properly closed, organized and ready for the following day’s operation
Other duties as assigned
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assist in receiving deliveries and stocking inventory as required
Assist in food production as required
Conduct all responsibilities in a safe manner according to regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc.)
Clean and sanitize all service ware, cooking utensils, and kitchen equipment
Clean, sanitize, and maintain all beverage, waffle, and cereal equipment
Preform dish room duties, including pre-rinsing dishware, washing flatware, plates, bowls and scrubbing pots and pans
Clean and sanitize dining room tables and chairs
Maintain adequate stock levels of dishes, flatware, beverage, cereal, waffle mix, and related items
Utilize all equipment and chemicals safely and effectively
Always maintain the highest levels of safety and sanitation
Maintain sanitation and equipment records as required
Maintain optimum station coverage at all times and cover for coworkers’ breaks and PTO
Provide exceptional customer service
Train student personnel
Clean and maintain kitchen spaces, including floors, walk-in coolers, and prep areas
Ensure all kitchen areas are properly closed, organized and ready for the following day’s operation
Other duties as assigned
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assist in receiving deliveries and stocking inventory as required
Assist in food production as required
Conduct all responsibilities in a safe manner according to regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc.)
Required Qualifications
High school diploma/GED is required.
For full consideration, please apply on our website and include contact information for (3) references.
For full consideration, please apply on our website and include contact information for (3) references.
Preferred Qualifications
Other Skills, Abilities, and/or Training
Ability to work extended hours/overtime as needed
Ability to work holidays
Ability to work weekends
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work within strict deadlines
Good interpersonal skills and desire to be a team player
Exceptional customer service skills
Ability to read and communicate in English at a high school level
Ability to work extended hours/overtime as needed
Ability to work holidays
Ability to work weekends
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work within strict deadlines
Good interpersonal skills and desire to be a team player
Exceptional customer service skills
Ability to read and communicate in English at a high school level
Physical Demands
Regularly required to remain standing for long periods of time
Regularly required to walk about
Regularly required to maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running
Occasionally required to reach up and out with hands and arms
Regularly required to talk and hear; verbally express information or instructions
Regularly required to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects, or hold objects
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
Regularly required to climb stairs and/or ladders
Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet
Occasionally required to push and/or pull up to 50 pounds a distance of 10 feet
Regularly required to stand for long periods of time
VISION REQUIREMENTS
To successfully perform this position, individuals must possess the following:
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
Depth perception and the ability to judge distances and spatial relationships
Adjustable focus
Regularly required to walk about
Regularly required to maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running
Occasionally required to reach up and out with hands and arms
Regularly required to talk and hear; verbally express information or instructions
Regularly required to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects, or hold objects
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
Regularly required to climb stairs and/or ladders
Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet
Occasionally required to push and/or pull up to 50 pounds a distance of 10 feet
Regularly required to stand for long periods of time
VISION REQUIREMENTS
To successfully perform this position, individuals must possess the following:
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
Depth perception and the ability to judge distances and spatial relationships
Adjustable focus
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
AS712P
Open Date
11/03/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
About Elizabethtown College
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,800 students more than 75 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its commitment to “Educate for Service,” Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult www.etown.edu.
Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community—students, faculty, staff, and administrators—are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.
Status
Hours Per Week
Full Time - 40 hours
Work Schedule
second shift includes weekends *hours subject to change*
Salary per hour
$17.50-$17.75 plus shift differential for night shift/weekend work
Salary : $18 - $18