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1st Shift Dishroom Associate

Mom's Meals
Grinnell, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/24/2026

Dishroom Associates are responsible for cleaning dishes and kitchen equipment by hand washing at a sink, spraying large equipment with a high pressure hose, or running the dish machine.

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Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to
  • Wash large volumes of dishes, pots, pans, and utensils by hand
  • Clean cooking equipment, rolling bread racks, and push carts as needed
  • Monitor that the sanitizing fluid maintains the correct PPM
  • Inspect dishes for cleanliness before moving to the inspection area
  • Ensure control of all chemical identification
  • Monitor chemical usage on the chart in the chemical cage area
  • Understand internal customer needs and work to meet those needs
  • Adhere to strict safety, quality, and production standards including food sanitation (GMP) guidelines


Required Skills and Experience
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Be able to stand/walk for up to 8-10 hours
  • Able to lift up to 40 lbs occasionally
  • Shifts can include weekends and holidays and/or overtime as required
  • Have a strong service orientation
  • Be a team player, including the ability to communicate well with others
  • Read and process detailed written orders
  • Able to work independently with little supervision
  • Pass a post offer drug screen and background check
  • Ability to understand and differentiate the uses of cleaning chemicals


Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Dishwashing or sanitation experience in an industrial setting


Physical Requirements
  • Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
  • Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
  • Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
  • Able to perform repetitive movements
  • Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)


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Company Overview


Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide for over 25 years. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.



EEO


Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

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