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Dishwasher/Prep Cooks are responsible for maintaining the efficient workflow of the kitchen by cleaning and sanitizing dishes, removing waste such as compost and trash, and participating in cleaning activities as assigned. Dishwasher/Prep Cooks also prep ingredients for production, package completed products, and have an opportunity to build more advanced skills through training in other areas of the kitchen. This position plays a critical role in the Prepared Foods Department by maintaining safety, efficiency, and cleanliness throughout the shift.

This role may accommodate both Full and Part Time hours.

Full Time: 30 hours minimum

Part Time: 18 - 29 hours

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Maintains the efficient workflow of the kitchen by cleaning and sanitizing dishes

• Sets up and breaks down dish station as scheduled, ensuring that appropriate sanitation measures are in place
• Washes and sanitizes dishes throughout the shift, maintaining an appropriate supply of needed items for efficient production
• Re-sets dish station as needed, changing water, drying surfaces, and clearing space to maximize efficiency and safety

Removes waste such as compost, trash, and recyclable materials

• Disposes of items appropriately, according to department SOPs
• Plans waste removal to ensure efficient functioning of the kitchen and attention to other responsibilities
• Cleans and sanitizes bins and containers according to department SOPs

Preps ingredients for use in production, and packages completed products

• Uses kitchen equipment safely and efficiently to complete tasks
• Preps ingredients as directed, in a manner that maintains product integrity and adheres to food safety guidelines
• Packages completed products according to department SOPs

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL WORKERS

Essential Functions of all Positions:

• Provides exceptional customer service to internal & external customers, both in person & via phone
• Responds promptly and honestly to customer inquiries
• Greets customers with a smile and friendly demeanor
• Communicates respectfully
• Wears any required uniform (nametag, apron, chef coat, etc.) so as to be easily identifiable to customers and able to work safely (hair covering, closed toed shoes, etc.)
• Asks for help from co-workers and provides help to customers and co-workers as needed.
• Works efficiently and safely
• Takes initiative and works as a part of a team
• Approaches work with a positive attitude
• Collaborates with others to find solutions and accepts solutions once determined
• Continues to learn and develop knowledge as it relates to the position, co-op, and industry
• Demonstrates regular and dependable attendance
• Follows department procedures and SOPs

----Belfast Community Co-op Worker Benefits include:

• Sponsored Co-op Ownership/ Equity Share
• Generous Store Discount
• In-Store Charge Account
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid/Earned Vacation Time
• Retirement Account with Employer Matching
• Regular Free-to-Staff Food and Wellness Items
• CSA/Farmers Market Reimbursement
• Education Credits (PTO for exploring interests related to work)
• Professional Development & Continual Training Opportunities

Full Time Workers (30 hours or more) are also eligible for insurance benefits including::

• Co-op Subsidized Health Insurance Plans
• HSA plans with Matching
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Fully Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability

-----Located in the heart of downtown, the Belfast Community Co-op has been serving the community since 1976. Everyone is welcome to shop at the Co-op: it is our mission and our pleasure to bring locally-sourced, reasonably priced, natural products to all. Whether you are looking for a job you'll love or a career you can grow with, Belfast Community Co-op provides the training, benefits, and supportive community to help you be successful.

The Belfast Community Co-op exists so that our member-owners and our community will have:

• A thriving, just, and sustainable local food economy
• A source of healthy, nutritious, affordable food, and water
• An efficiently managed, democratically governed, inclusive cooperative enterprise
• A greater understanding of health, food systems, cooperatives, and economic & environmental sustainability
• An invested, engaged, and empowered staff that thrive in a safe, respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplace

QUALIFICATIONS (knowledge, skills, and abilities)

Preferred:

• Experience with dishwashing in a commercial kitchen environment
• Knowledge of food safety guidelines
• Basic knife skills

Minimum:

• Ability communicate effectively in a high-volume work environment
• Ability to assess and prioritize tasks based on external indicators
• Ability to work safely in an commercial kitchen environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT (in a usual workday)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle, feel, and for fine manipulation. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This job requires work in a kitchen environment, including the use of knives, cleaning chemicals such as bleach, and exposure to varied temperatures such as walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer, proximity to dish sanitizer, and proximity to commercial oven. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate. The employee must be able to maintain focus in an environment that has multiple levels of noise, and the need to prioritize demands for attention.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than the “at will” relationship.

The Belfast Community Co-op is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.