Pot Washer

Job Code: 5651

Job Open Date: 07/18/2023

Application Review Begins: 08/02/2023

Department Code (Name): FCHO (The Club & Guest House)

Percentage of Time: 100%

Union Code (Name): SX-Service Unite

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff: Career

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Salary Grade: N/A

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $18.96-$20.12/hr. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University.

Work Location: The Club & Guest House

Working Days and Hours Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Days/Hours may vary

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement if applicable: N/A

Special Instructions

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Profile

Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises houses 10,000 students, faculty and family residents on campus, provides support services for 9,300 students residing in the communities adjacent to the campus, serves 21,000 customers daily in its retail and board dining programs, manages the UCSB Campus Store and University Center, hosts 150,000 guests annually for conferences and meetings, manages a major events center (Events Center), and oversees the administration of transportation, parking and fleet services. Additional responsibilities in the HDAE portfolio include Administrative & Residential Information Technology (ARIT) and The Club & Guest House. HDAE employs 600 full-time employees and 1,800 student employees. HDAE maintains a physical plant of more than 3 million square feet of buildings and 250 acres of grounds and landscaping.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties

Performs essential daily cleaning and sanitation of kitchen equipment, counters, walls, floors and dining room tables and chairs. Washes pots used for cooking by the kitchen production staff, as well as bowls used to serve food that are too large for the dish machine. Must follow strict safety and sanitation rules to include the use of proper chemicals and high temperatures in the cleaning process. Keeps the dish machine clean and ready for use. Utilizes high pressure cleaner to remove grease from equipment, garbage cans, doors and walls.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety and sanitation regulations regarding proper cleaning of pots, safe lifting, and ability to train others in this area.
• Ability to perform essential daily cleaning and sanitation of kitchen equipment and food service areas.
• Ability to follow strict safety and sanitation rules to include the use of proper chemicals and high temperatures in the cleaning process.

Special Conditions of Employment

• Satisfactory conviction history background check
• Work hours/days may vary.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day.
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Job Functions/Percentage of Time/Duties

Pot Washing – 35%

• Sets up pot washing area and maintains sanitation standards.
• Organizes dirty pots and pans, washes, sanitizes, and air dries.
• Places all clean pots and pans in specified storage location. Ensures that the shelves or pans used to hold cleaned pots and pans are clean.
• Trains new staff on proper washing, handling and storage procedures for all pots.

Dish Machine Operation – 30%

• Inspects the dish machine daily.
• Assembles and starts the machine immediately.
• Checks prior nights checklist for potential problems.
• Identifies mechanical problems. Corrects them if possible and notifies managers.
• Checks temperatures and re-checks frequently especially final rinse. Enters temperatures in log.
• Takes active measures to correct and prevent low temperatures.
• Cleans dish machine after the lunch meal hour

Kitchen & Dining Room Maintenance – 25%

• Cleans and maintains kitchen and service square floors.
• Removes boxes and trash regularly.
• Keeps areas in front of pass-through warmers and walkways around dish room unobstructed.
• Keeps refrigerator doors cleaned, and notes refrigerator temperatures in logs. - Cleans kitchen drains and notifes a manager if they appear clogged.
• In dining room, doing one section per day, checks and cleans tables, floor and chairs, especially for gum, stickers and dried on food.
• Trains assistants if necessary
• Cleans back dock, building exterior, sidewalks on a rotating schedule basis.

Other Duties – 10%

• May be required to participate in heavy cleaning during shut-down periods or slack time. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Works with the managers to communicate issues about the equipment and storage locations that will help for future planning and improvements.
• Ensures that safe & sanitary food handling procedures are used in own work and in the work of subordinates. Notifies the manager of broken or unsafe equipment on a timely basis. Keeps assigned work area orderly and clean, including all equipment.
• Assists other departments whenever possible or as needed to put meals out on time.

Vaccinations Programs – Including SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19)

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccinations Programs – With Interim Amendments.*

As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals** must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.).

Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

For more information, please visit:

• UC Santa Barbara COVID-19 Information https://www.ucsb.edu/COVID-19-information
• University of California Policy on Vaccinations – With Interim Amendments https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy
• August 5, 2021 California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Order (Heath Care Worker Vaccine Requirement) https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Health-Care-Worker-Vaccine-Requirement.aspx

• Note: UC will be updating the COVID-19 vaccination policy to systemwide opt-out program (May 25, 2023) https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2023/05/uc-updating-covid-19-vaccination-policy-to-systemwide-opt-out-program.html

** Covered Individuals: A Covered Individual includes anyone designated as Personnel, Students, or Trainees under this Policy who physically access a University Facility or Program in connection with their employment, appointment, or education/training. A person accessing a Healthcare Location as a patient, or an art, athletics, entertainment, or other publicly accessible venue at a Location as a member of the public, is not a Covered Individual.

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