Description Title: Steward Staff - AM Dept: Food Services Hours: Full and part time, including weekends Shift range is 6:00am - 6:00pm Report to: Head Steward Wage: This position pays $17.00 - $19.00 per hour depending on experience. The primary responsibility of the Steward Staff is to perform a variety of janitorial duties and maintains cleanliness of assigned areas. All duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and property policies, practices and procedures. In our daily work, we:
- Gather all dirty dishware from tubs brought to the dish room, rinse and stack in dish racks, always clear dishes of leftovers and trash in order to prepare for automated washing.
- Load full dish racks on belt and unload clean dishes from racks after being processed through dish machine.
- Manually scrub pots and pans and other kitchen equipment that cannot be washed automatically.
- Returns items not satisfactorily cleaned for a second wash.
- Sweeps and mops kitchen floors.
- Ability to remain calm and focused and provide excellent food products in a high volume environment.
- Scrubs walls and trashcans.
- Maintain chemicals and dish washing equipment in good condition and working order.
- Performs all other job- related duties as requested.
Position Requirements Our ideal candidate:
- 18 years or older.
- Commercial kitchen experience a plus.
- Must have held a previous job successfully.
- Must be self-motivated and team-oriented.
- This job requires patience and heavy lifting (up to 30 pounds regularly and 50 pounds occassionally).
- Applicants must be flexible, adaptable and able to work weekends.
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time and/or Part-Time Wage This position pays $17.00- $19.00 per hour depending on experience. Position Steward Staff - AM (Seasonal) Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt About the Organization Morning Glory Farm, started in 1975 by James and Deborah Athearn, grows about 65 acres of vegetables and small fruits on the island of Martha's Vineyard.Small successive plantings of a wide variety of crops supply the Farmstand from May through December.Crops include sweet corn, lettuce, carrots, beets, tomatoes, melons, potatoes, beans, squash, pumpkins, and more. Our herb garden supplies a full assortment of culinary herbs. We also raise four acres of cut flowers, and small plantings of strawberries, grapes, peaches, and beach plums.We keep beef cows on pasture in Chilmark for which we harvest 45 acres of hay and we also produce eggs, pork and fresh, pasture-raised chickens to sell in the Farmstand. Twenty-three acres of our vegetable fields are farmed using natural practices and only OMRI certified fertilizers and pesticides. We manage the rest of our land with a minimum of pesticides and with attention to the long-term health of the soil.The farm name grew from the vision of the sun rising over lush, green fields, cows with udders full of milk ambling past bountiful gardens and hedgerows lively with honeybees: true wealth of nature's glory.Each year we meet a new crew of farmers, bakers, cooks, and Farmstand staff who become part of the farm family. The farm has benefited from a variety of wonderful people who have endowed Morning Glory with their own special contributions.