• Kitchen Porter Supervisor

    Posted: 10/12/2025

    Oversee dish room and pot sink areas during scheduled shift to ensure clean, sanitary stock of dishes, glasses and utensils and ensures dish room and pot sink is properly staffed. Clean the dish room and machine thoroughly at the end of each shift, as well as making sure pot sink and mop rooms are cleaned at the end of shift. This position will lead by example to support other areas of operations throughout the shift. 

    This is a full-time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $18.81-$23.04 per hour.

    Core Responsibilities:

    • Oversee and works with all dish room staff members and assigns rotating responsibilities as necessary. As a supervisor this position is responsible for all of the core responsibilities of the positions they manage, this also includes monitoring the pot sink to ensure the area is staffed and the area is cleaned (benches, sink, garbage and mop room) at the end of the night and assigning staff as necessary to other areas for support 
    • Provide training for new staff members in proper safety and sanitation procedures and in the operation of dish room equipment such as dishwasher, carts, etc. 
    • Load soiled dishes onto dish rack and prepare dishwasher for set cycle. Loads appropriate soap levels and sets time for cycle. Manage dish room during shift. 
    • Unload and stacks dishes and glassware and sort them for storage. 
    • Distribute clean dishware to appropriate areas. 
    • Notify Dining Room Manager of maintenance and repair problems. 
    • Maintain a clean, sanitary work area and ensure that staff members follow proper sanitation procedures. 
    • Required to perform inventory of dish stock on regular basis 
    Requirements
    • High school diploma or equivalent experience preferred. 
    • Knowledge of sanitation requirements and dish room safety procedures. 
    • 1-2 years of dish room and supervisory experience preferred. 
    Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
    • Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs. on a daily basis, including lifting full milk crates into the cooler above waist level. 
    • Must be able to lift full glass racks and coffee racks above waist level. 
    • Must be able to push and pull 150 lbs. frequently. 
    • This job also requires frequent and repetitive overhead reaching and lifting, as well as standing for long periods of time. 
    • Also requires frequent and repetitive bending and twisting motions.
    Other:
    • An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.
    Benefits
    As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

    Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:
    • MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
    • Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
    • Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
    • A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website.
    Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

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    Status: Full time