• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: 1199 Cafeteria Workers
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Standard Work Schedule: Schedule will be based on operational needs of the Fall Semester
• Building: MV Business School
• Salary Range: $22.63 - $24.71

Position Summary

Columbia Dining Services is a dynamic, progressive department in an exciting, fun environment with a customer-focused culture. We have an immediate opening for a Head Porter. Porters clean and maintain different areas of the Dining Halls, including but not limited to, kitchens, dining rooms, dish rooms, and basements.

Responsibilities

• Directs the porters and/or storeroom checkers
• Plans, lays out, and assigns work schedule and duties
• Cleans and maintains areas such as, but not limited to, kitchens, dining rooms, and basements
• Maintains storage and other assigned areas in a clean, orderly, and secure manner as prescribed by the Division of Dining Services, including, but not limited to, dry storage areas, walk-in refrigerators, and freight elevator
• Assists in inventory and ordering procedures, safety and sanitation maintenance
• Receives, stores and issues, by prescribed methods, food and other supplies used by the Division of Dining Services
• Packages and ships food and supplies in a prescribed manner and keeps such records as may be required
• Uses equipment such as, but not limited to, dishwashing machines, rug shampoo machines, and pot washing machines
• Assists other employees in their performance of their jobs, as directed by responsible supervisors, using the necessary equipment in the performance of these jobs
• Trains lower labor grade employees using various training methods
• Observes safety standards and practices
• Performs related duties as required or assigned within job classification.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency
• Previous experience as a Porter

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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