HOUSEMAN (PART TIME)
Part-timeBoston, MAPart-time$26.77/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
Compass Group, North America is hiring a HOUSEMAN (PART TIME). Restaurant Associates is seeking a part-time Houseman to maintain kitchen work areas and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. This role involves operating various cleaning machines, washing surfaces and equipment, and assisting with banquet and front-of-house setups. The position is located at the Harvard Conference Center in Boston, MA.
Key focus areas include Sweep and mop floors at appropriate intervals to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards, Operate large electric machines such as dishwashers, sanitizers, trash compactors, and glass crushers, and Wash worktables, walls, refrigerators, meat blocks, and all other food prep surfaces as assigned.
Successful candidates bring Previous Houseman Experience. Preferred (not required): Sweeping, Mopping, Operating Dishwashers, and Operating Sanitizers.
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Full job description
Restaurant Associates
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We have an opening for part time HOUSEMAN positions.
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Location: Harvard Conference Center - 20 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02135. Note: online applications accepted only.
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Schedule : Part time; Days and hours may vary upon event schedule. More details upon interview.
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Requirement : Previous houseman experience is required.
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Fixed Pay Rate: $26.77 per hour.
We Make Applying Easy! Want to apply to this job via text messaging? Text JOB to 75000 and search requisition ID number 1555714 .
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This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus! If you know someone that is qualified for this role, please use the ‘job search’ in PeopleHub to refer your referral and email them a link to apply. Your referral will be able to apply by clicking the link in the email. You can check the status through your profile, accessible via Careers in PeopleHub, by clicking on ‘referral tracking.’ For Employee Referral guidelines, FAQs and the Compass Employee Referral Policy, email [email protected].
Become part of Restaurant Associates, the industry’s leading provider of dining and event catering for some of the nation's most prestigious museums, performing arts centers and corporations! Voted Glassdoor's Employee Choice Awards - Best Places to work This is R/A !
Job Summary
Summary: Perform job duties required to maintain kitchen work areas, kitchen equipment in clean and orderly condition.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Sweeps and mops floors at appropriate intervals to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
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Operates large electric machines such as dishwashers, sanitizers, trash compactors, and glass crushers.
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Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks and all other food prep surfaces as assigned.
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Segregates and removes trash and garbage and places it in designated containers. Steam cleans or hoses out garbage cans in appropriate and assigned areas.
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Washes dishes, posts, pans, utensils and other food preparation machines and equipment.
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Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas observing all safe lifting standards.
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Assists with banquet table and front of the house set up as requested.
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Assist with loading or unloading and delivering supplies and product.
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Distributes supplies, utensils and portable equipment as needed.
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Complies with all outlined sanitation and safety requirements.
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Perform other duties as assigned.
Associates at Restaurant Associates are offered many fantastic benefits.
Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:
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Retirement Plan
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Associate Shopping Program
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Health and Wellness Programs
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Discount Marketplace
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Identity Theft Protection
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Pet Insurance
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Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:
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Medical
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Dental
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Vision
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Life Insurance/AD
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Disability Insurance
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Commuter Benefits
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Employee Assistance Program
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Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to:
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The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
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The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
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The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here (https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_RA.pdf) or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_RA.pdf
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.
Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,564 open Kitchen Staff jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26.77/hr
- Massachusetts median$18–21/hr22 hourly ranges
- US median$16–17/hr422 hourly ranges
This rate, $26.77/hr, is 41% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the top quarter of Kitchen Staff hourly ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Kitchen Staff jobs in Massachusetts and 1,564 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Tatte Bakery & Cafe4 open
- ASM Global3 open
- Cracker Barrel3 open
- Experience
- Kitchen Staff postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (58 postings).
- Education
- 0 of the 1,564 open Kitchen Staff jobs (0%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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