Lead Dishroom
STATE UNIVERSITY, ARFull-time$14/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Lead Dishroom employee helps maintain a clean and safe kitchen area at an Arkansas State University location. The role involves washing and cleaning tableware, pots, pans, and cooking equipment, and keeping the dishroom and equipment clean and organized. Sodexo describes the ideal candidate as team-oriented, adaptable, reliable, and supportive of a healthy and safe working environment.
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Full job description
Lead Dishroom
Location: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - 11165001
Workdays/shifts : Varying shifts, days/hours (open availability preferred). More details will be provided during the interview process.
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay Range: $14.00 per hour - $14.00 per hour
University students with restrictions on number of hours they can work, including international students, should apply for open student worker positions at the school they attend. You can search student worker jobs here (https://sodexo.paradox.ai/7nq0G05)
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You belong in a company that allows you to act with purpose and thrive in your own way.
What You’ll Do: As a Lead Dishroom at Sodexo, you are a clean and safe leader. Your daily actions keep our employees safe and improve the quality of life for those who we serve. Your dedication to cleanliness brings a level of comfort and makes a meaningful impact on others. Your primary objective is to provide a clean and safe kitchen area for our employees.
Responsibilities include:
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Wash and clean tableware, pots, pans and cooking equipment. Ensure the dishroom and equipment are clean and organized
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Attends work and shows for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity
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Other duties may be assigned and can differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.
What You Bring:
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Successful candidates will be team-oriented, adaptable, reliable, and nurturers of a healthy/safe working environment for all.
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1 or more years of related experience.
Link to full Job description (https://sodexo.paradox.ai/Wj5m1t)
What We Offer:
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Flexible and supportive work environment, so you can be home for life’s important moments.
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Access to ongoing training/development and advancement opportunities to turn your job into a career
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Full array of benefits that support you and your family’s wellbeing, including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, 401k, discount programs, and more.
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In addition to Sodexo’s standard, some locations may offer additional site-specific benefits, including free “shift” meals (and/or allowances/per diems), uniforms, safety shoes, public transportation support and/or parking.
Link to benefits summary (https://ai-client-static-host.s3.amazonaws.com/upload/0cb81470b79549eaa37e71c511157d9b/English%20Benefit%20Guide.pdf)
Overall, Sodexo strives to offer comprehensive summaries of our benefits packages and detailed descriptions of the positions candidates are applying for. However, due to the contractual nature of our business, some job duties and employee benefits may vary based on the unit/work location. We encourage you to discuss any questions about Sodexo’s benefit offerings during the interview process.
Who we are:
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by providing food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide.
Our company values you for you; you will be treated fairly and with respect, and you can be yourself. You will have your ideas count and your opinions heard because we can be a stronger team when you’re happy at work. This is why we embrace culture and belonging as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Should you need assistance with the online application process, please complete this form (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dbdf3c39f65e4cd49eda84cc599389ab) .
How this job compares
Set against the 3,783 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$14/hr
- US median$17–19/hr1,923 hourly ranges
This rate, $14/hr, is 22% below the US median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Food Service hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 33 open Food Service jobs in Arkansas and 3,783 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Arkansas
- Compass Group, North America6 open
- Walmart6 open
- ARAMARK4 open
- Experience
- Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (536 postings).
- Education
- 21 of the 3,783 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) 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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