Utility Worker​/Dishwasher

Shifts Available: Part time opportunities available

Pay: $18 per hour

Walk through our doors and see the difference in the future with senior living and care. Set against a beautiful 1,000-acre natural preserve and just minutes from the shoreline,
Essex Meadows leads the way in comprehensive senior living in Essex, Connecticut. When you work at Essex Meadows, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company-one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

• 401(k) with company match
• Resident sponsored educational scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Free electric vehicle charging stations
• Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today

Essex Meadows is seeking hospitality focused Utility Worker/Dishwasher to join our team. The Utility Worker performs a number of kitchen activities including pot washing, dish washing, general cleaning duties and storing food and non-food supplies.

• Performs under the direction of supervisory personnel, dish and pot washing, general cleaning duties and storing food and non-food supplies.
• Sets up the dish and pot washing area.
• Prepares for dish washing and washes pots, dishes and utensils.
• Distributes and stores clean pots, dishes and utensils.
• Cleans and sanitizes production equipment, work surfaces and kitchen according to cleaning schedules and procedures.
• Empties trash containers as required.

• Maintains standards for personal appearance and cleanliness.
• Maintains safe and sanitary conditions.
• Attends in-service training and education sessions as assigned.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English.
• Ability to set up and operate dish washing equipment.

All new hires must be able to pass our preemployment screening process, which includes a fitness for duty physical, criminal background check, drug test and employment references as required by a licensed residential care facility. Some of the roles in our community also require that we ask about your vaccination status.

EEO Employer

• Job Identification 37025
• Job Category Clinical Services
• Posting Date 06/11/2026, 01:45 PM
• Job Schedule Part time