cant use podtemplate in a function

vars/functions.groovy

@@ -1,96 +1,71 @@
 #!groovy
 
-def deletePod(
-    String kubeAuth,
-    String kubeURL,
-    String namespace,
-    String selector
-){
-    def label = "kubernetes-${UUID.randomUUID().toString()}"
-    def ws = pwd()
-
-    podTemplate(
-        label: label,
-        name: "pipeline-worker",
-        yaml: """
+def podYaml (Map config) {
+    def output = """
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
-  name: pipeline-worker
+  name: ${config.templateName}
 spec:
   containers:
-  - name: alpine
+"""
+    if (config.kaniko == true) {
+        output += """
+  - name: kaniko
     imagePullPolicy: Always
-    image: ${repository}/library/alpine:latest
+    image: ${config.repo}/library/kaniko:latest
     tty: true
     command:
     - /busybox/sh
-""",
-    ){
-        node(label) {
-            container("alpine") {
-                sh """
-                    apk add --no-cache curl
-                    curl -L --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/\$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl -o /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-                    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-                """
+"""
+    }
+    if (config.alpine == true) {
+        output += """
+  - name: alpine
+    imagePullPolicy: Always
+    image: ${config.repo}/library/alpine:latest
+    tty: true
+"""
+    }
 
-                withKubeConfig([
-                    credentialsId: kubeAuth,
-                    serverUrl: kubeURL,
-                    namespace: namespace,
-                ]) {
-                    sh "for i in \$(kubectl get pods --selector ${selector} -o name); do kubectl delete \${i}; done"
-                }
-            }
+    return output
+}
+
+def deletePod (Mab config) {
+    def ws = pwd()
+    container ("alpine") {
+        sh """
+            apk add --no-cache curl
+            curl -L --silent https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/\$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl -o /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+            chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+        """
+
+        withKubeConfig ([
+            credentialsId: config.kubeAuth,
+            serverUrl: config.kubeURL,
+            namespace: config.namespace,
+        ]) {
+            sh "for i in \$(kubectl get pods --selector ${config.selector} -o name); do kubectl delete \${i}; done"
         }
     }
 }
 
-def buildContainer(String repository,
-    String imageDest,
-    String dockerFile,
-    String repoCreds) {
-
-    def label = "kaniko-${UUID.randomUUID().toString()}"
+def buildContainer (Map config) {
     def ws = pwd()
-
-    podTemplate(
-        label: label,
-        name: "pipeline-worker",
-        yaml: """
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: pipeline-worker
-spec:
-  containers:
-  - name: kaniko
-    imagePullPolicy: Always
-    image: ${repository}/library/kaniko:latest
-    tty: true
-    command:
-    - /busybox/sh
-""",
-    ){
-        node(label) {
-            container("kaniko") {
-                writeFile(file: ws + "/Dockerfile", text: DF)
-                withCredentials([usernameColonPassword(
-                    credentialsId: repoCreds,
-                    variable: "dCreds",
-                )]) {
-                    sh "set +x; printf '{\"auths\":{\"%s\":{\"auth\": \"%s\"}}}' \"${repository}\" \"${dcreds.bytes.encodeBase64().toString()}\" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json"
-                }
-                sh """
-                    /kaniko/executor \\
-                        --context "${ws}" \\
-                        -f "${ws}/Dockerfile" \\
-                        --destination "${repository}/${imageDest}
-                """
-            }
+    container("kaniko") {
+        writeFile (file: ws + "/Dockerfile", text: config.dockerFile)
+        withCredentials([usernameColonPassword(
+            credentialsId: config.repoCreds,
+            variable: "dCreds",
+        )]) {
+            sh "set +x; printf '{\"auths\":{\"%s\":{\"auth\": \"%s\"}}}' \"${config.repository}\" \"${dcreds.bytes.encodeBase64().toString()}\" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json"
         }
+        sh """
+            /kaniko/executor \\
+                --context "${ws}" \\
+                -f "${ws}/Dockerfile" \\
+                --destination "${config.imageDest}"
+        """
     }
-}
+}