Dishwasher-Meiers Creek

About the role

The Dishwasher is responsible for keeping a clean, organized, and well-maintained kitchen while maintaining a high standard of cleanliness according to food service sanitation codes. Must be at least 16 years of age with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Be punctual to pre-shift meetings with a positive attitude and participate openly.
• Comply with department standards, guidelines, and objectives, including adherence to Food Service and Sanitation, OSHA, and HazCom standards.
• Pass the Food Service Sanitation course and rigorously practice safe food handling.
• Clean as you go, address spills immediately, and practice safe knife handling.
• Use chemicals as prescribed and responsibly; ensure all chemicals are in properly labeled containers.
• Maintain floor cleanliness, use “wet floor” safety signage when floors are wet or being cleaned.
• Remove trash and waste, clean trash cans, and replenish liners as needed; ensure proper disposal of items and report breakage.
• Operate the dish machine and complete daily maintenance.
• Assist Culinary staff in putting supplies away, adhering to the 5S Principles (Sort, Set in order, Systematically clean, Standardize, Sustain) and dating all items with the current date.
• Update the Daily Management Systems board, including daily checklists for the position, and adhere to kitchen setup roadmaps.
• Conduct yourself in a gracious, kind, warm, professional, courteous, and responsive manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned by department and/or company management.

Requirements

• Ability to interpret and follow instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Resolve problems and conflicts in a tactful manner.
• Flexibility to work all shifts, including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Wear plastic or latex gloves when handling ready-to-eat foods.
• Work in a kitchen setting where temperatures vary, including hot and humid conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking, stooping, bending, and crouching.
• Reaching at or below shoulder level, as well as gross and fine manipulation using both hands.
• Frequent pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Reaching above shoulder level and keyboarding/use of computer hardware.
• Occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling greater than 50 lbs. with assistance.
• Physical mobility with reasonable accommodations, including the ability to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 25 lbs., and the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel, and balance in varying work areas, including confined spaces.