Seasonal Dishwasher - Overnight

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead by example.
• Maintain a high degree of hospitality, as well as a positive and professional demeanor at all times.
• Create high levels of morale, foster teamwork, inspire collaboration, and provide suggestions for growth to management.
• Properly wash and store of dishware (pots, pans, plates, cups, and etc.) and routinely clean the dish-room.
• Assist in maintaining kitchen cleanliness including but not limited to the cleaning of equipment as well as general tasks such as wiping tables, sweeping and mopping floors.
• Adequately ensure that proper sanitation procedures are followed at all times.
• Assist kitchen staff with basic food prep and putting away orders.
• Adhere to safety protocols.
• Expected to assist in all areas of Food & Beverage Department when needed.
• Maintain dish washing machine, proper chemical levels, as well as machines water cleanliness.
• Routinely test machine to ensure proper temperatures are being reached.
• Empty trash and recycle containers regularly.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 16 years of age.
• Canterbury Park conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check (over 18 years of age) and verification of work history.
• Must be able to attain a Minnesota Racing Commission (MRC) license.

Working Conditions and General Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Flexibility of schedule is required.
• Available to work days, nights, weekends and holidays.
• This position requires frequent standing and walking.
• Able to lift 30-50 pounds.
• Kitchen work is fast paced and high stress with high temperatures, lots of people and loud noises.
• Frequent pushing and pulling of carts, lifting of bus tubs, handling of hot dishes.
• Cooking equipment and dishware are hot and potentially dangerous.
• Coordinating with fellow co-workers to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner and service areas have the dishware needed to serve our guests.
• We employ a large kitchen team that needs to work together and create a consistent and pleasing dining experience for our guests.