WE ARE GEARING UP FOR SUMMER!!! Looking for a Dishwasher/Prep Cook (bilingual - English/Spanish -preferred) who is interested in long term employment in a very fast-paced, high-volume restaurant. Must be available to work all days and shifts, including weekends and holidays. We are not asking you to work 7 days per week, just that you are available. The position includes cleaning, food prep, dishes, and appetizer prep. *Applicants must answer all required questions to be considered for moving on in the hiring process.*
Job purpose
A Dishwasher/Prep Cook is responsible for cleaning dishes in a food service environment to ensure that the kitchen has a steady supply of clean plates, bowls, silverware, pots, pans, and glasses. Their duties include prioritizing loads of different types of crockery and kitchenware, hand-washing dishes, loading the dishwasher and placing dishes to dry.
Duties and responsibilities
? Clean and sanitize dishes so that Cooks and Servers have the supplies they need to prepare food and serve it to customers.
? Follow thorough dishwashing procedures to fully sanitize each dish according to health and safety standards.
? Sort dishes in the dish pit into different categories, spray down each tray of dishes and either scrub them by hand or place them into an industrial dishwasher.
? Dishwashers are in charge of changing each load of dishes at the right time to efficiently wash multiple loads of dishes.
? Dishwashers are in charge of daily full bathroom cleanings, periodic bathroom touch-ups during the day, cleaning up of large spills throughout the restaurant, and any other cleaning duties, as necessary.
Qualifications/Skills
? Follows directions and instructions.
? Multitasked and organized.
? Ability to lift up to 50 pounds several times a day.
? Ability to place cases, pans, utensils, and plates on both low and high shelves.
? Ability to work in hot and damp environments.
? Ability to respond to emergency situations to avoid endangering themselves or others.
Language Skills
? Must possess the ability to communicate effectively in the English language.
? Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
? While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to sharp moving mechanical parts.
?The employee is frequently exposed to heat, fumes, or airborne particles.
? The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
? This job requires an employee to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, and crouch 8 hours per
day.
? While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
? Specific vision abilities required by this job includes distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
?The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs and may require pushing 100lbs.