Position Title: Dishwasher/Prep Cook

Department: Operations

Reports to: Head Chef

Employment Status: Part-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary: The dish and general utility position is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitations standards for china, glassware, tableware, cooking utensils, etc., using machine and manual cleaning methods. This position also ensures the dishwashing area is maintained as a clean, safe, and sanitary facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Sorting and rinsing dirty dishes, glass, tableware and other cooking utensils and place them in racks to send through dish machine


• Sorting and stacking clean dishes; carrying clean dishes to cook’s line and other proper storage areas; rewashing soiled dishes before delivering


• Washing pots, pans, and trays by hand


• Removing trash and garbage to dumpster


• Setting-up and breaking-down dishwashing area


• Cleaning and rolling/unrolling mats


• Filling/emptying soak tubs with cleaning and sanitizing solutions


• Sweeping/mopping floors


• Assembling/disassembling dish machine


• Sweeping up trash around exterior of restaurant and garbage dumpster


• Performing general restaurant and restroom cleaning as directed


• Wiping up any spills to ensure kitchen floors remain dry


• Notifying manager anytime dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures


• Performing other duties as assigned


• Making Cheese Samplers, Charcuterie Boards and Salads

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• A high school diploma or equivalent preferred


• Must be 18 years of age


• Must be able to read labels on chemicals


• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures


• Ability to maintain professional demeanor in high-stress situations


• Ability to stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50 pounds or less


• Manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills


• Own transportation or reliable transportation

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health of safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.