General Responsibilities:
Properly washes and stores all dishes, trays, eating utensils, cups and small equipment for the restaurant. Maintains the dish room and dish machine in a sanitary and efficient manner. Assists with the cleaning and maintenance of the facility.
Principal Duties:
• Sets up and breaks down dish machine, including arms, screens and baskets. Cleans
and polishes machine thoroughly removing any paper and hosing down interior.
• Checks machine to be sure it is operating correctly and reports any defects immediately to management.
• Properly washes and stores all dishes, trays, utensils, cups and small equipment for the department.
• Checks water temperature during dishwashing operation to ensure proper temperatures.
• Drains tanks, cleans food filters, and refills tank every two hours.
• Removes trash from dish room and places in dumpster.
• Cleans and sanitizes garbage cans and keeps clean liners in cans at all times.
• Cleans dish room and maintains area including detergent storage area and belt line from the dining area.
• Keeps all lowerators clean, polished and neatly stored.
• Completes daily and weekly cleaning duties as assigned by the Restaurant Cleaning Program.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by a manager.
Physical Demands:
• Good verbal communication and hearing ability and interpersonal skills are required to assist team members with service requests or questions.
• Good visual ability required to identify sanitation concerns and to read labels.
• Ability to read and comprehend chemical labels, training and instruction.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds at waist level throughout an 8-12 hour shift
• Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds for distances of at least 10 feet.
Continuous exposure to several disagreeable elements of factors such as:
• Exposure to temperature extremes from hot water
• Standing and continuously active for an 8 to 12 hours shift
• Exposure to wet and slippery floors
• Exposure to excessive noise levels
• Frequent lifting, grasping, carrying, bending, crouching, and reaching
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Duties:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties
or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities
may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.