Cleaning Equipment, Cook Dishes, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Maintain Compliance, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Recycling, Safety Training, Stock Rotation, Team Player
| Classification: | Non-Exempt |
| Reports to: | Kitchen Manager or Executive Chef |
Summary:
Responsible for washing dishes and ensuring that the dishwashing area is clean, organized and meets safety requirements. Follow all Touchstone safety and security policies and procedures; report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; complete safety training and certifications. Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets. Speak with others using clear and professional language. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees. Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.
Essential job functions:
- Operate and maintain cleaning equipment and tools, including the dish washing machine, hand wash stations pot-scrubbing station, and trash compactor.
- Wash and disinfect kitchen and store room areas, tables, tools, knives, and equipment. Receive deliveries, store perishables properly, and rotate stock.
- Ensure clean wares are stored in appropriate areas.
- Use detergent, rinsing, and sanitizing chemicals in the 3-compartment sink to clean dishes. Inspect, pull, and stack cleaned items, send soiled items back for re-scrubbing and re-washing. Rack and spray all racked items with hot water to loosen and remove food residue.
- Sort, soak, and wash/re-wash silverware. Breakdown dirty bus tubs. Empty and maintain trashcans and dumpster area.
- Clean and mop all areas in assigned departments.
- Dispose of glass in the proper containers.
- Break down cardboard boxes and place them and other recyclables in the recycle bin.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to frequently sit, stand, bend, kneel, walk and crouch.
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs., and to lift overhead and push/pull, move lighter objects.
- Will be exposed to chemicals used in typical cleaning supplies.
Qualifications:
- Able to meet the physical demands of the job.
- Some work experience preferred.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.