Dish Person

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily pay

Health benefits

Flexible schedule

Meal discounts

Employee discount program

Development pathway

Job summary

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is seeking a Dish Person to deliver friendly, efficient service while following company policies and performance standards. You will assist with dishwashing, food prep areas, and overall cleanliness to support kitchen and servers.

This role emphasizes strong communication, the ability to handle high-traffic times, and maintaining sanitation. Opportunities for development and comprehensive benefits are highlighted in the job description.

Qualifications

• Basic skills such as sanitation, safety, and customer service taught through in-house training.
• Must be able to communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly and efficient service according to company policies and standards.
• Rinse and arrange soiled dishes, glasses and silverware for the dishwasher and stock for kitchen staff.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of work areas.
• Monitor food temperatures to help prevent foodborne illness.
• Perform general maintenance of floors (mopping and vacuuming) at end of shift.

Skills

sanitation

safety

customer service

communication

Job description

BE A PART OF OUR SUCCESS!

Benefits & Perks:

• Educational Assistance with DeVry University with complimentary laptop**
• Immediate Family Members are also eligible
• Competitive Pay with Service Award Incentive
• Get paid daily through Daily Pay!
• Comprehensive Health Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, and more!***
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Flexible Schedule
• All you can eat pancakes + meal discounts!
• Employee Discount Program
• Development Pathway: Step by step process to grow your career
• 3 College Credits hours for completing manager training****

Founded in 1958, Perkins operates 324 restaurants in 32 states and four Canadian provinces. The Perkins system includes 81 company-owned and operated restaurants and 234 franchised units. Throughout its history, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery has remained true to its mission of providing guests with personalized service and delicious, homestyle food at a great value.

Perkins has experienced years of success through ensuring 100% guest satisfaction on every visit. If you want to work and grow with a company who has a proven track record of success, has an unmatched commitment to their employees and employees the best in the industry, you are in the right place!

Position Description

As a Dish Person, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient service according to company policies, procedures, programs and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Reports to work well-groomed, in clean and proper uniform and practices good personal hygiene.
• Rinses and arranges soiled dishes, silverware and glassware into washer trays. All preparation containers and pans require soaking, scrubbing and sanitation manually.
• Loads trays into dishwasher; removes dishes, silverware and glassware from washer trays and stocks for kitchen personnel and servers.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of his/her work areas.
• Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold food handling to reduce the incidence of risk factors known to cause food borne illness.
• Performs general maintenance of all floors (mopping and vacuuming) at end of work shift.

Qualifications

• Basic skills such as sanitation, safety, and customer service taught through in-house training
• Must be able to communicate clearly

Physical Requirements / Environment / Work Conditions

• Must have high level of mobility/flexibility
• Must be able to work irregular hours under heavy stress/pressure during peak times
• Must possess a high level of coordination
• Must lift and carry up to 50 pounds for distances up to 30 feet
• Must be able to fit through an opening 30" wide
• Requires frequent reaching, bending, pushing and pulling
• Exposure to heat, steam, smoke, cold and odors
• Requires continual standing and walking

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the employee may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.