Dishroom Attendant: Fast-Paced Kitchen Support

Perkins American Food Co.; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Rapid City, SD is seeking a dedicated team member for dishwashing and kitchen support. You will help maintain clean dish rooms, assist with food preparation under safe handling practices, and support servers and kitchen staff throughout shifts.

This role emphasizes reliability, cleanliness, and teamwork to ensure excellent guest satisfaction and smooth restaurant operations. Training is provided on sanitation and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Basic skills such as sanitation, safety, and customer service can be taught through in house training.

Responsibilities

• Dish room maintenance.
• Reports to work well-groomed, in clean and proper uniform and practices good personal hygiene.
• Arranges soiled dishes, silverware and glassware into washer trays.
• Pre-rinses all items to be washed.
• Loads trays into dishwasher.
• Removes dishes, silverware and glassware from washer trays and stocks kitchen personnel and servers.
• Washes pots and pans in 3 compartment sink.
• Air dry dishes and utensils - do not stack.
• Keeps all silverware out of trash.
• Maintains cleanliness of his/her stations and work areas.
• Performs side work during shift downtime including but not limited to; rolling silverware, restocking condiment holders, cleaning works areas, cleaning bathrooms, etc.
• Keeps General Manager and Manager on Duty informed of problems and/or issues and proposes alternative solutions for consideration.
• Assists Crew Members.
• Removes soiled dishes from cook’s line and supplies with clean dishes.
• Keeps dish area, prep kitchen organized swept, mopped and dry.
• Clean and restocks employee restroom.
• Assists in putting away food deliveries.
• Breaks down boxes and removes trash and recyclables.
• Picks up parking lot and grounds.
• Assist kitchen staff with food preparation using safe food handling practices.
• Assists with other activities as instructed by the manager on duty.

Job description

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Rapid City, SD is seeking a dedicated team member for dishwashing and kitchen support. You will help maintain clean dish rooms, assist with food preparation under safe handling practices, and support servers and kitchen staff throughout shifts.

This role emphasizes reliability, cleanliness, and teamwork to ensure excellent guest satisfaction and smooth restaurant operations. Training is provided on sanitation and safety standards.