Dishwasher

Sandia Resort & Casino; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pueblo of Sandia is seeking an entry‑level dishwashing associate to support all food and beverage outlets. You will wash pots, pans, and utensils and help keep dish areas clean and organized.

Responsibilities include sanitizing ware, assisting with proper storage, and participating in daily briefings and training to ensure smooth operations and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience in restaurant or food service preferred.
• Must complete New Mexico Food Handlers course within 30 days of hire.
• Must pass background check and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Wash pots, pans, and utensils.
• Maintain cleanliness of dishwashing areas and equipment.
• Sanitize dishware, floors, coolers, and freezers as needed.
• Assist in proper storage of food and dry goods.
• Attend daily stand‑up meetings and complete training.
• Follow safety and appearance standards; maintain attendance.

Skills

Follow instructions

Interpersonal skills

Sanitation knowledge

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Restaurant/food service experience preferred

Job description

Position Summary

Under general supervision, performs activities in support of all food and beverage outlets.

Our philosophy is built on the principles of integrity, fairness, collaboration, communication, and recognition for performance excellence. Meeting all performance standards leads to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce, provides opportunities for qualified team members, and contributes towards the ongoing success at Pueblo of Sandia today and in the future.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Wash pots, pans and utensils.
2. Places washed items in their proper storage areas, upside down or in covered containers using safe ware washing techniques.
3. Maintains cleanliness of dishwashing machine, dish/kitchen areas and workstation.
4. Cleans and sanitize dish ware, floors, coolers, and freezers as necessary.
5. Refills dishwasher chemicals as needed.
6. Cleans storage racks as needed.
7. Participates in daily stand‑up meetings to ensure that property information is understood.
8. Timely completion of computer assisted training.
9. Empties trash containers, thoroughly washes and replaces liners.
10. Removes trash items to the portable dump cart and then transports to the large dump receptacle.
11. Cleans and thoroughly washes the fry and steam kettles as needed.
12. Assists in properly arranging food and dry storage items.
13. Utilizes safe ware always washing and lifting techniques.
14. Always complies with property appearance standards.
15. Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility for all team members and are expected to report to work based upon the assigned schedule each day in accordance with the Attendance Policy for Pueblo of Sandia.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Performs additional duties and responsibilities as necessary or assigned.
2. Strong interpersonal skills with all direct work associates as well as networking with all Team Members is essential throughout Pueblo of Sandia whether they hold public facing and/or back‑of‑the‑house positions.

All Team Members must:

1. Be polite, friendly and professional always.
2. Demonstrate an approachable demeanor when working with all co‑workers and Team Members throughout the company.
3. Reflect a kind, empathetic, patient, and respectful behavior with all internal and external business dealings.
4. Support co‑workers as needed to meet business demands.
5. Build professional work relationships with all Team Members while supporting a strong teamwork environment.
6. Maintain a friendly, professional and approachable demeanor in the performance of all duties.

Key Performance Indicators

This position has Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) identified as a measurement of success. KPI’s will be shared with all team members who work in this job title and feedback will be provided regarding the successful completion of the KPI’s as part of the performance review process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Ability to follow instructions.
2. Exhibits a strong commitment to the organization.
3. Knowledge of buffet line requirements.
4. Knowledge of minimum temperature requirements for food/drink preservation.
5. Ability to complete a variety of job duties or tasks.
6. Knowledge of Tribal, federal, state, and local sanitary regulations regarding the preparation, maintenance, storage and sales of food/drink products.
7. Ability to offer assistance to guests and team members when needed.
8. Ability to adjust with weekly schedules when business develops.
9. Maintains the highest standard of personal hygiene.
10. Ability to work harmoniously and professionally with co‑workers and supervisors.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Required: Must be at least 18 years of age.

Preferred:

1. High School Diploma, GED certification or equivalent.
2. Experience in restaurant or food service capacity.

Note: Relevant work experience or education may be substituted to satisfy education and/or work experience.

License/Certifications/Registrations

1. Must successfully complete the New Mexico Food Handlers course within 30 days of hire date.
2. Must be able to successfully pass a stringent background investigation.
3. Will require a pre‑employment and random drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

The following selected physical activities are required to perform the essential functions of this position:

1. Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
2. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
3. Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
4. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
5. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
6. Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
7. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
8. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
9. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
10. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position‑to‑position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
11. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
12. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
13. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
14. Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.
15. Walking: Job requirements include, in the performance of duties, walking throughout the work area, on various work surfaces throughout internal or external locations.
16. Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
17. Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
18. Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
19. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
20. List Working Conditions Required:

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Outdoor work is subject to extreme temperatures and inclement weather conditions.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.
• Work hours are subject to change with overtime work required.
• Subject to hazards, which may cause personal bodily harm; smoke, common colds, influenza, dust, odors and elevated noise levels.
• Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclined, hard and soft‑carpeted floors, outdoor surfaces, cement structures and surfaces.
• Duties may involve walking, standing for long periods of time, sitting and crouching.
• Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
• Specific required movements include the following:
• Trunk - bend, twist, rotate, push, pull, carry
• Arms – reach, carry, lift, twist, and rotate
• Legs – lift, push, pull, twist, and rotate
• Hands – Grasp, manipulate bilateral coordination, hand and eye coordination, and overall and finger dexterity.