Dishwasher

Bottleneck Management; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discounts

Benefits

Job summary

Bottleneck Management is seeking a Dishwasher at our Chicago location. The role supports kitchen operations, ensuring cleanliness of all dishware and prep areas while collaborating with the Chef team to maintain a safe, sanitary environment for staff and guests.

Ideal candidates thrive in a fast-paced setting, demonstrate teamwork, and uphold safety standards. This position requires standing for long periods and lifting up to 50 pounds, with opportunities in a dynamic hospitality group.

Qualifications

• Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
• Enjoys fast-paced kitchen environments with multi-tasking.
• Executes safety and sanitation standards consistently.

Responsibilities

• Unload deliveries and stock supplies per cooler/storage etiquette.
• Wash dishes, glassware, utensils, pots, and pans.
• Maintain cleanliness of dishwash area and adjacent spaces.
• Assist Chef team and support kitchen operations as needed.
• Follow safety and sanitation regulations and use chemicals properly.

Skills

Team player

Works well in fast-paced environment

Multi-tasking

Job description

Sweet Water
225 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601, USA

Description

Position: Dishwasher

Our Dishwashers are a key part of our team, and critical to providing genuine hospitality. They are energetic, excited to grow in the hospitality industry and care about their team.

Dishwashers are responsible for optimum cleanliness of the entire kitchen. This includes proper care of all dishware, cutlery, pots, and pans. The Dishwasher’s job extends past the dish room by upkeep of all food prep areas, coolers, storage areas, and restrooms. You are responsible for working closely with the Chef team to establish a safe, sanitary environment for all staff and guests.

Who is Bottleneck Management?

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations. From the start, we’ve been about genuine people and genuine hospitality. We’ve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts.

Core Values

Understand the wants and needs of others

Support others through words and actions

Empower each team member to excel

Enjoy each other, our guests, and our time at work

We believe it’s our people that make us strong, so we’re committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat, and intelligent teammates. Whether it’s in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

• We offer a fun and supportive working environment, comprehensive benefits, EAP access, and restaurant dining discounts.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Essential Functions:

• Support kitchen operations by unloading deliveries to company standard with consideration to cooler and storage etiquette
• Responsible for the breakdown of all boxes and proper placement of all supplies
• Duties extend into general maintenance of the property
• Maintain dumpster areas and any outside areas surrounding restaurant
• Support Chef team in all necessary capacity
• Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, and/or pans based on individual specific needs
• Replace clean dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment based on zones and station requirements
• Know and use proper chemicals with exact handling instruction
• Upkeep of all trashcans and linen bins with attention to detail and cleanliness of all cans (includes proper disposal)
• Upkeep of Dish machine and Sanitizer
• Upkeep of all utility maintenance not limited to: Floor, wall, cooler, equipment, workstation, and employee restroom
• Maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene and uniform standards
• Follow safety regulations, reporting injuries or any unsafe and hazardous work conditions to Chefs
• Keep all chemicals in designated location

Qualifications and Skills:

• Must exemplify a team player with a contagious positive attitude
• Enjoys working in a fast paced, energy driven, kitchen environment with a focus on multi-tasking Must be able to take on a leadership role and accept feedback and coaching
• Executes perfect company safety and sanitation standards
• Always presents a positive and professional attitude, especially during high stress situations

Hours of Work: Ability to work a variable schedule, including weekends.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Reports To: Executive Chef

Department:HOH Operations

Compensation:

Work Environment/Physical Demand:

• Must be able to stand for full shift
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
• Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects, tools controls and type
• Must be able to work in areas of loud noises
• Required to frequently reach, bend, stoop, and carry
• Must be able to work in both warm and cool environments; indoors and outdoors
• Must be able to tolerate potential exposure to allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood, and shellfish
• Extended periods of standing and walking to different parts of the restaurant at different levels
• Fast paced hands on position
• Dining facilities are both outside and inside. Lighting is maintained at a low level.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Bottleneck Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

An equal opportunity employer.

We adhere to E-Verify procedures where applicable in accordance with federal regulations.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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