Dishwasher

Kihei Caffe; Lahaina (HI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Kihei Caffe in Lahaina, Hawaii, is hiring for a dish and general utility position, essential for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards in our kitchen. This role includes sorting, rinsing, and washing dishes and utensils, ensuring a clean working environment, and following safety procedures.

Candidates must be able to handle physical demands, including lifting and moving racks of dishes frequently. Join our team to support our restaurant's operations while adhering to high cleanliness standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand safety labels on cleaning chemicals.
• Strong understanding of safety procedures in a restaurant environment.
• Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards for kitchen items.
• Sort, rinse, and organize dirty dishes for machine washing.
• Rewash soiled dishes before delivery to storage.
• Clean the dishwashing area and equipment.

Skills

Reading labels on chemicals

Knowledge of workplace safety procedures

Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in high-stress situations

Job description

Position Summary

The dish and general utility position is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards for china, glassware, tableware, cooking utensils, etc., using machine and manual cleaning methods. This position also ensures the dishwashing area is maintained as a clean, safe, and sanitary facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
• Sorting and rinsing dirty dishes, glass, tableware and other cooking utensils and placing them in racks to send through the dish machine.
• Sorting and stacking clean dishes; carrying clean dishes to the cook’s line and other proper storage areas; rewashing soiled dishes before delivery.
• Changing dishwater in the dish machine every hour.
• Washing pots, pans, and trays by hand.
• Removing trash and garbage to the dumpster.
• Setting up and breaking down the dishwashing area.
• Cleaning and rolling/unrolling mats.
• Filling/emptying soak tubs with cleaning and sanitizing solutions.
• Sweeping and mopping floors.
• Assembling and disassembling the dish machine.
• Sweeping up trash around the exterior of the restaurant and garbage dumpster.
• Performing general restaurant and restroom cleaning as directed.
• Wiping up any spills to ensure kitchen floors remain dry.
• Notifying Manager anytime the dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Must be able to read labels on chemicals.
• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in high‑stress situations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand during the entire shift. The employee frequently must lift and carry racks or stacks of dishes, glassware, and other utensils, weighing up to 30 pounds, up to 50 times per shift. The employee occasionally lifts and empties trash cans weighing up to 150 pounds, with assistance, up to two times per shift. The employee frequently bends, stoops, reaches, pushes, and lifts. The employee works primarily indoors in a hot, damp environment with some work done outside. This position requires occasional exposure to sharp machinery, broken glass, metal cans, and heat sources with some potential for injury. The employee is frequently required to wash hands. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.