Dishwasher/Busser

Smoky Mountain Resorts; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-focused hospitality resort where teamwork and dedication to guest satisfaction are paramount! As a Dishwasher/Busser, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean and efficient kitchen environment, ensuring that all dining ware is properly handled and organized. This position requires physical stamina and a commitment to high standards of cleanliness and safety. You'll work in a collaborative atmosphere, engaging with guests and supporting your team to deliver legendary service. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and enjoy working with others, this role offers the perfect opportunity to shine in the hospitality industry.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and cleanliness is essential.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an organized kitchen by cleaning and sorting dishes.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Team Collaboration

Physical Stamina

Attention to Detail

Effective Communication

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Smoky Mountain Resorts is a family-focused, collaborative and goal-driven hospitality resort company. Our Great Smoky Mountains community is significant to us! As a third generation, family-owned, and operated business, we embrace a strong commitment to SMR’s ‘Spirit of Hospitality’ and our Smoky Mountain community.

Purpose:

Our dedicated and organized dishwashers/bussers love working in a team environment. Collaborate with the Food and Beverage team to keep the kitchen running efficiently by perfecting your job of cleaning, loading the dishwasher, organizing, and storing all reusable dining wear.

Primary Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Managing the Business:

The Hotel Restaurant Dishwasher/Busser will work 8 hours per shift, 5 or 6+ days each week, based on occupancy and staffing demand. Holidays and weekends are affected by peak demand which means all team members must work together during those days to keep our operations running efficiently.

• Ensure an organized kitchen by cleaning, sorting dishes, and preparing foods.
• Maintain the dish machines and sinks, as well as the drying stations and storage areas.
• Adhere to safety and restaurant regulations during the operation of machinery and while utilizing dish sinks.
• Welcome guests with a friendly smile, answer questions, and assist them with the menu.
• Collaborate with fellow dishwashers to keep the wash area moving effectively and smoothly.
• Interact with guests in a positive and friendly manner during all shifts.
• Receive TOSHA certification to handle biohazards in compliance with proper training.
• Understand all safety regulations and operate systems in accordance with all safety measures.
• Host a safe and interactive environment that all children and families can enjoy.
• Knowledge and ability to comply with all company operating policies and procedures.
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and/or assigned.
• Management reserves the right to change, remove or add to these duties as necessary.

Commitment to SMR’s Legendary Service:

• Align with SMR’s promise for guest satisfaction and future hotel stays through leading by example and teaching excellent guest service.
• Actively participate in empowering and encouraging team members to have exceptional guest interactions.
• Personally, demonstrate a commitment to SMR standards by responding to management and team members promptly.

Quality of Work Statement:

• High standard of accuracy in all aspects of the job and other project assignments.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and excellent judgment regarding privileged information.
• Ensure my work areas are safe, organized and maintained.

Personality / Attitude:

• As a professional leader is honest, acts with integrity, follows through on commitments, accepts responsibility for my actions, approaches others in a tactful manner, and reacts well under pressure. Clearly distinguishes between right and wrong.
• Highly motivated, energetic, flexible, cooperative, patient, good listener, friendly, caring and compassionate.
• Enjoy working with people, training others and providing excellent guest service.
• Willingness to learn best practices and adapt to procedural changes.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit, shares expertise and recognizes the accomplishments of others.
• Recognized as a positive influence on others.
• Ability and commitment to work well with other staff.
• Appearance, hygiene and dress represent the company’s image.

Skills / Knowledge:

• Be in good physical condition and be able to perform indoor and outdoor duties.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding work environment.
• Maintain a culture of legendary service and hospitality among all team members.
• Ability to communicate effectively and use the English language fluently: speak, understand, read, and write. Adapt Spanish interpretation when necessary.
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail (ATD).
• Must be able to prioritize, plan, meet deadlines and practice time management skills daily.
• Ability to accept that conflict happens; act to clarify the issue, bring parties together, identify a solution and monitor for resolution.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand and walk for most of the workday.
• Apply physical dexterity with some bending, stretching, reaching, grabbing, holding, and carrying.
• Climb 3-5 flights of stairs, sometimes multiple times per day.

Education / Experience:

• High school diploma preferred.
• Dishwasher or kitchen experience is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and cleanliness.
• Ability to work efficiently with others.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Reliable communication and poise.
• Ability to deal with a diversified workforce.

Essential Functions:

Specific vision abilities required for this job include peripheral, distance, close, and depth perception and the ability to adjust vision focus. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and sit, use hands to finger, touch, handle, and feel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb and descend numerous flights of stairs consistently. The employee is required to use hand, arm, and leg to reach, bend, push, pull, stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds daily on their own. Ability to tolerate various temperatures while working outdoors with exposure to high or low temperatures, sun, humidity, chemicals, chlorine and water. Some work will be performed indoors and/or in an indoor office environment. Stand and walk for the majority of the day. This position requires continuous ability to remember information.

Collier Development Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Collier Development Company drives a warm and welcoming culture where ideas and decisions from all people support our efforts to be relevant in an ever-changing world.