Dishwasher- HopCat

Barfly; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible scheduling

Employee food discounts

Training and growth opportunities

Team-focused environment

Job summary

HopCat is hiring a detail-oriented dishwasher to support a fast-paced kitchen. You will keep wares clean, organized, and available for service while maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

The role emphasizes dependability, teamwork, and flexible availability, including evenings and weekends, with opportunities for growth within BarFly's family of restaurants.

Qualifications

• No prior restaurant experience required.
• Follow food-safety, sanitation, chemical, and equipment instructions.
• Dependability and ability to work in a fast-paced team.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Scrape, sort, wash, rinse, sanitize, dry, and store wares.
• Test and monitor dish-machine and sanitizer performance.
• Maintain chemical levels and follow safe chemical-handling procedures.
• Remove trash and recycling and maintain related areas.
• Clean floors, mats, drains, walls, equipment, and spaces.
• Protect clean items from contamination and report damaged wares.
• Assist with basic kitchen support and cleaning tasks as needed.

Skills

Dependability

Urgency

Organization

Safety awareness

Consistency

Teamwork

Communication

Accountability

Job description

At HopCat, we believe great restaurants are built by great people. We're looking for “A Players”—individuals who take pride in their craft, care about their teammates, and consistently deliver exceptional food under pressure.

Mission

Keep the restaurant supplied with clean, sanitized equipment while maintaining a safe, organized dish area and supporting the cleanliness and pace of the entire kitchen.

What Success Looks Like

• Maintain a steady supply of clean, sanitized dishes, glassware, utensils, cookware, and kitchen tools throughout service.
• Operate the dish machine correctly and verify required wash, rinse, sanitizer, and temperature standards.
• Keep dirty and clean items separated and return sanitized items to the proper storage areas promptly.
• Maintain clean, dry, and unobstructed floors, drains, trash areas, and work surfaces.
• Complete assigned trash, recycling, cleaning, and kitchen-support duties without disrupting service.
• Communicate chemical shortages, equipment problems, broken items, safety hazards, and supply needs immediately.
• Complete closing duties so the dish area and assigned kitchen spaces are clean, stocked, and ready for the next shift.

Core Competencies

The ideal candidate demonstrates the following:

Dependability - Arrives prepared and completes assigned work.

Urgency - Responds quickly while maintaining safety and quality.

Organization - Keeps tools, information, and work areas ready.

Safety awareness - Recognizes hazards and follows safe procedures.

Consistency - Produces the same standard on every shift.

Teamwork - Supports shared results beyond assigned tasks.

Communication - Demonstrates this behavior consistently during every shift.

Accountability - Owns responsibilities, standards, and mistakes.

Key Responsibilities

• Scrape, sort, wash, rinse, sanitize, dry, and store restaurant wares.
• Test and monitor dish-machine and sanitizer performance as directed.
• Maintain chemical levels and follow safe chemical-handling procedures.
• Remove trash and recycling and maintain related areas.
• Clean floors, mats, drains, walls, equipment, and assigned kitchen spaces.
• Protect clean items from contamination and report damaged wares.
• Assist with basic kitchen support and cleaning assignments when needed.

Experience and Qualifications

• No previous restaurant experience is required.
• Ability to follow food-safety, sanitation, chemical, and equipment instructions.
• Dependability and willingness to work as part of a fast-paced team.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• Stand and move throughout the shift.
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Work safely around hot water, steam, wet floors, chemicals, noise, and changing temperatures.

Why Work at HopCat?

• Competitive pay appropriate to the position, including tips where applicable.
• Flexible scheduling and employee food discounts.
• Training, skill development, and opportunities for growth within HopCat and Project BarFly.
• A fast-paced, inclusive, and team-focused work environment.

BarFly is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We know that diverse, talented and dedicated individuals are critical to our success, so we look for veterans and people from various backgrounds not just because it's the right thing to do, but also because it's good for our business. We accept, celebrate and support the differences of people because it makes our team, the experience at our restaurants and the communities in which we operate better.