Dishwasher - Lafayette

The Rack House Steak & Spirits; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant in Lafayette is seeking a dish and general utility worker to maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards in the kitchen. The role includes washing dishes, cleaning kitchen appliances, and ensuring a safe work environment. Ideal candidates should have customer-focused skills and the ability to follow instructions in a fast-paced kitchen setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend labels on chemicals.
• Ability to follow directions.

Responsibilities

• Sort and rinse dirty dishes and place them in racks for the dish machine.
• Wash pots, pans, and trays by hand using proper methods.
• Conduct general restaurant cleaning as directed.

Skills

Customer/Client Focus

Communication Proficiency

Thoroughness

Time Management

Job description

Description

Summary of Position

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

Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Sort and rinse dirty dishes, glass, tableware and other cooking utensils and place them in racks to send through dish machine.
• Sort and stack clean dishes. Carry clean dishes to cook’s line and other proper storage areas. Rewash soiled dishes before delivering.
• Wash pots, pans and trays by hand using proper wash, rinse, sanitize, method.
• Remove trash and garbage to dumpster.
• Set up or break down dishwashing area.
• Clean and roll/unroll mats if applicable to your location.
• Fill/empty soak tubs with cleaning/sanitizing solutions.
• Sweep/mop floors.
• Sweep up trash around exterior of restaurant and garbage dumpster.
• Conduct general restaurant and restroom cleaning as directed.
• Wipe up any spills to ensure kitchen floors remain dry.
• Notify Kitchen Manager any time dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures.
• Do not touch dirty dishes before touching clean dishes without washing hands first.
• Other duties as directed.

Competencies

• Customer/Client Focus.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Thoroughness.
• Time Management.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a kitchen environment. This role routinely uses sinks and dishwashers and tools to clean kitchen appliances. Employees in this role are frequently exposed to hot water, garbage disposals and cleaning chemicals. Other hazards may include, but not limited to, cuts, slipping and tripping.

Physical Demands

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop or kneel. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This position regularly requires long hours and frequent weekend work.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Requirements

Experience and Education

Required

• Ability to read and comprehend labels on chemicals.
• Ability to follow directions.

Preferred

• Experience working in commercial kitchen.

AAP/EEP Statement

Gulf Coast Restaurant Group 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 in all locations where GCRG operates. GCRG is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.