Kitchen Utility & Prep Associate

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar; Ludington (MI); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Schostak Family Restaurants is seeking a General Utility to maintain kitchen work areas, assist in food preparation, and ensure a clean, sanitary work environment. The role involves dishwashing, basic prep, and supporting the kitchen to meet service needs.

Responsibilities include cleaning, trash removal, and moving supplies, with frequent indoor work and occasional outdoor tasks. The position requires physical stamina and readiness to adapt to a fast-paced restaurant setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service or dishwashing preferred.
• Ability to read and follow procedures.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Scrapes and pre-rinses food from dirty dishes and places them in dishwashing machine (50%).
• Washes pots, pans and trays by hand and/or machine (15%).
• Completes all assigned prep work (10%).
• Removes trash and garbage to dumpster area (10%).
• Washes work area tables, walls, refrigerator equipment, cooking equipment and floors (5%).
• Cleans garbage cans and trash receptacles (5%).
• Assembles, maintains and breaks down dish machine (5%).
• Transports cases up to 50 pounds up to 20 times per day.
• Ability to place plates, utensils, pans and cases on both high and low shelves.
• Works indoors (90%), outdoors (10%).
• Works frequently in a hot and damp environment.
• Responds in emergency situations to avoid imminent danger to self and others.

Job description

Team Schostak Family Restaurants is seeking a General Utility to maintain kitchen work areas, assist in food preparation, and ensure a clean, sanitary work environment. The role involves dishwashing, basic prep, and supporting the kitchen to meet service needs.

Responsibilities include cleaning, trash removal, and moving supplies, with frequent indoor work and occasional outdoor tasks. The position requires physical stamina and readiness to adapt to a fast-paced restaurant setting.