Kitchen Utility & Prep Specialist

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Schostak Family Restaurants is seeking a General Utility to maintain clean and organized kitchen areas, assist in food preparation, and uphold safety and sanitation standards at their Livonia location. This role supports the team in daily dishwashing, prep tasks, and proper handling of equipment and materials.

The position requires the ability to work indoors primarily with some outdoor duties, and to operate in a hot, damp environment while following the company core values and procedures.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

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.
• Able to respond in emergency situations to avoid imminent danger to self and others.

Job description

Schostak Family Restaurants is seeking a General Utility to maintain clean and organized kitchen areas, assist in food preparation, and uphold safety and sanitation standards at their Livonia location. This role supports the team in daily dishwashing, prep tasks, and proper handling of equipment and materials.

The position requires the ability to work indoors primarily with some outdoor duties, and to operate in a hot, damp environment while following the company core values and procedures.