Kitchen Utility & Prep Specialist

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

Job summary

Schostak Family Restaurants is seeking a General Utility to maintain clean kitchen areas, assist in food preparation, and support dishwashing operations. The role involves handling pots, pans, trays, and equipment, and requires ability to work indoors most of the time with occasional outdoor work.

The team emphasizes safety and adherence to core values. Responsibilities include scrubbing and sanitizing surfaces, disposing of trash, and maintaining orderly workspaces.

Qualifications

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

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 kitchen areas, assist in food preparation, and support dishwashing operations. The role involves handling pots, pans, trays, and equipment, and requires ability to work indoors most of the time with occasional outdoor work.

The team emphasizes safety and adherence to core values. Responsibilities include scrubbing and sanitizing surfaces, disposing of trash, and maintaining orderly workspaces.