Kitchen Utility Specialist — Learn & Grow in a Family Kitchen

Hirebridge; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Restaurant Group is seeking a General Utility / Dishwasher to support the kitchen team in Applebee’s Legacy Apple locations. You will maintain kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils, ensuring cleanliness and sanitation, while assisting in food prep and rotating through kitchen departments as needed.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds, work indoors most shifts, and thrive in a fast-paced dining environment. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• 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.

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 the dish machine (5%*).

Skills

Care for others

Positive attitude

Lift up to 25 pounds

Job description

Thrive Restaurant Group is seeking a General Utility / Dishwasher to support the kitchen team in Applebee’s Legacy Apple locations. You will maintain kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils, ensuring cleanliness and sanitation, while assisting in food prep and rotating through kitchen departments as needed.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds, work indoors most shifts, and thrive in a fast-paced dining environment. Equal opportunity employer.