Restaurant Dishwasher

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free employee meals

Family discounts

Weekly pay

Flexible hours

Training program

Referral bonus

Closed on Christmas Day

Job summary

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in the Morningside area of Sioux City is seeking friendly and reliable Dishwashers to join our team. You will maintain clean dish areas, help prep and support kitchen staff, and ensure a smooth flow during busy shifts.

We offer comprehensive training, flexible hours, weekly pay, free employee meals, family discounts, and a supportive work environment. No prior experience required; we train and promote from within where possible.

Qualifications

• Maintains cleanliness of dish areas and work stations.
• Performs side work during downtime (restocking, cleaning works areas, etc.).
• Able to follow safety and sanitation guidelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Works collaboratively with kitchen and service staff to support operations.

Responsibilities

• Dish room maintenance and keeping areas clean and organized.
• Loads, pre-rinses, and operates the dishwasher; restocks with clean items.
• Assists kitchen staff with food preparation using safe handling practices.
• Restocks condiments, cleans bathrooms, and supports servers as needed.
• Keeps management informed of problems and offers practical solutions.

Job description

Perkins Restaurant is now hiring Dishwashers for our Perkins Restaurant in the Morningside area of Sioux City.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Supportive ownership that believes in family
• Closed on Christmas Day
• Yearly anniversary checks for continued employment*
• Free Employee Meals and family discounts*
• Competitive wages for your experience
• Paychecks delivered weekly
• Flexible hours & schedules
• Structured training program for all positions
• Referral bonus for great employees who recruit other great employees
• Career path that rewards you financially for your advancement within the company*Ask manager for details

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provides friendly and efficient service to guests according to company policies, procedures, programs and performance standards. Performs all duties to maximize guest satisfaction and quality of work environment as directed by the manager on duty. Ensures kitchen work areas, restaurant common areas, plate ware, silverware, equipment and utensils are clean and in excellent condition.

POSITION ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

• Dish room Maintenance
• Reports to work well-groomed, in clean and proper uniform and practices good personal hygiene.
• Arranges soiled dishes, silverware and glassware into washer trays.
• Pre-rinses all items to be washed
• Loads trays into dishwasher.
• Removes dishes, silverware and glassware from washer trays and stocks kitchen personnel and servers.
• Washes pots and pans in 3 compartment sink.
• Air dry dishes and utensils - do not stack
• Keeps all silverware out of trash
• Maintains cleanliness of his/her stations and work areas.
• Performs side work during shift downtime including but not limited to; rolling silverware, restocking condiment holders, cleaning works areas, cleaning bathrooms, etc.
• Keeps General Manager and Manager on Duty informed of problems and/or issues and proposes alternative solutions for consideration.
• Assists Crew Members
• Removes soiled dishes from cook's line and supplies with clean dishes
• Keeps dish area, prep kitchen organized swept, mopped and dry
• Clean and restocks employee restroom
• Assists in putting away food deliveries
• Breaks down boxes and removes trash and recyclables
• Picks up parking lot and grounds
• Assist kitchen staff with food preparation using safe food handling practices
• Assists with other activities as instructed by the manager on duty.

Disclaimer

This position description in not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principle job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.