Dishwasher

Job Title: Dishwasher

Reports To: Executive Chef

Department: BOH Operations

Hours of work:

Ability to work a variable schedule, including weekends.

Organizational Overview

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations. From the start, we’ve been about genuine people and

genuine hospitality. We’ve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts. We offer a fun and supportive working environment, with competitive salaries, insurance, 401k, vacation, paid sick days and generous restaurant discounts.

Core Values

Understand the wants and needs of others

Support others through words and actions

Empower each team member to excel

Enjoy each other, our guests and our time at work

We believe it’s our people that make us strong, so we’re committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat and intelligent teammates. Whether it’s in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

Career Development

Red Shirt Program:

Restaurant employees are eligible to enroll in our career advancement program. We value our staff and know the benefits of promoting from within. Whether you see your restaurant job as a stepping stone, or as your career path, we’re here to help you achieve your goals. Many of our managers have been promoted from within. Our Red Shirt program is a way for our team members to grow as industry professionals, building “our bench” with the next wave of talented players.

Summary of Position

Our Dishwashers are a key part of our team, and critical to providing genuine hospitality. They are energetic, excited to grow in the hospitality industry and care about their team.

Dishwashers are responsible for optimum cleanliness of the entire kitchen. This includes proper care of all dishware, cutlery, pots and pans. The Dishwasher’s job extends past the dish room by upkeep of all food prep areas, coolers, storage areas, and restrooms. You are responsible for working closely with the Chef team to establish a safe, sanitary environment for all staff and guest.

Primary Responsibilities and Requirements

Essential Functions:

Support kitchen operations by unloading deliveries to company standard with consideration to cooler and storage etiquette. This includes break down of all boxes and proper placement and holding of all possible supplies.

Duties extend in to general maintenance of the property. It is the Dish Teams responsibility to maintain dumpster areas and any outside areas surrounding restaurant. The Dish team takes pride in their work by keeping the restaurant and surrounding areas clean and safe for our staff and guest.

Support Chef team in all necessary capacity, therefore upholding the needs of the entire kitchen

Set up/ breakdown of banquet tables

Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, and/or pans based on individual specific needs

Replace clean dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment based on zones and station requirements Know and use proper chemicals with exact handling instruction

Upkeep of all trashcans and linen bins with attention to detail and cleanliness of all cans (includes proper disposal)

Upkeep of Dish machine and Sanitizer

Up keep of all utility maintenance not limited to: Floor, wall, cooler, equipment, workstation, and employee restroom

Maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene and uniform standards

Follow safety regulations, reporting injuries or any unsafe and hazardous work conditions to Chefs Keep all chemicals in designated location

Qualifications and Skills:

Must exemplify a team player with a contagious positive attitude

Enjoys working in a fast paced, energy driven, kitchen environment with a focus on multi-tasking

Must be able to take on a leadership role and accept feedback and coaching

Executes perfect company safety and sanitation standards

Always presents a positive and professional attitude, especially during high stress situations

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Work Environment/ Physical Demand:

Must be able to stand for full shift Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds

Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests

Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects, tools controls and type

Must be able to work in areas of loud noises

Required to frequently reach, bend, stoop, and carry

Must be able to work in both warm and cool environments; indoors and outdoors

Must be able to tolerate potential exposure to allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood and shellfish

Long periods of standing and walking to different parts of the restaurant at different levels

Fast paced hands on position

Dining facilities are both outside and inside

Lighting is maintained at a low level

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Bottleneck Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

An equal opportunity employer

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