Night and Weekend Dishwasher

Dishwasher Position

Dishwashers are responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and sanitization of dishes, tableware, glassware, pots, pans, and utensils through manual and machine cleaning methods. Additionally, dishwashers are expected to keep the dishwashing area clean and safe.

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

Scrape, rinse, and load dishes and utensils into dish machine

Wash and sanitize all pans, utensils, and dishes

Clean, sanitize, and maintain dish machine

Unload dishes and utensils from dish machine and organize them properly

Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays

Working knowledge of sanitation procedures

Empty trash containers regularly

Maintain a clean work area and kitchen by sweeping and mopping as needed

Perform additional cleaning duties as requested

Clean food prep stations and equipment

Interact in a courteous and professional manner with management and co-workers

Current CA Food Handler's Card

Complete opening and closing duties as assigned

Other requirements include a positive attitude, ability to handle stress well, ability to multi-task, ability to take direction, knowledge or ability to learn basic food safety and sanitation practices, physical requirements could include standing, walking, reaching, lifting (up to 50 lbs), and bending.

Competency statements include:

Working under pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Relationship building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.

Motivation - Ability to inspire self and others to reach a goal and perform to the best of their ability.

Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.

Team builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.

Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.

Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.

Goal-oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.

Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.

Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.

Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

Conflict resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.

Training - Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance.

Communication, oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively

Customer oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.

Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

Safety awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

Resource management - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities and materials.

Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

Decision making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.

Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

Must maintain a positive attitude, the ability to handle stress well, and the ability to multitask.

Physical demands include:

Stand (up to 10 hrs/day) Constantly

Walk (up to 10 hrs/day) Constantly

Sit Occasionally

Manually manipulate Constantly

Reach outward Constantly

Reach above shoulder Constantly

Climb Occasionally

Crawl Occasionally

Squat or kneel Occasionally

Bend Constantly

Grasp Constantly

Speak Constantly

Lift/carry 21-50 lbs Frequently

Push/pull 13-25 lbs Frequently

Other physical requirements include vision (near, distance, color) and sense of sound - ability to converse with people in a loud environment.

Work environment is moderately loud to loud.

Brunos Italian Kitchen