This position performs dishwashing activities for the culinary department with primary responsibility for maintaining the cleanliness and organization of kitchen work areas, storerooms, and equipment; including china, glassware, and flatware; washing dishes in the dish room; and transporting food, china, and equipment between storage and work areas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scrapes food from dirty dishes, racks china, glassware and flatware and washes by hand or on dishwashing machine.
• Washes dishes, pots, pans and trays.
• Transports supplies and equipment between storage and work areas. Returns all clean kitchen utensils and equipment to proper storage location. Cleans kitchen equipment.
• Thoroughly knowledgeable on the proper usage and storage of all facility equipment, glassware, china and silver, and ensures all items are returned to designated storage locations.
• Maintains close communication with supervisor, including supply needs and maintenance of all equipment.
• Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks. Reorganizes work area in preparation for the next shift.
• Segregates and removes trash and garbage, and places in designated containers.Takes out trash and recycling. Cleans and maintains interior and exterior trash area. Sweeps and mops floors.
• Loads and/or unloads trucks picking up or delivering food and supplies.
• Complies with local, state, and national regulations pertaining to cleanliness, sanitation, and safety standards.
• Attends required meetings, pre-meal meetings and training sessions as assigned/scheduled.
• Assists with new employee training by positively reinforcing successful performance and providing respectful and encouraging instruction.
• Complies with the organizations sustainability standards (when applicable).
• Complies with organizational policies and job standards.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Availability to work nights and weekends as needed.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, walk, squat, and reach. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.