AM Dishwasher

Flagship Facility Services, Inc.•New York, NY

1d•$27 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The dishwasher is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards for dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pants, etc. using both machine and manual cleaning methods. This position will maintain kitchen, work areas, equipment, and utensils in a clean and orderly condition. You will place clean dishes, utensils, and equipment in storage areas, and will prepare and package individual place settings. Managers may direct the dishwasher to stock supplies such as food and utensils in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, and salad bars, transfer supplies and equipment between storage and work areas, and sort and remove trash, placing it in designated pick up areas. The role is responsible for the full cycle of dishwashing, including loading, running, and unloading the machine, ensuring proper cleaning and sanitation temperatures. It also involves maintaining cleanliness and sanitation for hand-washed items like pots, pans, and trays. Duties include sorting and rinsing dirty dishes, stacking clean dishes, transporting them to storage, changing dishwater hourly, sorting trash, filling/emptying soak tubs, sweeping, scrubbing, and mopping floors, and maintaining the dish pit. The dishwasher must notify management if dish machine wash or rinse cycles fall below safety standards and monitor temperatures. Other tasks include cleaning garbage cans, avoiding cross-contamination between dirty and clean dishes, monitoring and reporting functional/mechanical problems, cleaning walls, and preparing various foods. The position also involves continuously seeking opportunities to improve the customer experience and following safety and sanitation procedures according to OSHA, Department of Public Health, and Risk Management guidelines.

Requirements

Able to communicate with the team
Sense of urgency
Customer service skills
Ability to move throughout the café and kitchen in a safe manner
Keep all service and cooking equipment clean and ready for use
Professional appearance
Knows where things are in the kitchen and how to use the equipment
High School diploma or equivalent
0-1 year experience in a full-service kitchen environment
Must have and maintain an active Handlers’ Card (ServSafe) and adhere to local food handler requirement
Maintain an exceptional personal record of punctuality and attendance
Consistently perform all duties in a responsible and efficient manner
Authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards for dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pants, etc. using both machine and manual cleaning methods
Maintain kitchen, work areas, equipment, and utensils in a clean and orderly condition
Place clean dishes, utensils, and equipment in storage areas
Prepare and package individual place settings
Stock supplies such as food and utensils in serving stations, cupboards, refrigerators, and salad bars (as directed by Managers)
Transfer by hand supplies and equipment between storage areas and work areas (as directed by Managers)
Sort and remove trash, placing it in designated pick up areas (as directed by Managers)
Load, run and unload machine ensuring that all dishes, glassware, flatware and silverware are properly cleaned at proper sanitation temperatures and is ready for service
Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards for pots, pans and trays that need to be hand washed
Sort and rinse dirty dishes, glass, tableware and other cooking utensils and place them in racks to send through dish machine
Sort and stack clean and dry dishes
Transport clean dishes to cook’s line and other proper storage areas
Change dishwater in dish machine every hour
Fill/empty soak tubs with cleaning/sanitizing solutions
Sweep, scrub and mop floors
Maintain dish pit clean
Notify Manager anytime dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures and monitor the temperatures throughout the day
Clean garbage cans with water or steam
Never touch dirty dishes before touching clean dishes without washing hands first
Monitor and report any functional or mechanical problems immediately
Clean and scrub walls
Clean and prepare various foods for cooking and serving
Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the customer experience
Follows safety and sanitation procedures with all guidelines from OSHA, Department of Public Health and Risk Management