Dishwasher - Jazzboline Restaurant and Bar

Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar•Amherst, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar is seeking a dependable, hardworking Dishwasher to play an essential role in keeping our kitchen clean, organized, and sanitary. The ideal candidate takes pride in their work, understands the importance of a well-maintained kitchen for smooth service, and is a team player. This role is crucial for ensuring our culinary and service teams have the clean equipment they need to deliver a memorable guest experience.

Requirements

Takes pride in maintaining a clean, sanitary, and organized work environment
Dependable and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen
Able to understand and follow written, verbal, or demonstrated instructions
Handles china, glassware, and kitchen equipment carefully to minimize breakage
Understands the importance of sanitation, safety, and proper use of cleaning products
Comfortable standing, walking, lifting, carrying, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling throughout the shift
Works well as part of a team and is willing to assist other employees and departments as needed
Flexible and willing to complete cleaning and kitchen-support responsibilities as assigned
Able to understand and follow written, verbal, or demonstrated instructions
Careful and attentive when handling dishes, glassware, and fragile equipment
Comfortable working around commercial dishwashing equipment and cleaning products
Able to stay organized and productive in a hot, fast-paced kitchen environment
Dependable, team-oriented, and willing to assist wherever needed
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. throughout the shift
Ability to bend, squat, reach, and retrieve items from above the head
Ability to push, pull, and move dish racks, carts, and large trash bins
Finger, hand, and upper-body dexterity to grasp dishes and safely operate equipment

Nice To Haves

Previous dishwashing or restaurant experience is helpful, but not required

Responsibilities

Gather, rinse, sort, and rack dirty dishware for washing
Operate the commercial dishwashing machine safely and according to established procedures
Monitor and properly use dishwashing detergents, chemicals, and cleaning solutions
Unload, inspect, and properly store clean dishes, glassware, utensils, and equipment
Manually scrub pots, pans, and kitchen equipment that cannot be washed in the dish machine
Polish silver, stainless steel, and other food-service equipment as needed
Keep the dish room clean and orderly by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, wiping equipment and counters, and organizing shelves
Mop kitchen floors and clean designated kitchen work surfaces and equipment as requested
Gather and remove trash from kitchen work areas and transport it to designated disposal areas
Help keep loading dock and kitchen entrance areas clean and free of litter and debris
Assist with unloading, transporting, sorting, and storing deliveries when needed
Provide assistance to other employees and departments to support the overall operation
Perform other duties as assigned