Dishwasher (Full Time) - InterContinental Houston

IHG•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dishwasher cleans and sanitizes plateware, silverware, glassware, pots and pans, utensils, equipment, and designated kitchen areas in a timely manner. The role supports teamwork and quality service through daily communication with departments including Catering, Banquets, Outlets, and Maintenance, while helping maintain safe, organized, and efficient kitchen operations. The position requires basic reading, writing, and math skills; the ability to follow instructions and communicate with others; and the physical ability to lift or carry items weighing up to 75 pounds, stand and move around the kitchen, handle cleaning supplies and equipment, and bend, stoop, and kneel. The employee must be able to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays. The posted hourly rate is $15.00 for work performed in Houston, Texas. Eligible full-time employees are offered paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), a room discount, training, and other benefits.

Requirements

Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
Ability to carry or lift items weighing up to 75 pounds.
Ability to stand and move about the kitchen or other designated areas.
Ability to handle objects, products, chemicals, cleaning supplies, and utensils.
Ability to bend, stoop, and kneel.
Ability to communicate with others and follow instructions.
Ability to read chemical or machine labels and operating instructions.
Basic math skills for mixing chemical solutions.
Must be able to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Responsibilities

Set up the work station, including filling the dish machine, checking chemical levels, presoaking items, and gathering required equipment; replenish supplies as needed for all shifts.
Rinse and scrape dishes, operate the dishwashing machine according to manufacturer specifications and instructions, and place clean dishes in their assigned storage locations.
Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments, including Catering, Banquets, Outlets, and Maintenance.
Check the working condition of equipment and machinery according to specifications.
Inform a supervisor of hazardous situations, emergencies, or threats to the security of guests, employees, or hotel assets.
Clean designated equipment and areas, including hoods, filters, steam tables, bus tables, carts, ovens, grills, sinks, refrigerators and freezers, service areas, walls, floors, and the kitchen cafeteria dump site or compactor area.
Use and dispose of kitchen substances, such as grease, and kitchen chemicals properly.
Empty and clean trash cans when full, transport garbage containers to the dump site, and follow recycling regulations.
Set up and monitor the pot sink according to procedures.
Sweep and mop the kitchen floor at the end of each meal period and after spills.
Monitor chemicals and water temperature during the shift, and clean and organize the associated work area and kitchen equipment according to procedures.
Assist with other duties as assigned.