Kitchen Team Member (Dishwasher)
About The Position
WHY HOMESTATE// Restaurants are fun (it’s like throwing a party everyday)! With base rate plus tip share, it’s reasonable to expect to earn $22-$25 per hour. Refer a friend, get $500 Free tacos – even on your days off. Retirement savings option. Stick around for a while – we have retention incentives. Affordable health, dental & vision benefits 100% company paid life insurance We create an environment where everyone with respect and dignity. We value honest, intentional and transparent communication. We listen, learn and lead with compassion. We encourage you to be yourself. Advancement opportunities available. Community engagement – HS plays a positive role in community. Slip resistant shoe program. Check out our Instagram! PRIMARY QUALIFICATION// You gotta be kind! WHAT'S IT LIKE WORKING AT HOMESTATE// Work with other kind people Make other people happy Enjoy free tacos Delight in the flexibility of the hospitality industry and pursue your passion, whether with us or elsewhere. WHO ARE WE// HomeState is a Texas Kitchen in California sharing breakfast tacos, queso, brisket, house-made flour tortillas and genuine hospitality. In 2013, Briana “Breezy” Valdez founded HomeState in Los Angeles with the dream of sharing her Texas identity through food and hospitality. HomeState is currently hiring for the position of: Kitchen Team Member (Dishwasher) THE FINE PRINT// All HomeState operational efforts are an extension of our core values and mission. We serve hospitality first, tacos second. Our goal is to redefine casual dining and break down barriers of access to high quality food and caring hospitality at an affordable price point. HomeState is a home away from home. A place where everyone feels welcome and valued. No matter where you’re from. Kitchen Team Members report to the Kitchen Manager or Assistant General Manager and embrace the vision which includes nurturing our communities within our four walls and in our surrounding community. A successful Kitchen Team Member provides our guests with an exceptional experience by implementing HomeState’s standards of service, product quality and cleanliness. Every member of our team strives to create an environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Base rate per hour projected to be $18.15. With tip share it is reasonable to expect to earn $22-$25 per hour.
Requirements
- Experience in a professional restaurant kitchen is preferred.
- Personable and enjoys working with people and a diverse team.
- Availability to work weekends, day shifts and evening shifts.
- Valid Food Handlers Certification Card (or be able to take a company provided course within 30 days of hire).
- Ability to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time (6 or more hours per shift, excluding break times).
- Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 30 pounds (examples include stacks of metal sheet trays, bulk food items, and taking out the trash.)
- Ability to frequently bend and reach overhead (examples include stocking supplies and organizing products in the walk in cooler).
- Ability to lift and use utensils (including chopping), and grip equipment such as pots/pans or other kitchen equipment.
- Ability to work in fluctuating temperatures ranging from hot (high radiant heat areas ~ 82°) to cold (food storage areas ~ 37 °).
- Ability to work near open flames, hot cooking equipment, and steam.
- Ability to perform certain repetitive motion activities (e.g., utilizing certain utensils such as food scoops for extended periods of time or flipping tortillas in repetition.)
- Ability to work in tight spaces such as dish stations.
- Ability to recognize, perceive, communicate and/or comprehend directions and spatial cues (e.g. “hot,” “behind,” “corner,” knife,” etc.)
- Ability to sit, squat and kneel occasionally.
- Ability to regularly move around the restaurant from guests areas to kitchen areas while carrying items (such as beverage racks and food cambros).
- Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Responsibilities
- Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pans and/or utensils, by operating a dish machine or washing by hand in a three compartment sink. Monitor dishwasher water temperature and approved dish chemicals to ensure sanitary wash cycle. Ensure proper stock of clean kitchen or serviceware. Carry raw and prepared foods, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Clean and sanitize kitchen work areas including equipment, utensils, tables, shelves, walls, griddles, fryers, mixers, burners, combi oven, and refrigeration units.
- Sort and remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers. Clean, sweep and mop as directed to assist in maintaining spaces, including common areas like restrooms.
- Assist and support the kitchen team with various tasks as needed, and provide fellow team members with assistance as requested.
Benefits
- With base rate plus tip share, it’s reasonable to expect to earn $22-$25 per hour.
- Refer a friend, get $500
- Free tacos – even on your days off.
- Retirement savings option.
- Stick around for a while – we have retention incentives.
- Affordable health, dental & vision benefits
- 100% company paid life insurance
- Slip resistant shoe program.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
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