Culver City Kitchen Team Member (Dishwasher)

HomeState Hospitalities•Culver City, CA

4h•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

HomeState is a Texas Kitchen in California, sharing Texas-inspired food and genuine hospitality. Kitchen Team Members help deliver an exceptional guest experience by following HomeState’s standards for service, product quality, cleanliness, sanitation, and food handling while embodying its mission and core values. The role reports to the Kitchen Manager or Assistant General Manager and includes maintaining predictable attendance at scheduled shifts, training, and meetings. The Dishwasher washes dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pans, and utensils using a dish machine or a three-compartment sink; monitors wash temperatures and approved chemicals; and maintains a supply of clean kitchen and serviceware. The role also involves cleaning and sanitizing kitchen equipment and work areas, handling trash, sweeping and mopping, carrying food and equipment between areas, and assisting the kitchen team with other tasks as needed. The projected base rate is $18.15 per hour; with tip share, expected earnings are described as $22–$25 per hour.

Requirements

Be kind, personable, and enjoy working with people and a diverse team.
Availability to work weekends, day shifts, and evening shifts.
Hold a valid Food Handlers Certification Card or be able to take a company-provided course within 30 days of hire.
Remain stationary for long periods of time, including six or more hours per shift excluding breaks.
Lift, push, pull, or carry up to 30 pounds.
Frequently bend and reach overhead.
Lift and use utensils and grip pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
Work in fluctuating temperatures, including hot areas around 82°F and cold food-storage areas around 37°F.
Work near open flames, hot cooking equipment, and steam.
Perform repetitive motions, such as using food scoops for extended periods or repeatedly flipping tortillas.
Work in tight spaces such as dish stations.
Recognize, perceive, communicate, and comprehend directions and spatial cues.
Occasionally sit, squat, and kneel.
Move regularly around the restaurant between guest and kitchen areas while carrying items.
Maintain alertness and work safely.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a professional restaurant kitchen is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow HomeState standards, sanitation guidelines, policies, and procedures to support food quality, hospitality, and the company’s mission and values.
Comply with sanitation standards, portion sizes, recipes, preparation methods, packaging requirements, and kitchen policies; assist with receiving and storing orders while maintaining temperature control.
Work efficiently, take initiative, complete duties and checklists, and take on other tasks assigned by the shift leader.
Communicate equipment, product, or safety concerns to leadership and troubleshoot shift issues calmly.
Work collaboratively with the team, support daily tasks, and assist with training.
Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pans, and utensils by machine or by hand in a three-compartment sink.
Monitor dishwasher water temperature and approved dish chemicals to ensure a sanitary wash cycle, and keep clean kitchen or serviceware properly stocked.
Carry raw and prepared foods, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
Clean and sanitize kitchen work areas and equipment, including utensils, tables, shelves, walls, griddles, fryers, mixers, burners, combi ovens, and refrigeration units.
Sort and remove trash; clean kitchen garbage containers; and sweep and mop as directed, including common areas such as restrooms.
Provide assistance to fellow team members and support the kitchen team with other tasks as needed.
Maintain regular, predictable attendance at scheduled shifts, training, and meetings.