Dishwasher

The Dishwasher is responsible for keeping dishes and utensils clean as well as adhering to safe food handling and cleanliness practices. This position also performs tasks such as taking out trash, sweeping and assisting in food preparation.

Essential Functions: 

• Cleans the cooking areas, utensils, and equipment with cleaning chemicals in the kitchen as necessary while wearing gloves.
• Practices safe food handling and cleanliness at all times.
• Safely handles food prep equipment such as dish machine, and knives.
• Washes and sorts flatware, dishes and glasses.
• Duties may include light sweeping and mopping, light prepping of food (per food prep recipes in Red
• Robin recipe book), emptying trash cans and taking out garbage; light stocking.
• Able to adhere to schedule and be on time for shifts.
• Operate and participate effectively in a team environment
• Must maintain high degree of pace and intensity for extended periods of time

Physical Effort

• Lifting- up to 25lbs constantly, up to 50lbs occasionally.
• Lifting from floor to waist constantly and overhead infrequently.
• Exposed to cleaning chemicals.
• Color and depth perception required for vision. Needs both near and far vision.
• Twists and reaches constantly
• Grasps objects to move or manipulate them constantly.
• Stands and walks constantly.
• Listen to and comprehends instructions from Managers and coworkers over background restaurant
• and equipment noise constantly.
• Frequent hand washing required.

Other Functions:

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Must adhere to company uniform and appearance policy
• Must be able to read and organize tickets

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Has strong knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures in a restaurant. Relies
• on experience and judgment to make effective decisions.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Team player

Working Conditions:

• Equipment
• Kitchen equipment, knives, dish machine, garbage cans, ice buckets, food product, cleaning product
• Work Environment
• Typical restaurant environment, heat and a/c, cold in freezer and walk in refrigerator