Dishwasher

This position requires the Dishwasher work in a fast-paced environment and help maintain a clean kitchen and dish area by properly washing, stocking and sorting dishes and kitchen equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean kitchen, properly washes and sorts soiled dishes, and preps foods as needed. Keeps dish area free of clutter and organized.
• Sets up dish stations, including dish machines and sinks.
• Maintains clean / dry floors throughout the shift.
• Properly washes, stacks, and stores China, glassware, silverware, cookware, and storage containers.
• Changes water of machines and sinks every two hours, or more often as required by business levels, and properly uses chemical dilutions.
• Maintains trash cans throughout shift and removes full trashcans, boxes and rinsing garbage cans. at the end of each shift.
• Maintains the dry storage area and the organization of storage shelves.
• Follows the posted daily dish cleaning duties.
• Assists other duties set forth or as needed.
• Attends and satisfactorily completes all required training as assigned and required.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma preferred with the ability to work a flexible schedule (late shifts, weekends, or holidays).
• Must be at least 17 or older

Requirements and Skills

• Food handler certificate required
• Ability to effectively communicate in English and Spanish

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The shifts will vary also depending on the needs of the restaurant.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; for a minimum of 10-12 hours per day, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Acknowledgement for Receipt of Job Description

I expressly acknowledge and affirm that I do not find my job duties or work environment to be unreasonable, offensive, intimidating, hostile, or unwelcome.

I also expressly acknowledge that Ojos Locos maintains policies expressly restricting harassment, fraternization, and drug and alcohol abuse. I understand completely and agree to abide by each of these policies. I also expressly acknowledge that I have received copies of this written job description and other applicable policies.

I have received the job description and have read and understand its contents. I can perform all duties stated.