Food Service - Dishwasher

Job Title:                     Dishwasher

Department:              Deli

Reports To:                 Food Service Manager

FLSA Status:                Non-Exempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Dishwasher maintains kitchen work areas, equipment, and utensils in a clean and orderly condition by carrying out the duties listed below (other duties may be assigned):

• Scrapes foods from dirty dishes and wash them by hand or place them in racks or on a conveyor to the dishwashing machine.
• Washes pots, pans, and trays.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors.
• Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks.
• Separates and removes trash and garbage and places it in designated containers.
• Steam cleans or hoses out garbage cans.
• Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.
• Maintains a clean and sanitized work area at all times.

Education and/or Experience

No prior experience or training.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and/or sit for eight hours at a time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.