Dishwasher - Culps Cafe

Culps Caf is a one-of-a-kind eatery paying homage to the small soda fountains and lunch counters found throughout Dayton in the early 1900s. The core of Dayton Historys mission is to educate and preserve. As a part of Dayton History, Culps Cafs primary goal is to both immerse our guests in a welcoming, entertaining, historic, and educational experience.

Basic Function:

This position exists to keep the kitchen running smoothly by cleaning and sanitizing dishes so that Cooks and Front of House staff have the supplies they need to prepare food and beverages and serve it to guests.

General Responsibilities:

• Unload cutlery and dishes brought to the kitchen by front of house staff while loading and organizing them into trays for the washer.
• Hand wash large pots and pans that are unable to be washed in the commercial dishwasher.
• Assist with taking garbage and trash to dumpster area.
• Assist with washing work areas, refrigerators, cooking equipment, walls and floors in order to meet or exceed food safety standards.
• Assemble, maintain, and break down the dish machine when needed (training will be provided).
• Assist with prep work when needed.
• Additional duties as assigned by management

Line of Communication and Accountability:

This position reports to the Kitchen Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Outstanding communication and customer service skills
• Strong organization and active listening skills
• Effective team member
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to multi-task
• Effective stress management and conflict resolution skills
• Available for various shifts including weekends

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Language Ability: Ability to read and comprehend simply instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of internet software.
• Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception and ability to adjust focus.