Title: Dishwasher
BALISTRERI'S
Department: Operations BLUEMOUND INN
Reports to: Kitchen Supervisor, Kitchen Manager, Chef,
or General Manager BALISTRERI'S
Typical Work Week: 35-40 hours ITALIAN/AMERICAN RISTORANTE
Compensation: Depends upon skills and experience
Job Description for: Dishwasher
Dishwasher’s primary objective is to provide a clean and safe kitchen area for our staff. Wash and clean tableware, pots,
pans and cooking equipment. Keep the dish room and equipment clean and organized.
Essential Physical Requirements for: Dishwasher
• Frequent washing of hands.
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.
• Hazards may include, but are not limited to, slipping and tripping.
Job Tasks for: Dishwasher
• Maintains a Guest focus while performing duties
• Assumes 100% responsibility for the cleanliness of dishware
• Load, run and unload dish machine.
• Keep the dish machine clean and report any functional or mechanical problems to the kitchen manager.
• Monitor dish machine water temperature and chemical levels to ensure sanitary wash cycle.
• Wash and store all tableware and kitchenware.
• Keep dish room clean and organized.
• Complete opening and closing checklists.
• Maintain adequate levels of clean tableware for dining room and kitchen
• Bag and haul kitchen trash and recyclables to dumpsters.
• Handle tableware carefully to prevent breakage and loss.
• Maintain adequate levels of dish detergents and cleaning supplies.
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Required Knowledge for: Dishwasher
Basic Sanitation Knowledge -- Understanding the basic principles of cleanliness and sanitation.
Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
English Language:
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of
composition, and grammar.
Skills Required for: Dishwasher
• No previous restaurant experience required.
• Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points
being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Abilities Required for: Dishwasher
• Be able to work in hot, wet, humid, and loud environment for long period of time while standing.
• Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken
words and sentences.
• Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two
hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Memorization -- The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
• Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Stamina -- The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of
breath.
• Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body
repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
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Job Activities for: Dishwasher
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working
relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving
materials, and manipulating things.
• Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your
arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and
handling of materials.
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings -- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events,
or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing,
differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Licenses, certifications, or registrations required for: Dishwasher
• Optional: State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Certified Foodservice Manager
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