Dishwasher

About Carlos O'Kelly's and Thrive Restaurant Group

Thrive Restaurant Group, a family-run company thriving for over five decades, is inviting passionate individuals to join their team. They focus on impacting communities positively and offer a lively and familial working environment. Carlos O’Kelly’s, established in 1981, delivers authentic Mex From Scratch cuisine, famed for oven-baked specialties, renowned margaritas, homemade chips, queso, and salsa. Their core value emphasizes spreading generosity through service.

Role Overview

The dishwasher role, classified as General Utility, is essential for maintaining kitchen cleanliness and supporting food preparation. This position entails cleaning kitchen workspaces, utensils, and equipment while upholding sanitary standards. Cross-training across various kitchen departments is included in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Scrape and pre-rinse dirty dishes before loading into the dishwasher (approx. 50% of duties).
• Wash pots, pans, and trays by hand or machine (around 15% of tasks).
• Perform all assigned food preparation duties (about 10%).
• Dispose of trash and garbage in dumpster areas (about 10%).
• Clean work tables, walls, refrigerator and cooking equipment, and floors (approx. 5%).
• Maintain cleanliness of garbage cans and trash containers (approx. 5%).
• Assemble, maintain, and dismantle the dishwashing machine (around 5%).

Qualifications and Requirements

• A genuine interest in caring for others, learning, and personal growth.
• Maintain a positive attitude in the workplace.
• Ability to transport cases weighing up to 50 pounds, up to 20 times daily.
• Capability to place dishes, utensils, pans, and cases on both high and low shelves.
• Work primarily indoors (90%) with occasional outdoor exposure (10%).
• Endure work in hot and humid environments.
• Respond effectively and safely during emergency situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly navigate through the restaurant and communicate with guests.
• Lift and grasp items up to 5 pounds frequently.
• Occasionally lift or move items up to 25 pounds.
• Bend and stoop as required.
• Have sufficient vision to ensure cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate touchscreen devices.
• Reasonable accommodations can be made for disabilities to complete essential functions.

Diversity and Inclusion

Thrive Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusive hiring.