Dishwasher

About the Company

Thrive Restaurant Group, a family-operated business for over five decades, is inviting new members to join its family-oriented culture. We focus on enriching the communities we serve while fostering growth in business, leadership, and hospitality within a lively, supportive environment.

Since 1981, Carlos O'Kelly's has been renowned for delivering fresh Mexican cuisine, oven-baked specialties, well-known margaritas, house-made chips, and distinctive queso and salsa. We embrace the spirit of generosity and celebrate connections around every table, living by the motto "Pouring out Generosity."

Primary Role

The position is classified as General Utility, aiming to create a welcoming dining experience by providing excellent service. Your duties encompass keeping kitchen workspaces, tools, utensils, and dishes thoroughly clean, sanitized, and organized. Additionally, you will support food preparation and undergo cross-training across all kitchen departments as part of the Kitchen Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Scrape and pre-rinse dishes before loading them into the dishwasher, constituting about 50% of the workflow.
• Hand or machine-wash pots, pans, and trays, making up roughly 15% of tasks.
• Carry out assigned food preparation tasks, accounting for 10% of duties.
• Manage waste disposal by transporting garbage and trash to the dumpster area, approximately 10% of activity.
• Clean kitchen surfaces including tables, walls, refrigerators, cooking gear, and floors, about 5% of the workload.
• Maintain cleanliness of garbage cans and trash bins, comprising 5% of job responsibilities.
• Assemble, maintain, and disassemble dishwashing equipment, about 5% of tasks.

Qualification Criteria

• Demonstrated eagerness to help others, grow personally, and embrace continuous learning.
• Possession of a positive and approachable attitude.
• Capability to transport cases weighing up to 50 pounds multiple times daily (around 20 times).
• Ability to arrange plates, cutlery, pans, and cases on shelves positioned both high and low.
• Willingness to work primarily indoors (90%) with occasional outdoor duties (10%).
• Tolerance for working in consistently warm and moist environments.
• Readiness to respond quickly and appropriately in emergency situations to prevent harm.

Physical Demands

This role requires regular movement throughout the restaurant and interaction with guests. Physical tasks include lifting or moving items up to five pounds regularly and occasionally handling weights up to 25 pounds, in addition to bending and stooping. Adequate vision is necessary to ensure cleanliness standards and operate touchscreens. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for disabilities.

Equal Opportunity

Thrive Restaurant Group is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion.