Dishwasher

About Thrive Restaurant Group

With over five decades in the food service industry, Thrive Restaurant Group is a family-owned company rooted in making meaningful impacts on its customers and communities. The group cultivates a welcoming, family-friendly workplace culture while promoting opportunities to learn business acumen, hospitality, and leadership.

Applebee’s, operating as Legacy Apple within the group, is recognized as a community cornerstone. It dedicates efforts beyond dining, including charitable contributions totaling over $5 million to support local initiatives such as high school events and pediatric cancer charities, emphasizing the principle of "Be a Good Neighbor."

Position Overview

The Dishwasher / General Utility role focuses on ensuring cleanliness and organization within the kitchen. Responsibilities include maintaining kitchen equipment, utensils, plates, and workspaces in impeccable condition, supporting food preparation when necessary, and participating cross-functionally within various kitchen tasks as part of the team.

Primary Duties

• Scrape and pre-rinse food debris from dishes, and load them into the dishwashing machine (approximately 50% of the time).
• Wash pots, pans, and trays manually or using the dish machine (around 15% of work time).
• Complete designated food preparation tasks (about 10%).
• Dispose of trash and garbage, transporting it to the dumpster area (roughly 10%).
• Clean workstation surfaces, walls, refrigerators, cooking equipment, and floors (around 5%).
• Sanitize garbage bins and trash containers (about 5%).
• Set up, maintain, and take apart the dishwashing machine (5%).

Requirements & Qualifications

• A genuine desire to nurture others, develop personal skills, and embrace learning.
• A positive and cooperative mindset.
• Capability to handle physical tasks such as carrying cases up to 50 pounds up to 20 times daily.
• Ability to place items like plates and utensils on shelves located at various heights.
• Work environment involves predominantly indoor settings (90%) with occasional outdoor exposure (10%).
• Endure frequent exposure to heat and dampness.
• Responsiveness to emergency situations to maintain safety.

Physical Demands

This role necessitates frequent movement and communication throughout the restaurant, manual handling of items weighing up to 25 pounds, the ability to bend or stoop, and sufficient vision to assess cleanliness and operate touchscreen devices. Accommodations may be provided for individuals with disabilities to fulfill these essential functions.

Additional Information

Thrive Restaurant Group is firmly committed to equal employment opportunities. Compliance with state-specific employment verification systems like E-Verify is enforced where applicable.