Description

Job Title: Dishwasher/Porter – Corporate Client Department: Culinary

FLSA: Hourly, None-Exempt Status: Part-time

Reports to: Culinary Manager

Customary Days: Monday - Friday

Customary Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Varies to include evenings, holidays, and extended hours as business requires)

Position Summary

The porter is responsible for maintaining the cafe and service areas during service, operating the dish station, and stocking various items in the kitchen and service areas.

Essential Functions:

• Appropriately engage and interact with guests
• Follows proper procedures for dishwashing 
• Follow proper procedures for pot sink and dishwashing machine setup and maintain cleanliness.
• Follows proper procedures for sanitizing and maintaining sink at proper temperature levels and water rotation
• Clean and polish all pots, pans, and other equipment as required
• Clean and polish china, glass & silver as required
• Place clean items in the proper storage area.
• Daily side work as needed
• Maintain water station
• Set up a Bussing station before each service, maintain it during service, and breakdown after service
• Clear and clean tables in the dining room
• Take out garbage throughout the work day, separate food waste from recycled items and compostable items, and use proper dumpsters to dispose of trash, compost, and recycling.
• Sweep and mop all areas of the kitchen during open hours as needed, and at the end of service daily, resetting the floor mats and placing clean trash cans in the kitchen/café area.
• Resets the Dining room after each service
• Follow the cleaning schedule as designated by the Culinary Supervisor, maintaining the highest quality of areas at all times.
• Report to work in proper uniform as outlined in the Back of the House Dress Code Policy.
• Performs closing procedures as assigned by the manager.
• Perform other relevant tasks as required.

Requirements

Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

• Any combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. 
• Completion of the City of Chicago Food Handler’s Certificate preferred, or ability to complete the certification within 90 days after the date of hire.

Essential 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 ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Ability to demonstrate a strong affinity for Blue Plate’s mission: Our mission is to “care more” for others through food and service experiences that turn our partner’s vision into reality. 
• Ability to follow instructions with a sense of urgency.
• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures.
• Reliable and punctual attendance.

Language Skills 

Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently. Bilingual skills preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel; reach with hand and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Constant standing throughout the shift is required.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 60 lbs.
• Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• May work in extreme heat and cold (non-weather and weather).
• May work in wet conditions (non-weather and weather).
• The noise level is moderate to loud.
• May work near toxic/caustic chemicals and with fumes or airborne particles.
• Will work near moving or mechanical parts.

Blue Plate Catering is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment with Blue Plate Catering without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.