Dishwasher

Position Summary

The mission of Hope the Mission is to prevent, reduce, and eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness by offering immediate assistance and long-term solutions. Our mission is to meet our participants' needs through an individualized and non-judgmental approach.

The Dishwasher plays a crucial role in maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen space, ensuring efficient operations for food preparation and service. Your primary responsibility will be to clean dishes, utensils, pots, and pans used in food production and service. You will work in a fast-paced environment, supporting kitchen staff in various tasks to uphold sanitation standards and facilitate smooth kitchen operations. This position is a part of Food Services and reports to the Chef de Cuisine.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

● Dishwashing: Wash dishes, pots, pans, and utensils by hand or using dishwashing equipment, ensuring thorough cleanliness and sanitation.

● Kitchen Equipment Maintenance: Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment such as mixers, slicers, and food processors, ovens, steam kettle, braising pan, steamers following established procedures. ● Organization: Maintain cleanliness and organization of the dishwashing area, including storage of clean dishes and utensils.

● Trash Removal: Empty trash receptacles regularly and ensure proper disposal of waste in accordance with sanitation guidelines.

● Kitchen Maintenance: Sweep & mop kitchen floors, walk-in refrigerators and freezer, loading dock, receiving dock daily. Refill dish soap, hand soap, sanitizer, paper towel dispensers, glove holders daily. ● Linen Maintenance: Empty linen bins as needed. Organize linens including towels and aprons. ● Assistance to Kitchen Staff: Assist kitchen staff with tasks such as food preparation, cleaning, and organization as needed to support efficient operations.

● Compliance: Adhere to health and safety regulations, including proper handling of chemicals and cleaning agents, to ensure a safe working environment.

● Inventory Management: Monitor dishwashing supplies and notify management when inventory levels are low, assisting with inventory management as needed. FiFO procedures, restocks inventory, notifies chef-in-charge of any low stock levels.

● Teamwork: Collaborate with kitchen staff to maintain a positive and productive work environment, contributing to the overall success of the team.

● Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail to ensure thorough cleaning and sanitation of dishes and kitchen equipment.

● Adaptability: Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment and willingness to assist with various tasks as required.

● Sanitation Knowledge: Basic understanding of sanitation and safety practices in a food service environment.

● Health and Safety Compliance: Adheres to and enforces strict health and safety standards. Ensures the kitchen meets all regulatory requirements.

● Equipment Maintenance: Responsible for the proper use and maintenance of kitchen equipment, reporting any malfunctions or safety hazards.

● Collaboration and Communication: works with all kitchen staff and the Chef de Cuisine to ensure a harmonious kitchen operation.

● Maintain and organize kitchen equipment, tools and utensils ensuring they are clean and in good working condition.

● Sweep, mop all kitchen floors including walk-in refrigerators and freezer

● Clean, reset and refill all dish stations and hand sink stations in the beginning and before the end of shift ● Be a team player and have a great positive attitude.

● Able to effectively collaborate with all team members, supervisors and other Food Service teams. ● Maintain a clean and sanitary workstation

● Organize and clean all kitchen areas including dry storage, refrigeration and freezer storage ● To ensure a functional and hygienic environment, inspect and clean all equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas

● Must be able to work in a standing position for extended periods of time

● Must be able to carry, lift, push, and pull up to 50lbs

● Must be able to regularly bend and stoop

● Must be able to work weekends and holidays

● Must follow strict requirements about food safety

Other Requirements:

● Reliability: Dependable and punctual, with a commitment to fulfilling job responsibilities consistently. ● Assist with bakery team as needed

● Assist with prep cooks as needed

● Assist other Food Services team members as needed

● Assist with staff meal and special events as needed

● Work with volunteers and workers who help in meal preparation and service.

● Follow strict food safety regulations to maintain a safe environment for all.

● Perform any other tasks assigned with a positive attitude and a willingness to help.

Additional Qualifications and Experience:

● Experience: 1+ years of culinary experience; high volume production preferred. Experience in busy, fast-paced environments is welcome.

● Commitment to serving the needs of homeless families and individuals

● Food handler certification

● High school diploma or GED preferred

● FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

● Drug and TB testing required. Background check required

● Job Type: Full-time

Physical, Demands, Environmental Conditions, Equipment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employee is required to: Routinely required to sit; walk; climb stairs; engage in verbal, written, and email communication; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the Administration office. Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.

Handle, fingers, grasp and feel objects and equipment; Reach with hands and arms; Communicate, receive and exchange ideas, information by means of the spoken and written word; Be mobile by moving oneself from place to place quickly and easily; Repeat various motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers; Be able to have visual activity for (including, but not limited to) administrative and clerical tasks; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Drive vehicle in and around Los Angeles County, as needed; be able to enter buildings that may require climbing stairs. Be periodically subjected to outside environmental conditions. Use a desktop and/or laptop computer, copy, postage, and fax machines. Complete all required forms in personal writing. Employee may work in proximity to service animals and emotional support animals.

◊ EEO: HOTV (Hope of the Valley) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, HOTV complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, placement, promotion, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

◊ HOTV will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job of er is made to you. After making a conditional of er and running a background check, if HOTV is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s Fair Chance Act