Job Description

Honcho Latin Street Food & Coffee
3 E Church St
Village of Clarkston, MI 48346
(248)707-3793
Our kitchen takes something from one culinary continent and smashes it into another: Latin food that speaks with an Asian accent. Conceived at the markets and landing here on Main Street. Running out of a old mechanic's station, combining two separately functioning garages to create our restaurant and Coffeehouse. Business bustles inside and out along the downtown Clarkston strip. Patrons can pop in for house-roasted and brewed pour-over coffee, pastries and juices while others saddle up to the bar for full kitchen service, drinks and margarita sloshies. The main restaurant dining room offers table, booth or counter seating for full lunch and dinner service or to grab a taco and a sack of homemade donuts hot out of the fryer.

Competitive pay and benefits including medical and supplemental insurance, on-demand pay, referral bonus, 401(k) and PTO!

POSITION SUMMARY
The dish and general utility position is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards for china, glassware, tableware, cooking utensils, etc., using machine and manual cleaning methods. This position also ensures the dishwashing area is maintained as a clean, safe, and sanitary facility.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
Sorting and rinsing dirty dishes, glass, tableware and other cooking utensils and place them in racks to send through dish machine

Sorting and stacking clean dishes; carrying clean dishes to cook's line and other proper storage areas; rewashing soiled dishes before delivering

Changing dishwater in dish machine every hour

Washing pots, pans, and trays by hand

Removing trash and garbage to dumpster

Setting-up and breaking-down dishwashing area

Cleaning and rolling/unrolling mats

Filling/emptying soak tubs with cleaning and sanitizing solutions

Sweeping/mopping floors

Assembling/disassembling dish machine

Sweeping up trash around exterior of restaurant and garbage dumpster

Performing general restaurant and restroom cleaning as directed

Wiping up any spills to ensure kitchen floors remain dry

Notifying Manager anytime dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures

Performing other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)
Must be able to read labels on chemicals

Knowledge of workplace safety procedures

Ability to maintain professional demeanor in high-stress situations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand during entire shift. The employee frequently must lift and carry racks or stacks of dishes, glassware, and other utensils, weighing up to 30 pounds, up to 50 times per shift. The employee occasionally lifts and empties trashcans weighing up to 150 lbs., with assistance, up to two times per shift. The employee frequently bends, stoops, reaches, pushes and lifts. The employee works primarily indoors in a hot, damp environment with some work done outside. This position required the occasional exposure to sharp machinery, broken glass, metal cans, and heat sources with some potential for injury. The employee is frequently required to wash hands. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
NOTE
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.