Dishwasher

Mining Exchange Hotel & Spa

Dishwasher

About The Opportunity

Practice Hospitality is seeking an experienced and hands-on Dishwasher to join the team at the Mining Exchange Hotel & Spa in Springs Orleans.

About The Company

Practice Hospitality manages hotels differently. A growing company with opportunities for advancement, we infuse hotels with style, spirit, and soul. We inspire, innovate, and advocate. We deliver results and do well to our owners because we respect the individuality that we all bring to the table, the connectedness of our world, and the impact we have on our community.

We are looking for someone who thinks big because, at Practice Hospitality, we value creativity, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, and innovation. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of a team that supports one another, is empowered, and holds themselves accountable. If you bring your A-game every day and pursue excellence with tenacity, we want to invest in your professional and personal growth. But, more than anything, we are looking for good humans who care about our guests, and each other and make every moment together enriching, fulfilling, and fun.

About The Hotel

Mining Exchange Hotel & Spa was built in 1902 as a stock exchange for local mining companies, The Mining Exchange Hotel & Spa offers a one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. Our elegant, yet casual public spaces and guestrooms are all newly renovated.

Job Role

Clean and clear the workstations, and overall kitchen area by maintaining a high standard of sanitation and cleanliness.

Responsibilities:

• Gathers all dirty dishware from tubs brought to the dish room, rinses and stacks in dish racks, always clearing dishes of leftovers and trash to prepare for automated washing.
• Load full dish racks on the belt and ensure correct placement following the instructions for the operation of the machine. Operate an automatic dishwashing machine by using controls as instructed.
• Load dishwashing solutions into automatic dispensers and regulate the output of detergents and chemicals to the dishwashing machine by monitoring and adjusting controls.
• Unload clean dishes from racks after being processed through the dish machine, inspect for cleanliness, and carefully stack them in specified carts and shelves for easy use by restaurant and kitchen staff.
• Manually scrub pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment that cannot be washed automatically, using detergents, scourers, and special solutions as required. Inspects for cleanliness, manually dries with hand towels, and puts away in correct places.
• Manually polish all silver, stainless steel, and pewter used in food service, using standard polishing cloth and products, to present clean and attractive equipment to diners.
• Maintain the automatic dishwashing equipment in good condition and working order following manufacturers' instructions to prolong the life of the equipment, prevent breakdowns, and meet mandated health compliance regulations.
• Always keep the dish room in clean and orderly condition by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, wiping counters and equipment, and organizing shelves in order to maintain a sanitary workstation and to meet mandated health compliance requirements.
• Mop kitchen floors as requested and at the end of each shift, clean all kitchen work surfaces as regularly scheduled by the manager including walls, ceilings, hoods, vents and ovens.
• Gather all trash cans from kitchen work areas at the end of each shift and empties into the outside trash compactor.
• Sweep loading dock and kitchen entrance areas, clearing litter and debris to trash bins, for the safety of associates and purveyors.
• Maintain associate break room and restrooms by sweeping, mopping, cleaning counters, and refilling supplies daily.
• Performs other duties as assigned, requested, or deemed necessary by management.

Compensation: $16.00 per hour

Requirements

Education:  Some High school education or equivalent experience.

Experience: Previous experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities: Must have vision ability to see minute objects at arm’s length, to read meters and controls. Must have finger, hand, and upper body dexterity to grasp dishes, push, pull, carry, and lift racks, carts, and large trash bins. Must be able to understand and follow written or verbal instructions or instruction by example. Have the ability to keep breakage to a minimum by handling china, glassware, and fragile equipment with care.