Dishwasher - Templeton Landing-Part Time

Job Description

Templeton Landing is Buffalo’s premier dining, happy hour and special event venue with floor to ceiling waterfront views, elegant banquet rooms, and a contemporary yet classic ambiance. Our full-service team offers a personal touch, elegant accommodations, and award-winning cuisine for a variety of year-round events & celebrations. Our special event rooms showcase the best waterfront view in Buffalo and can host anywhere from 60-250 guests year-round.

Templeton Landing is hiring efficient and enthusiastic individuals that believe in the mission of delivering a 5-star experience to our fellow team members, guests, partners and community. Join us in this high energy and naturally fast-paced environment where you are an essential piece to a growing trend in the food service industry.

You will find PRIDE in providing positive and friendly service to groups of guests celebrating a variety of special occasions! At Templeton Landing you will be an integral part of our team in helping to provide our guests with a best-in-class experience while experiencing respect and integrity in a diverse work environment.

Top-notch benefits:

24 hours paid Sick Time renewed yearly

Employee Meals

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to assist with work life balance

Paid vacation starting at 2 weeks per year

Up to 3 days Paid Bereavement

Moral (PRIDE) Program- rewarding employees with a variety of prizes for those who exemplify the company’s values.

Full time employees qualify for- Comprehensive Health Plans, Employer paid life Insurance, Supplemental Benefit Plans, 401k with annual employer match

Associates in hosts/hostess positions are committed to cultivating an environment and experience that make restaurant guests feel welcome. They provide exceptional guest relations by greeting restaurant patrons upon arrival, escorting them to their table, ensuring their dining experience has been excellent, and bidding guests farewell as they leave. Hosts/hostess are highly knowledgeable of all Company safety and sanitation policies, procedures, and protocols, skilled at using Toast and Open Table and other restaurant systems, and flexible in responding to operational needs with a “can-do” approach. They also inspect restroom facilities and coordinate with housekeeping to ensure timely and prompt cleaning and sanitation.Essential Job Duties:

•Provide guests and employees with clean and sanitized utensils, plateware, and glassware.

•Ensure dishes are clean and available as needed.

•Responsible for setting up dish machine in the morning and closing down machine in the evening.

•Wash tableware according to sanitation and cleaning procedures.

•Place clean tableware in specified shelves according to sanitation and cleaning procedures.

•Set up lined trash cans in employee restrooms, prep cooking lines, and dish room.

•Maintain the kitchen’s cleanliness by sweeping/ mopping floors, and emptying trash.

•Trouble-shoot any dish machine malfunctions.

•Inform Manager on duty of any problems and take fast action when necessary.

•Work frequently in a hot, damp environment.

•Hazards include cuts, burns, and slipping/tripping.

•Must be dressed in clean Company uniforms at all times.

•Must wear approved manufacturer certified slip resistant or non-slip shoes at all times while working

This is a seasonal position running from approximately March through October.

Pay: $15 - 17 / hourEducation, Experience & Behavior Requirements:

High School Diploma/GED requiredExperience:

1 year similar experience preferedWork Behaviors:

Exemplifies the Company’s values (PRIDE)

Demonstrates a responsive, caring and respectful approach in all personal interactions with others

Wears approved manufacturer certified slip resistant or non-slip shoes at all times while working

Complies with all safety and sanitation, food service, beverage and alcohol, code of conduct, work rules and management instructions, deadlines, policies and procedures

Complies with all hygiene and personal grooming requirements

Arrives to work on time in designated restaurant uniform

Fosters a workplace culture of hospitality, respect, safe and sanitation

Participates in all required trainings and completes all required examinations

Team player and can-do mindset in supporting all business operational needsKnowledge and Skills:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively engage others verbally

Ability to listen and speak in basic English in order to maintain effective communications in the performance of essential job functions

Ability to read and comprehend data sources, written work instructions, policies, procedures and other work materials in English in order to perform essential duties in accordance with safety, sanitation and operational standards and trainings

Demonstrated skill in the application of automated reservations or point of sale information systems to effectively and correctly execute various transactionsPhysical Demands:

Regular lifting, moving and carrying of food items, furniture, garbage etc. weighing up to 0 pounds across the restaurant

Regular and prolonged standing and walking inside and outside the restaurant to greet and escort guests, hand-off take-out food orders, remove garbage, etc.

Regular ascending/descending stairs across the restaurant to escort guests, etc.

Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers

Frequent use of hand to finger motions, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms

Disclaimer: The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; and is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognize that people are our finest asset. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion or belief, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or sexual orientation or any other classification protected by law.

Specialty Restaurants Corporation maintains a drug free workplace. The Company will consider for employment qualified applications with criminal histories in a manner that is consistent with local, state, and federal law. All job offers are contingent upon successfully passing of a background check.