Kitchen Team Member (Dishwasher)

Description

WHY HOMESTATE//

• Restaurants are fun (it’s like throwing a party everyday)!
• With base rate plus tip share, it’s reasonable to expect to earn $22-$25 per hour.
• Refer a friend, get $500*
• Free tacos – even on your days off.
• Retirement savings option.
• Stick around for a while – we have retention incentives.
• Affordable health, dental & vision benefits*
• 100% company paid life insurance*
• We create an environment where everyone with respect and dignity.
• We value honest, intentional and transparent communication.
• We listen, learn and lead with compassion.
• We encourage you to be yourself.
• Advancement opportunities available.
• Community engagement – HS plays a positive role in community.
• Slip resistant shoe program.
• Check out our Instagram!

PRIMARY QUALIFICATION//

You gotta be kind!

WHAT'S IT LIKE WORKING AT HOMESTATE//

• Work with other kind people
• Make other people happy
• Enjoy free tacos
• Delight in the flexibility of the hospitality industry and pursue your passion, whether with us or elsewhere.

WHO ARE WE//

HomeState is a Texas Kitchen in California sharing breakfast tacos, queso, brisket, house-made flour tortillas and genuine hospitality. In 2013, Briana “Breezy” Valdez founded HomeState in Los Angeles with the dream of sharing her Texas identity through food and hospitality.

HomeState is currently hiring for the position of: Kitchen Team Member (Dishwasher - PM Shifts)

THE FINE PRINT//

All HomeState operational efforts are an extension of our core values and mission. We serve hospitality first, tacos second. Our goal is to redefine casual dining and break down barriers of access to high quality food and caring hospitality at an affordable price point. HomeState is a home away from home. A place where everyone feels welcome and valued. No matter where you’re from.

Kitchen Team Members report to the Kitchen Manager or Assistant General Manager and embrace the vision which includes nurturing our communities within our four walls and in our surrounding community. A successful Kitchen Team Member provides our guests with an exceptional experience by implementing HomeState’s standards of service, product quality and cleanliness. Every member of our team strives to create an environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Base rate per hour projected to be $17.50.

With tip share it is reasonable to expect to earn $22-$25 per hour.

CORE SKILLS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Guest Focus: Reenforce guest trust by complying with sanitation standards, portion sizes, recipes, builds, cooking/cooling methods, packaging, kitchen policies. Assist with receiving and storage of all incoming orders to ensure proper temperature control.
• Action Oriented: Take on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm. Manage time efficiently by taking initiative and working with a sense of urgency to fulfill job duties and checklists, find opportunities to complete other tasks assigned by the leader of the shift. Take action to ensure leadership is aware of any equipment, product or safety concerns.
• Resilient: Rebound from setbacks when faced with difficult situations. Calmly identify and troubleshoot issues that occur during the shift to ensure efficient operations. Constantly communicate with honesty, integrity and transparency.
• Collaborative: Build partnerships and work collaboratively to meet shared objectives. Work closely with the team to support each other through daily tasks, promote teamwork and assist with training. Think boldly and bravely to shape a positive impact on one's self, family, neighbors and team members.
• Follow all HomeState standards, sanitation guidelines, policies or procedures to ensure that you are serving guests the highest quality, delivering caring hospitality, and that you are embodying the HomeState mission and core values.
• Maintain regular, predictable attendance, which includes attendance at all scheduled shifts, training and meetings.

Dishwasher

• Wash dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pans and/or utensils, by operating a dish machine or washing by hand in a three compartment sink. Monitor dishwasher water temperature and approved dish chemicals to ensure sanitary wash cycle. Ensure proper stock of clean kitchen or serviceware. Carry raw and prepared foods, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and wor