Dishwasher

Join the Team at Deerwood Country Club – Now Hiring Dishwashers!

Deerwood Country Club is seeking reliable and hardworking Dishwashers to join our culinary team. In this important role, you’ll help keep our kitchen running smoothly by maintaining cleanliness, organization, and sanitation standards in a fast-paced environment.

Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Deerwood Country Club is a premier private club featuring an 18-hole championship golf course, tennis and aquatics facilities, and exceptional dining experiences for members and guests.

Pay: $17 an hour
Schedule: Part-time

At Deerwood, we pride ourselves on fostering a positive culture built on teamwork, respect, and work/life balance. We’re looking for someone with a strong work ethic, a team-first attitude, and pride in keeping things clean and organized.

Our Culture and Values provide Team Members with a rewarding lifestyle and work/life balance.

If you’re dependable, motivated, and ready to be part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!

Job title

Dishwasher

Reports to

Chef

Classification

Hourly Full-time, Part-time, Non Exempt 

Working Hours

According to shift assignments

Job purpose

Cleans cooking utensils, plates, cups, saucers, silverware, glasses, and other dishes. Collects garbage from various areas in the kitchen and transport it to waste containers.

Duties and responsibilities

• Prepares tableware for washing, receives or collects tableware to be washed, and removes food residue with a scraper, sorts china, glassware, and silverware, placing each in separate racks, or trays, etc. Heavily encrusted dishes will have to receive more attention in the way of scrubbing and soaking in order to loosen all material.
• Set up dish washing machine, ie. turn machine on, check soap, rinse supply, and ensure empty food strainers.
• Prepare glassware for washing, ie. empty liquids left in glasses, separate glasses according to size, by placing glassware in sectioned glass racks in preparation for them to pass through the dish washing machine. 
• Dries and polishes glassware with clean dishtowels, sorting individual pieces according to type, if necessary.
• Clean dish washing equipment and working area.
• Collects garbage from dining room, kitchen grills, and other collection areas. Examines garbage for silverware and dishes. 
• Delivers retrieved silverware and dishes to their respective areas. 
• Cleans garbage cans thoroughly with hot soapy water and steam.
• Performs other necessary duties as well, ie. keeps record of broken dishes, sweeps and mops the entire kitchen floor and perhaps other areas, periodically throughout the day. 
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in all kitchen areas as per F&B Manual.
• Complete opening and closing checklists as outlined in the F&B Manual.
• Conduct daily walk through to ensure the facility is safe and presentable and that courtesy and efficiency are being exercised throughout. See F&B Manual for guidelines.
• Protect the assets of the Club.
• Operate within the guidelines, policies, standards and constraints as established by Hampton Golf.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience preferred 
• Excellent oral communication and listening skills
• Ability to follow directions
• Excellent customer service skills

Working conditions

Work is primarily indoors.  Potential exposure to sharp and rapid equipment movement, sharp utensils, harmful chemicals and/or being exposed to flying golf balls.

This job description does not imply that the above are the only responsibilities assigned to this position.  Employees holding this position will be required to perform any on the job related duties as requested.  All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Physical requirements

Good organizational and verbal skills. Ability to use logical and rational thinking to resolve issues. Ability to perform basic mathematical skills, monitors and develops subordinates, visually monitor the operation areas, write and read member communication.

Must have the ability to perform moderate physical work and may be required to lift up to 40 lbs., up to 30 lbs. frequently. Perform activities such as bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing, reaching, standing, pushing, lifting and grasping for up to 5 hours without sitting. Ability to sustain aerobic activity for 20 consecutive minutes.

Please be advised that all work that requires the use of a ladder more than 8 ft. long must be reviewed by Hampton Golf’s Club Maintenance person. Following an assessment of the situation, a determination will be made as to whether a maintenance team member or subcontractors will perform the necessary maintenance task. No other staff member is authorized to climb to heights exceeding 8 ft. and/or perform such maintenance. In addition, personnel are prohibited from entering facility attics, walking on the roof of buildings and/or from using scaffolding. 

Direct reports

None