Job Description

Wage Scale

 $17.95 - $30 per hour. This position is eligible for tips.

This position will earn a base hourly rate between $17.95/hour and $30.00/hour and will be eligible to participate in our company tip pool. Our tip pool distributions fluctuate, and we cannot guarantee a certain distribution. However, on average, employees in this same position may make between $3.00 and $6.00 in tips per hour.

We are thrilled to bring JOEY Restaurants to San Jose, California! With our expansion, comes the opportunity to invite new talent to join our team. We are looking for high-performing, passionate individuals to join a remarkable team of culinary leaders and restaurateurs as we continue the JOEY legacy in our first location in San Jose. **Opening Spring 2025!**

As a Steward/Dishwasher, you are an integral part of the kitchen team’s overall success. The guest experience starts and ends with you. In this role, you are responsible for upholding a pristine dining environment and maintaining a safe and sanitary workplace. This role is fast-paced and demanding, but you stay ahead by being efficient and anticipating your team’s needs.

Our very own CEO, Jeff Fuller, started his remarkable journey as a dishwasher, “Learning from the ground up and understanding what success takes.”- Jeff Fuller

Duties

• Set up, clean, polish, and break down the dish machine; change the dishwater periodically.
• Wash dishes, cutlery, glassware, flatware, pots, pans, and other equipment then stock and organize to their designated areas.
• Exercise required sanitation practices for dish handling by maintaining the dish area in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner while complying with all required food handling and workplace safety procedures.
• Monitor the dish machine to ensure wash and rinse cycles do not fall below safety standard temperatures.
• Ensure the temperatures and ppm levels of sanitizers in the dish machine and sinks always comply with health code.
• Complete assigned opening, side work, and closing duties to set your team up for success and support the kitchen team as needed.
• Follow all instructions and guidelines for safe usage of kitchen equipment and cleaning compounds. Report any equipment problems and maintenance issues to leadership immediately.
• Follow all food service and handling safety precautions and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler and California Responsible Beverage Service certifications. 
• Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world-class hospitality experiences.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Be able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
• They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
• They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Benefits

• Career development, education, and growth opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.
• Discounted employee shift meals.
• 10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.
• Paid sick leave.
• Referral bonus program.
• Sales competitions and rewards.

Join our team!

If you're looking for a place to meet your potential, we'd like to meet you. Roll up your sleeves... YOUR journey starts here.

About JOEY Restaurants

The JOEY Restaurant Group exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience. Our handcrafted, locally, and globally inspired menu offerings are created by award-winning chefs and presented by world-class hospitality leaders in modern, warm, and lively environments. JOEY Restaurants has been family-owned and operated since 1992 and has grown into an iconic multi-concept brand throughout North America, with continued growth and expansion planned into 2030. When you join the JOEY team, you can expect a warm, inclusive, and creative environment, where we are committed to training, educating, and empowering our people. 

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  

We are committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local ordinances.

This job posting highlights essential responsibilities and requirements of the job and is for illustrative purposes only. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

JOEY Restaurant Group has an internal recruitment department and will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes sent to JOEY, its employees, and databases, will be considered the property of JOEY Restaurant Group. External recruitment agencies must establish a fully executed service agreement with JOEY’s Human Resources department to submit resumes. JOEY will not pay fees to employment agencies who do not have an agreement in place. For contract inquiries please submit your request to usrecruiting@joeyrestaurants.com.

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JOEY Restaurants exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience; it starts and ends with our people. We currently operate  50+  locations throughout Canada and the United States and travel the globe to discover bold and addictive flavors, then turn them into signature recipes. Our people are our biggest investment and greatest return. We seek the best and the brightest, drive development, and reward top performers. JOEY is all opportunity, and our people is the way we succeed. They are masters of their craft, committed to creating a memorable and unique experience for each guest. We live by a simple credo: “Genuine Warmth and Care is always on the table.”
The JOEY Restaurant Group is an equal employment opportunity employer of all qualified individuals, including minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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