Restaurant Utility Worker

Role overview

Zaxbys is looking for a Restaurant Utility Worker to help keep the restaurant clean, safe, and running smoothly. This role focuses on day-to-day cleanliness, deep cleaning, and preventive upkeep of the building and equipment.

For guests, Zaxbys is a fun place to eat and spend time with friends. For team members, it aims to be a great place to work.

What the job involves

• Finish all training required by Zax LLC.
• Help maintain a safe, tidy, and well-kept restaurant environment.
• Carry out scheduled and unscheduled cleaning tasks and basic maintenance work.
• Clean restaurant equipment regularly and perform preventive maintenance.
• Check equipment, run tests, and look for signs of malfunction.
• Handle minor lighting repairs.
• Do thorough cleaning duties, including pressure washing inside and outside the location.
• Read and follow equipment manuals and work orders.
• Inspect grounds, plumbing, electrical fixtures and outlets, kitchen equipment, and the building to catch issues early.
• Complete small repairs when needed.
• Understand safety rules, procedures, operating instructions, and related documents.
• Keep maintenance logs accurate, organized, and up to date.
• Follow Zaxby’s Franchising LLC and Zax LLC standards, policies, and procedures.
• Work safely at all times and follow all safety guidelines.
• Stay flexible and be ready to take on work beyond the listed duties when needed.
• Report HR and risk-management concerns immediately to the General Manager and District Manager.
• Escalate other concerns to a supervisor when appropriate.
• Handle any other tasks needed to keep restaurant operations functioning properly.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Reliable transportation is required.
• For full-time employment, availability must be 32 to 40 hours per week.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Leadership ability, strong organization, and cooperative teamwork skills are required.

Work conditions and physical demands

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods.
• Occasional stooping, bending, crouching, and climbing, including ladder use.
• Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying up to 50 pounds, including overhead lifting.
• Continuous hand and wrist use for gripping and detailed movement.
• Clear communication through speaking, reading, and writing.
• Good visual and audio awareness to observe and respond to surroundings.
• Work both indoors and outdoors, with exposure to hot and cold conditions and food and outdoor allergens.
• Safe operation of restaurant equipment, including knives, fryers, and other potentially hazardous tools and machines.

Benefits and perks

• Free meals during shifts and 50% off meals when off shift.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Early access to pay.
• Growth and advancement opportunities.
• Recognition program.
• Employee referral program.
• 401(k) plan with employer match, subject to additional eligibility requirements.
• For full-time team members: medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• For full-time team members: short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• For full-time team members: employer-paid life insurance.

Equal opportunity

Zax LLC is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to any legally protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.