MEIKO AUTO HOODS ARE AVAILABLE WITH FIVE YEAR WARRANTY

It is getting harder to find good kitchen staff. Better equipment solutions help keep the good ones by improving their working conditions.

Auto hoods are a win-win for the owners: They protect staff and speed up service by an average of 40 minutes per session. Instead of raising the hood to empty the dishwasher, the auto hood on Meiko machines lifts when the cycle is finished. This prevents operators from getting steam in their faces and ensures maximum economy from the heat recovery system.

Owners love that automatic hoods also speed up the work because the dishwash operator is getting the next rack ready instead of hauling heavy metal or wiping their face. 

The automatic hood system and automatic rack detection (optional) protect employee health by making movement sequences easier and more ergonomically efficient, boosting workplace assessments in the occupational safety category.

Auto hoods also expand the pool of labour able to work the dishwasher by reducing the physicality of the job and cutting excessive lifting – even staff of small stature can now easily work a hood dishwasher! Finding and retaining staff may be harder, so existing staff must be looked after. Even the control panel on new Meiko hood machines can be moved to suit the eye level to stop unnecessary bending or stretching.