Banquets Steward

The Boca Raton•Boca Raton, FL

About The Position

The Banquets Steward transports and cleans cooking utensils and service ware to provide cooks, buspersons, and food servers with the equipment needed for guests’ dining experiences. The role restocks dishes and utensils after cleaning and maintains clean, sanitary, and organized work areas and surrounding spaces. It requires the ability to work in extreme temperature ranges and to perform duties accurately and safely with minimal direct supervision after training. The position reports to the Steward Supervisor and Executive Steward and has regular contact with rental companies and vendors that provide chemical supplies. A high school diploma or equivalent is required; related work experience is preferred.

Requirements

Ability to read English well enough to understand job requests, caution notices, and similar written material.
Ability to perform duties in extreme temperature ranges.
Ability to learn and perform all essential functions accurately and safely with minimal direct supervision within the training period.
High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Ability to walk or stand to a significant degree, and to reach, handle, feel, talk, hear, and see.

Nice To Haves

Some work experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain sanitation and organization in assigned work areas, including the kitchen, storage areas, loading dock, and garbage areas.
Check dishwashing machines’ working condition, fill them with designated chemicals, and ensure temperatures meet standards.
Clean and dry floors to help prevent slip-and-fall accidents.
Wash dishes and other cooking utensils.
Restock clean glasses, silverware, and china.
Perform general cleaning to comply with Health Department requirements.
Burnish, detarnish, and polish silver.
Remove trash from containers in food and beverage areas and take it to the dumpster at the loading dock.
Put food stock and dry goods away in their proper locations.
Communicate as needed with equipment rental companies and chemical-supply vendors.