Dishwasher/Steward

Valor Hospitality Partners•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Dishwasher/Steward cleans and clears tables, workstations, and kitchen areas while maintaining high standards of sanitation and cleanliness. The role gathers, rinses, loads, washes, inspects, and stores dishware; manually cleans cookware and equipment; polishes food-service items; and maintains dishwashing equipment. It also involves cleaning kitchen, loading dock, entrance, break room, and restroom areas, emptying trash, and completing other duties assigned or deemed necessary by management.

Requirements

Some high school education or equivalent experience.
Previous experience preferred.
Vision sufficient to see small objects at arm’s length and read meters and controls.
Finger, hand, and upper-body dexterity to grasp dishes and push, pull, carry, and lift racks, carts, and large trash bins.
Ability to understand and follow written or verbal instructions, including instructions by example.
Ability to handle china, glassware, and fragile equipment carefully to minimize breakage.
Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry items weighing 20–40 lbs. and 50–100 lbs.
Ability to bend, maneuver and travel 30–50 feet throughout the day, and maintain a full range of mobility.
Ability to stand for 100% of scheduled work time.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience.

Responsibilities

Gather dirty dishware, remove leftovers and trash, rinse items, and stack them in dish racks for washing.
Load dish racks onto the conveyor belt and operate the automatic dishwashing machine according to instructions.
Load dishwashing solutions into dispensers and monitor and adjust detergent and chemical output.
Unload, inspect, and store clean dishes in designated carts and shelves.
Manually scrub, inspect, dry, and store pots, pans, and kitchen equipment that cannot be machine-washed.
Polish silver, stainless steel, and pewter used in food service.
Maintain automatic dishwashing equipment according to manufacturer instructions and health compliance requirements.
Keep the dish room clean and orderly by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, wiping surfaces and equipment, and organizing shelves.
Mop kitchen floors and clean scheduled kitchen surfaces, including walls, ceilings, hoods, vents, and ovens.
Collect kitchen trash cans at the end of each shift and empty them into the outside trash compactor.
Sweep the loading dock and kitchen entrance and clear litter and debris.
Clean the associate break room and restrooms, including sweeping, mopping, cleaning counters, and replenishing supplies daily.
Perform other duties as assigned, requested, or deemed necessary by management.