Dishwasher- Banquets FT/PT

Highgate Hotels • Greenville, SC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dishwasher (Steward) maintains cleanliness and proper storage of china, glassware, and silverware while ensuring sanitation standards are met. The role helps keep the kitchen and storage areas clean, cleans equipment and utensils, and assists with food storage and rotation. The schedule may change; current shifts are 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., including weekends and holidays. The posting identifies the role as FT/PT; benefits described for full-time associates do not apply to part-time positions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or related field preferred.
• Ability to work flexible and sometimes long hours.
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Ability to stand throughout the entire shift and withstand hot and cold temperature variations.
• Maintain a warm, friendly, attentive, courteous, and service-oriented demeanor with employees and guests.
• Effective verbal and written communication with employees and guests at all levels; ability to listen to, understand, and clarify concerns.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle problems by anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving them as needed.
• Ability to understand and apply complex information and data from various sources to meet objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a hotel or related field.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and order in kitchens, the back dock, dumpster, and utility work areas.
• Deep-clean ovens, grills, sinks, walls, floors, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, and other heavy kitchen equipment.
• Wash pots, pans, and kitchen utensils according to cleanliness and sanitation procedures.
• Vacuum carpeted areas in food and beverage outlets; sweep, mop, and wash floors in food and beverage areas, the kitchen, restaurant, and dock area.
• Inform management about shortages of equipment and supplies and promptly report faulty equipment.
• Operate dishwashing equipment and ensure china, glassware, and silverware are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
• Return clean china, glassware, and silverware to their proper storage locations while minimizing breakage.
• Handle all chemicals safely and follow sanitation standards.
• Empty garbage from food and beverage areas into the hotel dumpster.
• Put away food truck orders.
• Service the employee break room in 20-minute intervals.
• Know the location and operation of fire extinguishing equipment and practice safe work habits.
• Break down, clean, and reassemble kitchen equipment as needed.
• Assist with restaurant buffet setup and breakdown as required.
• Assist Banquets by supplying china, glassware, and silverware as business demands.
• Attend required hotel meetings and training, maintain regular attendance and proper uniform and nametag, and comply with hotel standards and regulations.
• Maximize productivity, help identify and resolve problem areas, cross-train in other hotel areas, anticipate guest or operational needs, and perform other duties requested by management.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions for full-time associates.
• Paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid sick leave for full-time associates, subject to applicable law and location-specific terms.
• Employee assistance program (EAP) for full-time associates.
• Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement for full-time associates.
• Paid jury duty, personal, medical, and military leave in accordance with applicable law for full-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED