Dishwasher- Between the Trees

Highgate Hotels • Greenville, SC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dishwasher (Steward) maintains cleanliness and proper storage of china, glassware, and silverware while ensuring high sanitation standards. The role supports kitchen cleanliness by cleaning equipment, utensils, and work areas, and assists with food storage and rotation. The schedule is subject to change; current shifts are AM, 7 a.m.–5 p.m., and PM, 3 p.m.–12 a.m., including weekends and holidays.

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 occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to stand for 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, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving them.
• Ability to understand and apply complex information and data from various sources to meet objectives.
• Ability to show initiative and anticipate guest or operational needs.
• Ability to maintain regular attendance as required by the hotel schedule.

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.
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning of 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.
• Keep management informed about shortages of equipment and supplies.
• Operate dishwashing equipment and ensure china, glassware, and silverware are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
• Return clean china, glassware, and silverware to proper storage, taking care to minimize breakage.
• Handle chemicals using proper safety techniques and report faulty equipment to management immediately.
• Empty garbage from food and beverage areas into the hotel dumpster.
• Know the location and operation of fire-extinguishing equipment and practice safe work habits.
• Break down, clean, and reassemble kitchen equipment as needed.
• Follow all sanitation standards.
• 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 appearance, and comply with hotel standards and regulations.
• Support productivity and problem-solving efforts, cross-train in other hotel-related areas, anticipate guest or operational needs, and perform other duties as requested by management.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable law
• Employee assistance program
• Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Paid jury duty leave
• Personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law

What This Job Offers

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