Kitchen Steward
Highgate Hotels•Miami, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Kitchen Steward/Cleaner is responsible for cleaning operations in all Food and Beverage areas and maintaining an acceptable level of sanitation and cleanliness in accordance with the Department of Environmental & Health Services. The role includes operating dishwashing equipment, washing cookware, maintaining kitchen and utility areas, handling trash, and following safety and loss-prevention procedures. The position requires standing for the entire shift and may involve exerting substantial force to move objects. Flexible and long hours may be required at times.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; experience in a hotel or related field is preferred.
- Ability to work flexible and long hours when required.
- Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds constantly to lift, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
- Ability to stand for the entire shift.
- Maintain a warm, friendly, attentive, courteous, and service-oriented demeanor with guests and employees.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to listen to, understand, and clarify concerns.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
- Ability to attend required hotel meetings and training.
- Maintain regular attendance in accordance with scheduling and hotel standards.
- Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, including wearing the proper uniform and nametag.
- Comply with hotel standards and regulations to support safe and efficient operations.
- Work toward productivity, identify problem areas, and assist with solutions.
- Effectively handle problems by anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving them as needed.
- Understand and apply complex information and data from various sources to meet objectives.
- Ability to cross-train in other hotel-related areas.
- Maintain confidentiality of information.
- Show initiative by anticipating guest and operational needs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a hotel or related field.
Responsibilities
- Operate dishwashing equipment to thoroughly clean china, glass, and silverware while maintaining sanitation.
- Return clean china, glass, and silverware to proper storage locations, taking care to minimize breakage.
- Handle all chemicals using proper safe-handling techniques.
- Sweep and mop floors and maintain organization throughout the kitchen, including sinks, the ice machine, and soap and sanitizer supplies.
- Manually wash and scrub pots and pans.
- Keep paper, soap, and sanitizer dispensers fully stocked.
- Maintain cleanliness and orderliness in kitchens and utility work areas.
- Wash tile floors in all Food and Beverage areas.
- Empty trash and keep trash cans clean.
- Keep floors clean and dry, and clean up wet spills immediately.
- Follow and help ensure compliance with safety standards, rules, and procedures.
- Comply with Loss Prevention guidelines.
- Attend meetings and training as required 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 (EAP)
- Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
- Paid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
