Kitchen Steward

New Castle Hotel • Riverhead, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Your attention to detail ensures that every dish, piece of flatware, pot, and appliance meets the highest sanitation standards. You understand that cleanliness is vital not only for the safety and well-being of guests and staff but also for the smooth operatoin of the entire kitchen. You are essential to the team, keeping everything in top condition so that kitchen was run efficiently. You are a Kitchen Steward and in that role you will Be a Details Person – ensuring the cleanliness of all dishware, service ware, cookware, utensils and related, including polishing stainless and silverware as needed. In this role you will carefully wash by hand and/or safely and skillfully operate the dish machine while keeping your wash area organized. Understand Clean and Sanitary – maintaining the kitchen by keeping all equipment – ovens, floors, walls, walk ins, vents, cooking services, trash bins, etc. – clean and sanitary. From time to time you will be asked to do deep cleaning projects to keep all up to standards. Be a Safety & Security Agent – follow your hotel’s established safety and security policies & procedures as well as all OSHA guidelines, reporting issues to maintenance and/or security.

Requirements

• Prior hotel and dishwashing experience preferred.
• Ability to use various pieces of kitchen equipment efficiently and safely.
• Ability to perform medium work – exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time without sitting or leaning.
• Ability to bend, stretch, twist or reach with your body and arms.
• Ability to work under variable temperatures and noise levels.
• Near Vision - the ability to see details at close range.
• Ability to move quickly and agilely if a situation requiring quick assistance arises.
• Ability to work long hours as is often required.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Possess communication skills so as to be able to convey and understand information and ideas conveyed to you in English.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the cleanliness of all dishware, service ware, cookware, utensils and related, including polishing stainless and silverware as needed.
• Carefully wash by hand and/or safely and skillfully operate the dish machine while keeping your wash area organized.
• Maintaining the kitchen by keeping all equipment – ovens, floors, walls, walk ins, vents, cooking services, trash bins, etc. – clean and sanitary.
• Performing deep cleaning projects to keep all up to standards.
• Following hotel’s established safety and security policies & procedures as well as all OSHA guidelines.
• Reporting issues to maintenance and/or security.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed