Overnight Steward

Sage Hospitality•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Ensure sanitation standards and cleanliness in all kitchen areas. Clean and sanitize all areas of the kitchen and operate the dish washing machine in a safe, accident-free manner. Cleans both the front and back of the house as well as break room overnight in preparation for the following day’s business.

Requirements

None
6mos - 1 year of kitchen operations or dishwashing
Must have basic knowledge of dishwashing and business cleaning.
Must have vision ability to see minute objects at arms length, to read meters and controls.
Must be able to grasp dishes, push, pull, carry and lift racks, carts, and large trash bins.
Must be able to bend, squat, reach and retrieve items from above head.
Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 50 lbs to include serving trays, carts, tables, chairs, and small equipment up to 75% of the time.
Balancing, stooping kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching handling, fingering throughout the shift.
Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel up to 300 feet on a regular basis throughout the shift. Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting.
Must have moderate hearing to hear customers, supervisors, and communicate with other staff.
Must have excellent vision to see that product is prepared appropriately.
Must have moderate comprehension and literacy to read use records and all special requests.
Must have ability to perform multiple tasks at one time, must be able to follow verbal and written instruction, and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
Must be highly organized and able to pay attention to sound and sight details in crowded and noisy situations, particularly when handling multiple tasks.
Must be able to use tact and understanding when dealing with a variety of customer service problems, including stressful and highly emotional situations.
Must be able to understand and follow written or verbal instruction, or instruction by example.
Must have the ability to keep breakage to a minimum by handling china, glassware and fragile equipment with care.

Responsibilities

Sweeps, mops, empties trash throughout the kitchen to maintain a clean work environment.
Mops kitchen floors, cleans all kitchen work surfaces as regularly schedules by management including walls, ceilings, hoods, vents, and ovens.
Gathers all trash cans from kitchen work areas at the end of each shift and empties the trash, and washes the trash cans.
Sweep loading dock and kitchen entrance areas, clearing litter and debris to trash bins, for the safety of employees and purveyors.
Cleans the front of the house (sweep & mop floor, clean tables & chairs, wipe down bar area)
Remove and wash all floor mats, replace when dry.
Gathers all dirty dishware from the tubs brought to the dish room, rinses, and stacks in dish racks, always clearing dishes of leftovers and trash in order to prepare for automated washing.
Loads full dish-racks on belt and ensures correct placement in accordance to the instructions for the operation of the machine. Operates automatic dish washing machine by using controls as instructed.
Loads dishwashing solutions into automatic dispensers and regulates the output of detergents and chemicals to the dishwashing machine by monitoring and adjusting controls.
Unloads clean dishes from racks after being processed through dish machine, inspects for cleanliness and carefully stacks in specified carts and shelves for the easy use by restaurant and kitchen staff.
Manually scrubs pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment that cannot be washed automatically, using detergents, scourers, and special solutions as required. Inspects for cleanliness, manually dries with hand towels, and puts away in correct location.
Notify Engineering of any maintenance concerns.
Keeps the dish room in clean and orderly condition at all times by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, wiping counters, and equipment and organizing shelves in order to maintain a sanitary work station and to meet mandated health compliance requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.