Steward (Full Time) - The Ben Hotel

Sage Hospitality • West Palm Beach, FL

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Steward supports the culinary and food and beverage teams by maintaining clean, sanitary, safe, and organized kitchen and dishwashing areas. The role helps ensure a smooth flow of service by preparing, washing, inspecting, polishing, and storing dishware, cookware, utensils, and equipment, while providing responsive support to kitchen staff and upholding required sanitation standards.

The Steward operates and maintains automatic dishwashing equipment, handles detergents and other cleaning solutions, and performs manual cleaning when equipment cannot be washed automatically. The position also includes cleaning kitchen work surfaces, floors, dish room areas, and loading dock and entrance areas, as well as removing trash. The role requires attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, crowded, and noisy kitchen environment.

Requirements

• High school education; some college is listed.
• Basic knowledge of dishwashing.
• Ability to see minute objects at arm’s length and read meters and controls.
• Ability to bend, squat, crouch, crawl, reach, and retrieve items from above head.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds, including serving trays, carts, tables, chairs, and small equipment, up to 75% of the time.
• Ability to travel up to 300 feet and stand regularly throughout the shift.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions and communicate.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks at once and attend to sound and sight details in crowded, noisy situations.
• Ability to handle china, glassware, and fragile equipment carefully to minimize breakage.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1–2 years of experience in this role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather dirty dishware, remove leftovers and trash, rinse items, and stack them in dish racks for washing.
• Load full dish racks onto the conveyor belt and place them according to machine operating instructions.
• Operate the automatic dishwashing machine using its controls as instructed.
• Load dishwashing solutions into automatic dispensers and monitor and adjust detergent and chemical output controls.
• Unload, inspect, and store clean dishes in designated carts and shelves for restaurant and kitchen staff.
• Manually scrub, inspect, dry, and store pots, pans, and kitchen equipment that cannot be washed automatically.
• Polish silver, stainless steel, and pewter used in food service.
• Maintain automatic dishwashing equipment in good working order according to manufacturer instructions and health compliance requirements.
• Keep the dish room clean and orderly by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, wiping surfaces and equipment, and organizing shelves.
• Mop kitchen floors as requested and at the end of each shift; clean scheduled kitchen surfaces, including walls, ceilings, hoods, vents, and ovens.
• Gather and empty kitchen work-area trash cans into the outside trash compactor at the end of each shift.
• Sweep loading dock and kitchen entrance areas and clear litter and debris into trash bins.
• Perform other duties as assigned, requested, or deemed necessary by management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Paid time off for vacation, sick time, community service, and holidays
• Eligibility to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounts on hotels, restaurants, and more
• Eligibility to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program, with up to $500 per referral

What This Job Offers

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