Stewards - Gas South Convention Center

PROOF OF THE PUDDING•Duluth, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Proof of the Pudding (POP) provides award-winning catering and provisions to conferences, meetings, exhibitions, conventions, and special events at the Gas South District Convention Center. As one of Georgia’s busiest convention centers, every day brings new opportunities to create, design, and execute memorable events for a variety of guests. We are seeking organized, knowledgeable, and skilled stewards to join our reputable culinary team.

Requirements

1+ year of experience working in a kitchen or as a steward is preferred, experience in customer service role is preferred
High school diploma of GED
Planning and multi-tasking
Self-motivated with a high energy level
Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, nights, and holidays.
Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment.
Prolonged periods of standing, moving through a kitchen space
Manual dexterity to operate cooking tools such as knives.
Physical endurance to work long shifts in a busy environment.
Bending, lifting, scooping, and carrying miscellaneous equipment and food items
Ability to perform physical tasks; such as but not limited to, lifting approx. 40 lbs.
Business Acumen - Demonstrate comprehension of the job, including policies, practices, and relationships. Possess the expertise and skill levels required of the job and perform with quality.
Dedication - Dependable, reliable and follows through on projects from inception to completion. Willing to put in as much time as necessary to complete tasks. Demonstrate a win-win attitude: “see it, own it, solve it.”
Ethics and Integrity - Acts with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the company’s culture, values and beliefs while maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct.
Safety & Security - Observe safety and security standards. Use equipment and materials properly. Comply with safety standards and personal protective equipment requirements. Report potential unsafe conditions or practices to appropriate person immediately. Promote restaurant safety, cleanliness and security compliance at all times.
Teamwork - Cooperate and be willing to work as a team player to achieve goals and tasks accurately, efficiently and timely.
Communication - Communicate clearly and effectively with mutual respect, understanding and trust to fellow associates, managers, supervisors and guests. Listen carefully to opinions and views of others; state understanding of what has been heard.
Initiative - Contribute new ideas and suggestions to enhance productivity and efficiency. Be proactive in troubleshooting problems or issues and take action to mitigate potential problems.
Adaptability & Planning - Possess the ability to learn new tasks and adjusts well to new situations. Perform well under tight time schedules and pressures to change direction quickly.
Service Orientation - Demonstrates a sense of urgency. Is welcoming, friendly and smiles when visible to guests.

Responsibilities

Maintains a clean kitchen, properly washes and sorts soiled dishes, and preps foods as needed. Keeps dish area free of clutter and organized.
Sets up dish stations, including dish machines and sinks.
Maintains clean / dry floors throughout the shift.
Properly washes, stacks, and stores china, glassware, silverware, cookware, and storage containers.
Changes water of machines and sinks every two hours, or more often as required by business levels, and properly uses chemical dilutions set by EcoLab.
Assists in the timely storing of food deliveries.
Maintains trash cans throughout shift and removes full trashcans and boxes at the end of each shift.
Maintains the dry storage area and the organization of storage shelves.
Assist with maintaining and organizing the china room and warehouse.
Follows the posted daily dish cleaning duties.
Assists in food prep and any other duties set forth or requested by the chef as needed.
Performs other related duties as needed.