Stewarding Supervisor - Stewarding Dubai Festival City

InterContinental Hotels Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room discounts

Training programs

Job summary

InterContinental Hotels Group is seeking a Stewarding Supervisor for the Dubai Festival City campus. The role supports the Chief Steward in maintaining hygiene standards, managing shifts, and training staff within a luxury hotel environment.

Candidates should have 2–3 years in stewarding or similar hospitality, with experience in supervising teams and a strong understanding of hygiene and back-of-house operations. A premium hotel background is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of hotel stewarding or similar hospitality experience.
• Previous experience as a Stewarding Supervisor, Senior Steward, or Team Leader.
• Luxury/upscale hotel or residential hospitality experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of hygiene, sanitation, dish washing, and back-of-house operations.

Responsibilities

• Keep kitchen areas clean and tidy.
• Ensure health and safety and food safety regs are followed.
• Report faults on kitchen equipment to maintenance.
• Follow the cleaning roster to hotel standards.
• Provide adequate supply of clean crockery and cutlery for all dining outlets.
• Ensure chefs have clean utensils and equipment.
• Monitor performance of charge hands and porters; take corrective action.
• Assist in covering all shifts.
• Assist in training and induction of new staff.
• Complete due diligence sheets and daily cleanliness checks.
• Attend Food & Beverage meetings regularly.
• Carry out other duties within the food and beverage dept.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Team leadership

Hygiene knowledge

Job description

Job description

Do you see yourself as a Stewarding Supervisor for our Stewarding team at InterContinental® Hotel Dubai Festival City?

As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand.

Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience.

If you'd like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.

The InterContinental Hotels Group® at Dubai Festival City consists of four hotels. These include the luxury and lifestyle brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the premium Crowne Plaza, and the essentials Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1,600 rooms, the cluster boasts a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1,200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Ensure that the kitchen is kept clean and tidy and that all work surfaces are kept clean to an ISI Standard.

  
  

• Assist the Chief Steward / Back of House Manager that all Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations are adhered to regarding the kitchen areas.

  
  

• Report any faults on kitchen equipment and fittings to maintenance and follow through on what action is taken.

  
  

• Ensure all duties on the cleaning roster are carried out according to hotel standards.

  
  

• Ensure that an adequate supply of clean crockery and cutlery is provided for Restaurants, Lounge, Room Service and Banqueting.

  
  

• Ensure that the Chefs are provided with an adequate supply of clean utensils and equipment.

  
  

• Monitor the standards of performance of the charge hands and kitchen porters and take corrective action when necessary.

  
  

• Assist the Chief Steward / Back of House Manager in ensuring that all shifts are covered.

  
  

• Assist the Chief Steward / Back of House Manager with training and induction of new staff, to enable them to carry out their duties according to standards.

  
  

• Ensure that due diligence sheets are filled out and that standards of cleanliness in all Kitchens and Food & Beverage Back of House areas are checked on a daily basis.

  
  

• Attend Food & Beverage meetings on a regular basis.

  
  

• Carry out any other duties within the food and beverage department which may be required.

  
  

What we need from you:

• 2–3 years of hotel stewarding or similar hospitality experience

• Previous experience as a Stewarding Supervisor, Senior Steward, or Team Leader

• Luxury/upscale hotel or residential hospitality experience preferred

• Strong knowledge of hygiene, sanitation, dish washing, and back-of-house operations

What you can expect from us:

We give our people everything they need to succeed, from a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate differences and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and a Room to Make a Difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us, and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.

Who we are:

As the world’s first and most global luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has pioneered international travel since the 1940s, we are passionate about sharing our renowned international know-how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. We all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental brand and to be part of the brand you will have a thirst for travel, passion for culture and appreciation for diversity. We create inspiring experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. If you’d like to embrace a world of opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.