Dishwasher / Steward

New Castle Hotels & Resorts; Village of Fairport (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hotel as a Dishwasher/Steward, ensuring the highest sanitation standards in the kitchen. Your role is vital for the smooth operation of the kitchen, maintaining cleanliness and safety for guests and staff. Ideal candidates will have prior experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Prior hotel and dishwashing experience preferred.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness of all dishware and kitchen equipment.
• Maintain kitchen sanitation and perform deep cleaning as needed.
• Follow safety and security policies and report issues.

Skills

Effective communication

Job description

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**Dishwasher/Steward**

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 operation of the entire kitchen. You are essential to the team, keeping everything in top condition so that the kitchen runs efficiently. In this role, you will:

1. Be a Details Person - ensuring the cleanliness of all dishware, service ware, cookware, utensils, and related items, including polishing stainless and silverware as needed. You will carefully wash by hand and/or operate the dish machine safely and skillfully while keeping your wash area organized.
2. Understand Clean and Sanitary - maintaining the kitchen by keeping all equipment, including ovens, floors, walls, walk-ins, vents, cooking surfaces, and trash bins, clean and sanitary. You may be asked to perform deep cleaning projects to uphold standards.
3. Be a Safety & Security Agent - follow your hotel's safety and security policies and procedures, as well as OSHA guidelines, reporting issues to maintenance or security.

Job Requirements:

• Prior hotel and dishwashing experience preferred.
• Physical ability to use various kitchen equipment efficiently and safely.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 20 pounds frequently.
• Ability to stand for long periods, bend, stretch, twist, and reach.
• Ability to work under variable temperatures and noise levels.
• Near vision ability to see details at close range.
• Ability to work quickly, multitask, and work long hours.
• Effective communication skills in English.

The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to any protected characteristic.