Executive Steward: Banquets & Stewarding Lead

CoralTree Hospitality; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary stays for you and family

Free daily lunch

Free parking

401(k) retirement plan

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Employer-paid life insurance

Job summary

CoralTree Hospitality in San Diego is seeking an Assistant Executive Steward to lead a large stewarding team across banquets, outlets, and back-of-house operations, ensuring immaculate kitchens and flawless events.

You'll build schedules, manage inventory, uphold sanitation standards, and collaborate with Culinary, Banquets, and Engineering to deliver precision service under pressure.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in high-volume stewarding or kitchen operations.
• Strong knowledge of sanitation standards, safety practices, and equipment handling.
• Ability to lead diverse teams with clarity, fairness, and accountability.
• A calm, solutions-first approach when the pressure spikes (because it will).
• Solid organizational skills—this operation doesn't run on guesswork.
• Flexibility with schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Bi lingual in Spanish required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large stewarding team supporting banquets, multiple outlets, and back-of-house operations
• Oversee dishwashing, pot washing, kitchen cleaning, waste management, and equipment handling
• Ensure health, safety, and sanitation compliance at all times (no exceptions)
• Partner closely with Culinary, Banquets, and Engineering to execute seamless events—from intimate meetings to large-scale conventions
• Manage inventory and ordering of chemicals, supplies, and equipment
• Build schedules that flex with business levels (and yes, that means thinking three steps ahead)
• Maintain and enforce standard operating procedures that actually get followed
• Drive efficiency-faster turns, smarter systems, cleaner spaces

Skills

Leadership

Sanitation knowledge

Organizational skills

Calm, solutions-first approach

Bilingual Spanish

Job description

CoralTree Hospitality in San Diego is seeking an Assistant Executive Steward to lead a large stewarding team across banquets, outlets, and back-of-house operations, ensuring immaculate kitchens and flawless events.

You'll build schedules, manage inventory, uphold sanitation standards, and collaborate with Culinary, Banquets, and Engineering to deliver precision service under pressure.