Head Stewarding & Kitchen Operations Leader

Cuisine Boulud New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuisine Boulud New York, part of The Dinex Group, seeks a Head Stewarding and Receiving to uphold luxury standards in a large production kitchen. You will lead a stewarding team, manage cleaning, sanitation, SOPs, and liaison with kitchen leadership to ensure smooth operations in a high-volume environment.

This role emphasizes inventory control, equipment maintenance, overnight cleaning, scheduling, and payroll alignment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a high-volume catering operation, food service establishment, or hotel environment.
• Ability to supervise a team of 5-6 stewards and 2-3 receivers.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety standards and sanitation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead stewarding team’s daily tasks and ensure cleaning/organization of kitchen, prep areas, dishwashing stations, walk-ins, restrooms and locker rooms.
• Implement and maintain cleaning protocols; routine sanitation of ice machines, floors, drains, walls, and equipment.
• Assist in creating/refining SOPs for steward shifts (opening/closing, mid-shift maintenance, sanitation, safety).
• Serve as communication liaison between stewarding and kitchen leadership; distribute workload effectively.
• Oversee inventory and ordering of dry and paper goods; maintain records and stock levels.
• Identify equipment issues and coordinate repairs as needed; monitor quality of received items.
• Oversee overnight cleaning; manage steward scheduling and payroll alignment with budget.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety

Sanitation procedures

Kitchen operations

English communication

Job description

Cuisine Boulud New York, part of The Dinex Group, seeks a Head Stewarding and Receiving to uphold luxury standards in a large production kitchen. You will lead a stewarding team, manage cleaning, sanitation, SOPs, and liaison with kitchen leadership to ensure smooth operations in a high-volume environment.

This role emphasizes inventory control, equipment maintenance, overnight cleaning, scheduling, and payroll alignment.