Hospitality Steward: Keep Kitchens Clean & Running Smoothly

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company

Paid Vacation & Sick Time

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation seeks a Steward to maintain cleanliness and sanitation across kitchens, banquet spaces, and back-of-house areas at the Royal Sonesta Houston. You will support dishwashing, organization, and safety while working with Culinary, Banquets, and F&B teams to ensure smooth daily operations and guest satisfaction.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma (preferred), and prior stewarding or hospitality experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules: morning and day shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Previous stewarding, dishwashing, kitchen, restaurant, banquet, hotel, or hospitality experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospitality and kitchen environment.
• Strong attention to cleanliness, sanitation, organization, and safety standards.
• Ability to operate dishwashing equipment and stewarding tools safely.

Responsibilities

• Wash, clean, sanitize, and properly store dishes, glassware, silverware, cookware, kitchen utensils, and Food & Beverage equipment.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization across kitchens, dish areas, storage rooms, banquet spaces, and back-of-house operations.
• Support kitchen and banquet teams by ensuring clean equipment and supplies are available throughout service periods.
• Assist with waste removal, recycling, floor cleaning, deep cleaning tasks, and maintaining sanitation standards across Food & Beverage operations.
• Operate dishwashing machines and stewarding equipment safely and effectively.
• Follow food safety regulations, sanitation standards, HACCP guidelines, OSHA requirements, and hotel safety procedures at all times.
• Help organize and store china, glassware, silverware, cookware, and banquet equipment properly.
• Assist with banquet setup and breakdown support as needed for meetings, events, weddings, and catering functions.
• Monitor cleaning supply levels and communicate inventory or maintenance needs to leadership.
• Support a clean, safe, organized, and efficient kitchen environment for culinary and Food & Beverage teams.
• Work collaboratively with Culinary, Banquets, and Food & Beverage teams to support smooth daily operations and guest satisfaction.
• Help create a positive and team-oriented workplace aligned with Sonesta’s People People culture.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Flexible schedule

Teamwork

Cleanliness

Safety

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Dishwashing equipment

Job description

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation seeks a Steward to maintain cleanliness and sanitation across kitchens, banquet spaces, and back-of-house areas at the Royal Sonesta Houston. You will support dishwashing, organization, and safety while working with Culinary, Banquets, and F&B teams to ensure smooth daily operations and guest satisfaction.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma (preferred), and prior stewarding or hospitality experience is a plus.