Lead Steward

Cliff House Maine; Cape Neddick (ME); On-site; USD 27,276 - 38,848; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Voluntary Accident and Critical Illnes

Optional Supplemental Life Insurance

401k match of 100% for 5%

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Referral Bonuses

Hotel, Restaurant, Spa and Retail Dis­

Paid Time Off - Earn up to 2 Weeks of

Paid Time Off - Earn up to 2 Weeks of

Job summary

Cliff House Maine is seeking a supervising stewarding associate to assist with daily operations, ensuring safety and cleanliness of stewarding areas and supplies. This role emphasizes leadership, cross‑department coordination, and hands‑on support to the stewarding team.

Ideal candidates have experience in food and beverage, strong communication in English, and a flexible schedule to meet the demands of a busy hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• Flexibility with work days and hours, with demanding shifts.
• Experience in food and beverage, preferably in a leadership role.
• Knowledge of proper cleaning techniques, chemical handling, and equipment use.
• People-oriented service mindset and ability to multi-task with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive physical appearance of stewarding and back of house areas.
• Prepare and maintain daily activity reports and log events.
• Monitor stewarding supplies and storage for safety issues and correct promptly.
• Check stations for supplies, organization and cleanliness; instruct staff to fix deficiencies.
• Coordinate with kitchen/restaurant needs from stewarding throughout shifts.
• Assist stewarding staff to ensure cleanliness and service standards.

Skills

Leadership experience

Fluent English

Flexibility

Strong communications

People skills

Food & beverage knowledge

Job description

Job Overview

This position is responsible for assisting with the daily supervision of stewarding operations. These responsibilities include supervising stewards while ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the property’s supplies and stewarding areas.

Pay: $24 per hour

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness Plans
• Optional Supplemental Life Insurance
• 401k match of 100% for 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Referral Bonuses
• Hotel, Restaurant, Spa and Retail Discounts at Our Portfolio of Hotels
• Paid Time Off - Earn up to 2 Weeks of PTO Within Your First Year

Essential Functions

• Maintain a positive physical appearance of the stewarding and back of house areas.
• Prepares and maintains appropriate activity reports and daily log of events.
• Maintains continuous observation of stewarding supplies, work storage and surrounding areas to ensure apparent safety hazards are reported and corrected promptly and the safety of employees is a primary focus.
• Check work stations for proper supplies, organization, cleanliness and mechanical problems. Instruct designated personnel to correct deficiencies.
• Communicate kitchen and restaurant service needs from stewarding throughout the shift and ensure that all requirements are met according to specifications.
• Assist stewarding staff with their job functions where needed to ensure optimum cleanliness and service standards.

Qualifications

• Flexibility. This is a demanding business and we look for flexibility with work days and hours, but it’s also a lot of fun!
• Experience. Previous experience in food and beverage, preferably in a leadership role.
• Knowledge. Proper cleaning techniques and chemical handling as well as requirements and use of equipment and machinery
• People Person. The best part of serving others is creating experiences for them that go beyond the expected.
• Great communicator. Providing amazing experiences requires the ability to communicate fluently in English both verbally and through legible writing.

A qualified applicant is a “people person” who is flexible with their schedule, loves to serve others, and knows how to multi-task while ensuring attention to detail.

NEEDED ATTRIBUTES

Employees must fulfill their performance standards for this position and comply with policies, rules and procedures of the Hotel, including those set out in the Employee Handbook or otherwise communicated (verbally or in writing) to employees. The job description is intended to describe the general nature and work responsibilities of the position. This job description and duties of this position are subject to change, modification and addition as deemed necessary by the Hotel. Employees are required to comply with supervisory instructions and perform other job duties, responsibilities and assignments requested by supervisors, managers or other Hotel Officials.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.