Lead Steward Dishwasher

Sundance Mountain Resort; Utah; On-site; USD 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Employee discounts

Season Pass

Job summary

Sundance Mountain Resort is seeking a Lead Steward/Dishwasher to supervise the PM team of dishwashers and oversee daily kitchen cleaning, garbage disposal, linen care, floors, equipment and nightly closing procedures. The role supports Chef de Cuisine and Sous Chefs and will primarily work in the Foundry Grill.

This full-time, year-round position requires strong organizational and delegation skills, leadership of 8–12 staff, and adherence to Sundance standards for sanitation and service.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Physical demands include standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Must be 18 years old or older.

Responsibilities

• Lead a staff of 8-12 dishwashers.
• Set up dish station to Sundance standards.
• Take out trash, recycling, and linen to appropriate areas.
• Nightly inspections of trash area to ensure cleanliness.
• Keep loading dock clean and debris-free.
• Clean and sweep kitchen auxiliary areas.
• Follow standards to minimize grease entering plumbing.
• Assist in stocking food orders under supervision.
• Complete daily/weekly cleaning projects.
• Maintain sanitary kitchen standards through mopping and dishwashing; weekly deck scrubbing.
• Restock lines with clean dishes.
• Assist with food preparation as needed.
• Coordinate deep cleaning schedule with chefs.
• Schedule and call in staff for busy weekends.
• Train dishwashers on workstation and cleaning projects.

Skills

Staff supervision

Team leadership

Organization

Delegation

Job description

Job Title: LEAD STEWARD DISHWASHER

Department: Kitchen

Rate of Pay: $21.00-$22.00/Hour

Shift: Monday through Sunday, 4 PM-Close

Generally, 4 nights or 5 days per week, must be available to work weekends and holidays

Full Time/Year Round Position

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt/Hourly

SUMMARY

Supervise the PM team of dishwashers. Overseeing the daily processes of the kitchen operation such as, but not limited to: Dishware/Silverware cleaning, Garbage disposal, kitchen/restaurant linen care, floors, equipment and structural cleaning, nightly closing procedures, team shift management. Organization of kitchen equipment. Deep cleaning project management. Work under the direction of Chef de Cuisine and/or Sous Chefs to follow standards for operation. This position is shared duties between all restaurant/outlets at Sundance Resort but will mainly work in the Foundry Grill.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a staff of 8-12 dishwashers.
• Set up dish station to Sundance standards.
• Take out trash, recycling, and linen and placing them in the appropriate areas.
• Nightly inspections of the trash compactor and area around. To ensure that no trash is left out or on the ground.
• Keeping the loading dock clean and free of debris.
• Clean and sweep the auxiliary areas of the kitchen including but not limited to dry storage, walk-ins, front line cooking area, smoke area, trash compactor area.
• Follow standards to minimize grease going into the plumbing system.
• Assist in stocking food orders under the direction of the Chef or Sous Chefs.
• Complete daily/weekly cleaning projects.
• Responsible for keeping kitchen up to sanitary standards by mopping the floor and washing dishes. Also, weekly deck scrubbing the floors.
• Restock lines with clean dishes.
• Assist with food preparation as needed.
• Collaborate with the restaurant chefs to manage a deep cleaning schedule for the kitchen spaces.
• Assist in managing dishwasher schedules, calling in employees when needed and planning for busy weekends.
• Responsible for training dishwashers on workstation, recycling center, and cleaning projects.
• This position requires a high level of organization and delegating skills to ensure the cleanliness and sanitation of all Sundance kitchens. Supervisory responsibilities are necessary to accomplish this.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Must be 18 years old or older.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

BENEFITS:

• Benefits package that includes subsidized medical, dental, vision, 401k, & paid time off policy.
• Employee discounts on dining and resort amenities
• Season Pass