Steward

Hotel Bennett; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Salamander Hotels & Resorts in Charleston, SC seeks a full-time Steward to maintain cleanliness of kitchen areas, equipment, and utensils. Responsibilities include washing dishes, setting up stations, and supporting production tasks as required.

The role requires 18+ years old and a high school diploma or equivalent; experience in a kitchen preferred. Works indoors with varied temperatures, and team collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school or equivalent education required. Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains kitchen work areas and restaurant equipment and utensils in clean and orderly condition.
• Washes pots, pans, and trays; sweeps and mops kitchen floors.
• Sets up assigned station with mis en place for service.
• Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.

Skills

Kitchen cleanliness

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

18+ years old

Job description

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Steward

Full Time Regular Technical Charleston, SC, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2470

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Maintains kitchen work areas and restaurant equipment and utensils in clean and orderly condition.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Scrapes food from dirty dishes and washes them by hand or places them in racks or on conveyor to dishwashing machine.
• Set-up assigned station with pre-determined mis en place required to service the required prepared items.
• Washes pots, pans, and trays.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors.
• Washes worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks.
• Segregates and removes trash and garbage places it in designated containers.
• Steam cleans or hoses out garbage cans.
• Sorts bottles and breaks disposable ones in bottle crushing machine.
• Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.
• In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the particular requirements of the hotel:
• Sets up banquet tables.
• Assist the defined production area with plating assistance as deemed necessary.
• Washes and peels vegetables.
• Loads or unloads trucks picking up or delivering supplies.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school or equivalent education required. Experience preferred.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language used in the workplace.
• Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process.
• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must have a working knowledge of kitchen cleaning.
• May be required: to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature generally is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems; however, must be able to work in extreme temperatures like freezers (-10°F) and kitchens (+110°F), possibly for one hour or more.
• Must be able to stand for a minimum of 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to maneuver with-in a kitchen.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks occasionally.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• Must have the ability to bend, squat and frequently lift 25 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 100 lbs.
• May be required to lift trays of food or food items weighing up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs. occasionally.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near and color vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Must be able to work effectively in a stressful environment, communicate with others, effectively deal with customers and accept constructive criticism from supervisors.
• Must be able to change activity frequently and cope with interruptions.

Salamander Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Salamander is a drug-free workplace and participant in E-Verify.