Steward

Omni Hotels & Resorts; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels & Resorts is looking for a Steward in Virginia, Minnesota. The role focuses on maintaining kitchen cleanliness and sanitation while supporting kitchen staff. Key responsibilities include cleaning dishes, utensils, and kitchen areas, and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation guidelines. Ideal candidates should possess strong customer service skills, the ability to work well in a team, and must be able to lift significant weights. This position requires flexibility in scheduling, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service orientation and skills.
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Excellent safety and sanitation skills.
• Create courteous, friendly, professional work environment.
• Ability and willingness to work a varied schedule including weekends and holidays.
• Must have unexpired Food Handlers certification or obtain upon hire.
• Must be able to lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Sort and wash soiled ware properly.
• Clean cooking utensils and service ware.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen areas and equipment.
• Report inventory for cleaning supplies.
• Assist kitchen staff and supervisors as needed.

Skills

Strong customer service orientation

Ability to work in a team

Effective communication

Safety and sanitation skills

Create a courteous work environment

Willingness to work varied schedule

Physical strength and stamina

Education

Unexpired Food Handlers certification

Job description

Steward

Overview. This team member is responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and sanitation in the kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Promptly and carefully sort soiled ware so that it can be put through the dish or pot machine properly. Quickly wash all ware and replace in storage areas as designated. Keep dish machine properly cleaned and filled with water per hotel standards.
• De-tarnish/polish silver for proper appearance.
• Clean kettles, tilt skillets, pots and pans promptly and completely so cooks can carry out their work.
• Transport and clean cooking utensils and service ware in order to provide cooks, banquet servers and food servers with appropriate equipment for guests' dining experience.
• Performs duties to maintain kitchen work areas and restaurant equipment and utensils in clean and orderly condition.
• Sweep and mops floors.
• Washes worktable, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks.
• Separates and removes trash and garbage and places it in designated containers.
• Steam-cleans or hoses-out garbage cans.
• Scrapes food from dirty dishes and washes them by hand or places them in racks or on conveyor to dishwashing machine.
• Runs glasses through dish machine twice.
• Puts away and rotates stock.
• Puts away all clean utensils and stock in designated areas.
• Cleaning and sanitizing all kitchen equipment, stoves, grills, prep tables, etc.
• Cleaning and sanitizing all kitchen area, floors and walls.
• Report inventory to supervisor for supplies and cleaning chemicals.
• Following safety guidelines and proper usage of all cleaning chemicals before, during and after usage which includes proper storage of all chemicals when not in use.
• Report at all times when kitchen equipment not in working order to a supervisor/manager assigned.
• Assist kitchen staff when needed.
• Assist Stewarding Supervisor in organizing and maintaining all inventories of china, glass & silver.
• Attend department meetings and other company required trainings.
• Complete other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service orientation and skills.
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Excellent safety and sanitation skills.
• Create courteous, friendly, professional work environment.
• Ability and willingness to work a varied schedule which includes working on weekends and holidays.
• Must have unexpired Food Handlers – or obtain upon hire.
• Physical strength and stamina are essential to this position due to the high activity level. Must be able to lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Omni Hotels & Resorts Is An Equal Opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran Employer. The EEO Is The Law Poster Is Available Using The Following Link. EEOC is the Law Poster. Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages. If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: [e-mail].