Steward | Full-Time

Omni Hotels & Resorts; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels & Resorts in New Orleans is seeking a kitchen steward to maintain high cleanliness and sanitation standards in the kitchen. You will sort, wash, and store ware, polish silver, and keep equipment and areas clean to support cooks and servers.

This role requires physical endurance and the ability to work weekends/holidays, with responsibilities including inventory reporting and safe chemical handling. Training and opportunities to join a dynamic hotel team are provided.

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.
• Physical strength and stamina are essential for high activity levels.
• Must be able to lift/carry/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Promptly and carefully sort soiled ware for dish or pot machine.
• Wash ware quickly and replace in storage areas as designated.
• Keep dish machine clean and filled with water per standards.
• De-tarnish/polish silver for appearance.
• Clean kettles, skillets, pots and pans promptly so cooks can work.
• Transport and clean utensils and service ware for guests.
• Maintain kitchen work areas and restaurant equipment in clean condition.
• Sweep and mop floors.
• Wash worktables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks.
• Separate and remove trash to designated containers.
• Steam-clean or hose-out garbage cans.
• Scrape food from dirty dishes and wash by hand or use machine.
• Run glasses through dish machine twice.
• Put away and rotate stock; store clean utensils.
• Clean and sanitize all kitchen equipment, stoves, grills, and prep tables.
• Clean and sanitize all kitchen areas, floors and walls.
• Report inventory to supervisor for supplies and chemicals.
• Follow safety guidelines for cleaning chemicals and storage.
• Report equipment not working to supervisor/manager.
• Assist kitchen staff when needed.
• Assist Stewarding Supervisor with inventories of china, glass & silver.
• Attend department meetings and required trainings.
• Complete other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Safety and sanitation

Weekend/holiday availability

Job description

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.