Steward | Part-Time

Omni Hotels & Resorts; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels & Resorts in New Orleans is seeking a kitchen steward to maintain high standards of cleanliness and sanitation in the kitchen. You will sort soiled ware, wash dishes, polish silver, and support cooks and servers to ensure smooth operations.

Responsibilities include operating dish machines, cleaning equipment and areas, handling trash, and stocking supplies. A strong work ethic, teamwork, and flexibility to work weekends and holidays are essential.

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 certificate or obtain upon hire.
• Physical strength and stamina are essential to this position due to the high activity level.

Responsibilities

• Sort soiled ware promptly for dish machine processing.
• Wash wares quickly and store per standards.
• Keep dish machine clean and filled with water per hotel standards.
• Polish silver for proper appearance.
• Clean kettles, pots and pans so cooks can work.
• Transport and clean utensils to provide equipment for guests' dining experience.
• Maintain clean kitchen work areas and equipment.
• Sweep and mop floors.
• Wash tables, walls, refrigerators, meat blocks.
• Remove trash to designated containers.
• Steam-clean or hose-out garbage cans.
• Scrape and wash dishes; use rack or conveyor to dishwashing machine.
• Run glasses through dish machine twice.
• Rotate stock and store clean utensils.
• Clean and sanitize all kitchen areas and equipment.
• Report inventory and cleaning chemicals to supervisor.
• Follow safety guidelines for chemicals and storage.
• Report non-working kitchen equipment to supervisor.
• Assist kitchen staff when needed.
• Assist Stewarding Supervisor with inventories.
• Attend department meetings and trainings.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team player

Customer service

Safety and sanitation

Effective communication

Physical stamina

Lift 50 pounds

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.