Stewarding Supervisor: Lead Clean, Safe Kitchen Operations

Auberge Resorts Collection; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Knox Hotel Employer LLC in Dallas seeks a Stewards Supervisor to coordinate the daily work of the stewarding team and keep kitchens and service areas clean and ready for business. This hands-on leader assigns work, monitors sanitation and equipment, and helps the team maintain a steady flow of clean wares during high-volume service.

Ideal candidates will have stewarding or high-volume cleaning experience and prior supervisory responsibilities, with strong attention to detail and safety

Qualifications

• Previous stewarding, kitchen, or comparable high-volume cleaning experience required; prior team-lead or supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of commercial dishwashing equipment, cleaning methods, sanitation practices, and safe chemical handling.
• Ability to organize work, assign tasks, coach team members, and maintain a calm, clear presence during busy service periods.
• Strong attention to detail, reliability, sound judgment, and ability to recognize and address unsafe or unsanitary conditions.
• Ability to communicate clearly with leaders and coworkers and provide legible records or updates; basic arithmetic skills required.
• Schedule flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily assignments, station coverage, and workflow with the Executive Steward; adjust priorities as business levels and service needs change.
• Give clear direction to stewards during setup, service, breakdown, and cleaning; follow up to confirm work is complete and standards are met.
• Work alongside the team during busy periods to keep dishwashing, pot washing, and equipment flow moving and to support kitchen and service teams with clean wares when needed.
• Inspect dishwashing and stewarding areas throughout the shift for cleanliness, organization, safe storage, and readiness; correct issues promptly.
• Train and coach team members in sanitation procedures, equipment operation, chemical handling, safe work practices, and department standards.
• Ensure dishes, glassware, utensils, cookware, and small equipment are washed, sanitized, dried, sorted, and stored correctly; remove chipped or damaged items from use and report or record them as directed.
• Monitor cleaning chemicals and supplies, confirm proper use according to labels and Safety Data Sheets, and notify the Executive Steward of low inventory or equipment concerns.
• Keep floors, drains, walls, work surfaces, waste areas, and stewarding stations clean and safe; respond quickly to spills and hazards.
• Oversee trash removal, waste disposal, and recycling in accordance with hotel procedures and applicable requirements.
• Communicate staffing, sanitation, supply, maintenance, and service-flow concerns to the Executive Steward and provide clear shift updates as needed.
• Support kitchen, resident dining, banquet, and other food and beverage operations as assigned; perform other related duties as directed.

Skills

Stewarding experience

Team leadership

Sanitation knowledge

Chemical handling

Communication

High-volume cleaning

Food safety knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food safety certification

Job description

The Knox Hotel Employer LLC in Dallas seeks a Stewards Supervisor to coordinate the daily work of the stewarding team and keep kitchens and service areas clean and ready for business. This hands-on leader assigns work, monitors sanitation and equipment, and helps the team maintain a steady flow of clean wares during high-volume service.

Ideal candidates will have stewarding or high-volume cleaning experience and prior supervisory responsibilities, with strong attention to detail and safety