Kitchen Steward

About the role

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Kitchen Steward to join their team at the upcoming luxury hotel and for-sale residence in Sun Valley, Idaho. This role supports the culinary and food & beverage operations, ensuring cleanliness, sanitation, and operational standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization throughout all kitchens, stewarding areas, loading docks, dumpsters, storage rooms, and back-of-house food & beverage spaces.
• Operate dishwashing equipment to ensure all china, glassware, silverware, cookware, and utensils are properly cleaned, sanitized, and stored according to operational standards.
• Wash pots, pans, kitchen utensils, and culinary equipment following established sanitation and safety procedures.
• Sweep, mop, scrub, and maintain floors throughout kitchen, restaurant, banquet, stewarding, and food & beverage operational areas.
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning of ovens, grills, sinks, walls, walk-in coolers, freezers, hoods, drains, and kitchen equipment as assigned.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, rotation, and organization of culinary supplies and operational equipment.
• Assist with banquet, restaurant, café, pool, and special event culinary operations as business demands require.
• Assist culinary teams with basic food preparation, ingredient prep, stocking, and kitchen organization as operational needs require.
• Return all clean china, glassware, silverware, cookware, and equipment to proper storage areas while minimizing breakage and damage.
• Empty trash, recycling, and waste materials from food & beverage operational areas in accordance with sanitation procedures.
• Report equipment shortages, breakage, maintenance concerns, or unsafe conditions promptly to leadership.
• Maintain knowledge of fire and safety procedures and the location of emergency equipment.
• Practice safe work habits and maintain cleanliness and organization throughout all work areas.
• Utilize proper communication and teamwork to support operational efficiency throughout culinary operations.
• Attend required meetings, trainings, and departmental lineups.
• Maintain regular attendance, punctuality, professional appearance, and grooming standards.
• Ensure overall operational cleanliness, sanitation, and support of guest satisfaction standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or a related field preferred.
• Flexible and long hours sometimes required.
• Heavy work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 50 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to stand during entire shift.
• Ability to withstand temperature variations, both hot and cold.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which includes wearing the proper uniform and nametag.
• Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
• Must be able to understand and apply complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Must be able to cross-train in other hotel related areas.
• Must be able to show initiative, including anticipating guest or operational needs.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.