Steward Heavy Duty

About the role

This position is responsible for maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation in all kitchen areas, including equipment, surfaces, and dishware.

Responsibilities

• Degrease, clean, and polish kitchen hoods
• Wipe down all walls and doors
• Clean grease build-up behind all equipment
• Clean and degrease all pipes
• Polish all outsides of refrigerators
• Clean and polish tables, counters, shelves, steam tables, and hand sinks
• Clean and degrease grills, stoves, fryers, broilers, burners, ovens, filters, flat tops, and all prep areas
• Clean all air vents, ventilation hoods, ice machines, and air conditioning registers
• Clean and degrease all rubber matting
• Remove all garbage, wash trash cans, and replace liners
• Sweep floors to remove any gum or substances
• Soak floors with degreaser and use floor cleaning machine to scrub kitchen floors
• Clean drains and pour enzyme into drains
• Clean food serving areas including counters, floors, food trays, food carts, and kitchen equipment
• Wash and sanitize dishes including china, plates, flatware, utensils, pots, pans, etc., either by hand or using dishwasher machinery
• Clean and stock supplies such as plates, utensils, pots, pans, and other kitchen utensil items
• Replenish all non-food items as needed
• Lift bus tubs to bus carts and push carts to the Kitchen
• Remove trash from kitchen areas and place in dumpster
• Break down empty boxes from kitchen areas and place in dumpster
• Maintain the proper level of sanitation in accordance with Health Department and Stewarding standards in all kitchen outlets
• Clean and sanitize all kitchen equipment in a safe manner
• Adhere to the Everyone Greets Everyone (EGE) policy: acknowledge guests and fellow team members within 10 feet, initiate friendly verbal greeting within 5 feet, keep your head up and look around, look for opportunities to greet guests and others
• Participate in all mandatory meetings and pre-shift BUZZ sessions
• Perform other duties as assigned

Schedule

• Must be able to work any day of the week and any shift
• Must be able to work a varied schedule including holidays, nights, and weekends as needed
• Must be able to work a reasonable amount of overtime when required

Qualifications

• Six months previous kitchen worker experience is required
• Must be able to get along with co-workers and work as a team
• Must present a well-groomed appearance

Physical demands

• Must be able to work inside and maneuver throughout kitchen areas, sometimes in small spaces
• Must be able to tolerate hot temperatures in excess of 100 degrees near dishwashing machine when assigned to this task for entire shift
• Must be able to wear kitchen protective gloves for entire shift
• Must be able to lift up to 100 lbs
• Must be able to push and pull carts weighing up to 200 lbs
• Must be able to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, push, and pull while performing kitchen duties
• Must be able to move heavy wheeled appliances
• Must be able to stack racks of dishes and silverware
• Must be able to respond to visual and aural cues
• Must be able to use cleaning equipment/chemicals including but not limited to floor scrubbers, vacuums, blowers, degreaser, multi-purpose, enzymes, etc.
• Must be able to operate all kitchen equipment and machinery
• Must be able to work in areas containing secondhand smoke, dust, loud noises, and bright lights