Steward, Kitchen

Location: Waterloo, NY

Pay Range: $24.39-$27.10/hour

About the role

The Steward is responsible for ensuring the kitchen is clean, well maintained and always organized. The Steward will maintain a high standard of cleanliness according to the food service sanitation codes. Upon demonstrating job performance excellence, will be considered for growth opportunities. Focus on departmental goals of Consistency, Quality, and Sense of Urgency.

Responsibilities

• Be punctual to pre-shift meeting with a positive attitude and openly participate
• Consistently provide an exciting environment and World Class Service by providing Old-World Hospitality and Charm, as well as live the company core values
• Comply with department standards, guidelines, and objectives to include adherence to all Food Service and Sanitation, OSHA, and Hazcom standards and guidelines
• Must pass Food Service Sanitation course and rigorously practice safe food handling
• Clean as you go, clean spills immediately, practice safe knife handling
• Responsible for using chemicals as prescribed and responsibly
• Ensure all chemicals are in properly labeled containers
• Maintain floor cleanliness, ALWAYS use “wet floor” safety signage when floors are being cleaned or wet
• Remove trash and waste, clean trash can and replenish with liners as needed
• Ensure items being disposed of are appropriate
• Responsible for reporting all breakage
• Operate dish machine and complete daily maintenance
• Adhere to the 5S Principles of ensuring that items are “Sorted”, “Set in Order”, “Systematically Cleaned”, “Standardized”, and “Sustained”
• Update Daily Management Systems board to include daily check lists for position and adhere to kitchen setup roadmaps
• Conduct him/her in a gracious, kind, and warm manner that creates a sense of fondness, as well as professional, courteous, and responsive manner, which reflects positively on the company and its core values
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by department and/or company management

Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Maintain confidential information

Skills

• Ability to accurately calculate figures and amounts and perform mathematical functions applicable to business needs
• Interpret and follow through on a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekend hours and overtime as business needs dictate
• Wear plastic or latex gloves when handling ready to eat foods
• Work in kitchen setting where varying temperatures; hot and humid conditions
• Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry, and lift up to 25 lbs
• Ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces