Kitchen Steward

About Bartell Hotels: Bartell Hotels is San Diego's largest independent hotel owner-operator with a sharp focus on employees, customers and community. This diverse collection of properties reflects Southern California's natural beauty, love for active lifestyles and exceptional hospitality. Our hotels combine classic and modern design, farm-to-table restaurants and energized bars, three beautiful marinas and the iconic Humphreys Concerts by the Bay entertainment venue. 

Our Culture: At Bartell Hotels you will find a team of incredibly friendly people who are committed to exceeding guest expectations every day. The Bartell Hotels culture emphasizes respect, pride, teamwork and development. When you work at Bartell Hotels, you are encouraged to think entrepreneurially, and you are empowered to perform and show leadership in ways that can help advance your career. We often look within to promote deserving colleagues at all levels. Bartell Hotels embraces colleague diversity, inclusion and equity, and is firmly committed to respecting and appreciating each colleague. 

Bartell Hotels is an equal opportunity employer.

Primary Objective of Kitchen Steward Position

Maintaining cleanliness and organization of kitchen area. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure the kitchen is clean, well maintained and organized at all times.
• Ensure floors are dry and clean at all times.
• Responsible for washing china, flatware, crockery, kitchen vessels.
• Cleaning and Detailing equipment
• Operate pot-washing machinery and maintain a hygienic working environment in accordance with hygiene regulations and company standards.
• Adhere to all sanitation guidelines.
• Assist the Cooks and Servers as and when necessary.
• Collects and removes trash from all areas of the operation following established procedures.
• Dispose of waste as per the hotel and authority standards and Adhere to recycling guidelines.
• Ensure waste bin area is kept clean and tidy.
• Carry out general cleaning as directed to include sweeping, mopping up, washing up, emptying of rubbish bins and boxes ensuring placement in the correct containers
• Cleans and sanitizes pots, pans, utensils, and other minor equipment routinely used in the kitchen following established procedures.
• Cleans and maintains floors and walls in kitchen and dish washing area by following standard procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes dishes and related serviceware following established procedures.
• Cleans large equipment as assigned, following established procedures.
• Consistently adheres to SDS (Safety Data Sheet) information related to the proper and safe use of chemicals in the workplace.
• Knowledge and proficiency to operate industrial dish washers.
• Ensure all equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Check all chemical levels and inventory.
• Wash, Wipe, Sort, stack dishes, and load/unload dishwasher
• Wash, Wipe, Sort, stack and store all cleaned items in an organized and safe manner.
• If any breakages or chipped items found then remove them from circulation and update the breakage and inventory register.
• Clean, sanitize and close workstations.
• Uses and maintains all equipment's according to manufacturer and department guidelines.
• Report any maintenance or hazard issues to the chief steward / stewarding manager.
• Assist in light food preparation as directed by manager or chef on duty.
• The Kitchen Steward, upon demonstrated job performance excellence, will be considered for numerous growth opportunities.
• Always Maintain a clean and safe work environment.

• Other duties may be assigned as needed 

Physical Demands & Work Environment 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell.  The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, as well as lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  The employee is sometimes exposed to outside weather conditions and frequently to hot or cold interior conditions as well as moving mechanical parts, sharp cutting tools and hot external surfaces of kitchen cooking equipment.  The employee must also be able to go up and down a flight of stairs while carrying 100 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.