Kitchen Steward

Description

We are looking for our next great team member to join us on our Culinary team. We are committed to providing you with:

• Highly competitive wages
• An exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates & your family members
• 401K matching program for eligible associates
• Flexible scheduling to allow you to focus on what is important to you
• Discounts with our Crescent managed properties in North America for you & your family members
• Tuition reimbursement

JOB OVERVIEW: Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization in all kitchen areas, including the dish room, prep stations, and back dock. Support food preparation by assisting with basic prep tasks, managing waste disposal, and keeping the kitchen organized.

REPORTS TO: Executive Chef/Kitchen Supervisor

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the dish room, kitchen aisles, prep areas, and back dock.
• Clean and sanitize surfaces, counters, shelves, and kitchen equipment to meet health and safety standards.
• Sort and store clean dishware, glassware, and silverware properly to prevent damage and ensure accessibility.
• Assist with basic food prep (washing, chopping, and prepping vegetables, fruits, and other ingredients) per the chef’s instructions.
• Organize and maintain prep stations with all necessary tools and ingredients.
• Maintain a clean and safe prep environment, following food safety guidelines.
• Regularly empty trash bins and ensure proper waste disposal.
• Clean and maintain kitchen breakdown tables, prep areas, and storage spaces.
• Assist kitchen staff with tasks like replenishing stock, moving supplies, and setup/breakdown during meal service.
• Ensure proper storage of kitchen tools and supplies to prevent clutter.
• Report safety hazards, damaged equipment, or maintenance needs to the Executive Chef.
• Adhere to food safety regulations, including proper handling, storage, and labeling of ingredients.
• Perform other job-related tasks as needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing and/or walking. Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Customer Satisfaction:

Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with Crescent staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every Crescent associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

Work Habits:

In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

Safety & Security:

The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance to Crescent. Every Crescent associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

NOTE:

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the associate’s supervisor.

Furthermore, this description is subject to change, in the sole discretion of the Company, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each associate remains, at all times, an “at will” associate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)