Kitchen Steward

Kitchen Steward

Position Summary: The Kitchen Steward is responsible for maintaining clean, sanitary, and organized kitchen and stewarding areas in accordance with food safety regulations, health department standards, and operational requirements. This position plays a critical role in supporting culinary and food service operations by ensuring the availability of clean cookware, utensils, dishware, and equipment while maintaining a safe and efficient working environment. The Steward supports the Food & Beverage Department’s objectives related to food safety, sanitation compliance, operational efficiency, and workplace safety.

Compensation Range: $16.90 - $17.90 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties are essential functions of the Kitchen Steward position:

• Wash, sanitize, and properly store dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, pans, and kitchen equipment in accordance with sanitation standards.
• Operate commercial dishwashing machines and manual washing stations while maintaining proper temperatures and chemical levels.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen work areas: Clean and sanitize kitchen floors, walls, drains, work surfaces, and waste areas.
• Assist with kitchen support tasks: Transport supplies, stock service stations, and assist with equipment movement as needed.
• Remove trash, food waste, and recyclables: Transport waste materials to designated disposal areas following proper procedures.
• Clean and sanitize food preparation and service surfaces as directed.
• Follow food safety procedures when handling food-contact equipment and utensils.
• Properly handle, store, dilute, label, and use cleaning chemicals and equipment in accordance with training and safety guidelines.
• Maintain stewarding areas, dish rooms, and storage spaces in clean and organized condition.
• Assist with banquet and event equipment setup and breakdown as assigned.
• Inspect equipment and work areas for safety concerns, damage, or maintenance needs and report issues promptly.
• Meet productivity and sanitation standards within scheduled shifts.
• Use required personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.
• Work collaboratively with kitchen and service team members and communicate effectively with supervisors.
• Participate in required training sessions and departmental meetings.
• Perform deep-cleaning projects and special assignments as directed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Critical Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this role.

• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment at all times.
• Present a positive, professional image.
• Must be reliable and present a positive professional image.

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time during scheduled shifts
• Frequent bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping, twisting, and repetitive use of hands and arms while performing cleaning and dishwashing tasks
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull objects such as dish racks, trash containers, cleaning supplies, and kitchen equipment weighing up to approximately 50 Pound.
• Ability to work at a consistent pace to meet operational demands and perform physical tasks throughout the shift
• Requires manual dexterity, hand eye coordination, and the ability to safely handle dishes, utensils, cleaning tools, and equipment
• Work is performed primarily in a commercial kitchen and back-of-house food service environment
• Regular exposure to heat, steam, moisture, wet or slippery surfaces, and varying noise levels
• Possible exposure to cleaning chemicals, detergents, sanitizers, grease, and food waste
• Fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions and changing priorities

Contract Services Group, Inc. (CSG) specializes in providing cleaning and related services to a variety of industry facilities throughout the Southwestern United States. These include hotels/resorts, multi-family housing, office, retail, universities, and city-owned municipalities. We adhere to our core values of customer focus, continuous improvement, integrity, and communication in every aspect of our business. From servicing our clients' premiere facilities to treating our employees with dignity, we believe that quality and commitment to excellence exemplify our business.

CSG takes enormous pride in our dedication to both employee and facility safety. We believe strongly in protecting the safety of employees, co-workers, customers, our customers’ clients, and their surrounding community.

CSG offers competitive wages and a comprehensive packet of benefits. We strive to not only be fair and honest in all of our dealings but also to set a standard that sets us apart.

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