Kitchen Steward

Job Title: Kitchen Steward 

Reports To: Director of Catering

Hours & Compensation: Overnight shift - 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. ~ $19.00/hour 

Overview: The Emerald Grande offers premier indoor and outdoor dining and banquet venues located on the Destin Harbor overlooking Florida’s beautiful Emerald Coast with spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico, Choctawhatchee Bay, and East Pass.

Summary: The Kitchen Steward is responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of all kitchen areas to include floors and all general surfaces, equipment, utensils, and dishes, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The role must uphold the highest standards, guaranteeing daily, detailed deep cleaning. **This is an overnight position, hours 10 p.m.- 6 a.m.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Cleaning and Sanitation:
  • Washing dishes, cutlery, and glassware. 
  • Cleaning and sanitizing kitchen equipment, work surfaces, and floors. 
  • Cleaning of grills and flat tops.
  • Maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment. 
  • Disposing of trash and waste properly. 
• Inventory and Stock Management:
  • Assisting with restocking kitchen supplies and utensils. 
  • Checking inventory levels and notifying supervisors when items are low. 
• Other Duties:
  • Following all food safety and hygiene regulations. 
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with confidence. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and Experience Requirements 

• Highschool diploma or GED
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience as Kitchen Steward working in high volume food and beverage operation

Knowledge, Skill and Ability Requirements 

Knowledge 

• Consistency in the level of detailed, thorough cleaning
• Organization and time management skills needed 
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to lift 5-50 pounds several times a day, asking for assistance as needed
• Ability to place cases, pans, utensils, and plates on both low and high shelves
• Ability to work in a hot and damp environment

Key Competencies 

Key Competencies include strong work ethic, negotiating and closing, attention to detail, relationship builder, multi-tasker, problem analysis and solving, excellent communicator, confidentiality, and integrity. Adhering to our Core Values includes being guest-centric, teamwork, respect, pro-active, accountable, learning, and sustainable.

Language Skills 

Must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. 

Mathematical Skills 

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.

Reasoning Ability 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. 

Other Qualifications 

Availability Open and operational seven days a week. Employees are required to be available on workdays, nights, weekends, and holidays. 

License Requirements Valid driver’s license that has been in effect for at least three years, with no major violations and no more than two minor violations in the past three years.

Rules and Regulations All employees must adhere to all safety rules and regulations required by local, State and Federal authorities, wear the appropriate personal protective equipment necessary to perform the job in a safe manner and will follow all safety rules per the Company’s Safety Policy. 

Physical Demands 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. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to lift 5-50 pounds regularly, and over 50 pounds with assistance, upon occasion.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

The physical environment requires the employee to work inside and outside in wet/humid conditions. Most work is done in busy kitchens that may be crowded with other staff members.