Steward - Lodging Dynamics

JOB SUMMARY

The Steward plays a crucial role in maintaining cleanliness and orderliness in the hotel's kitchen and dining areas. Primary responsibilities include dishwashing, cleaning kitchen equipment, and ensuring a hygienic environment in compliance with health and safety regulations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Washes dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, or pans using dishwashers or by hand.
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen equipment, such as ovens, stoves, grills, and refrigerators, in accordance with established hygiene standards.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors, ensuring cleanliness and safety.
• Removes trash and recyclables from kitchen areas and properly disposes of them.
• Organizes and stocks kitchen inventory, including utensils, plates, and cleaning supplies.
• Assists kitchen staff with food preparation tasks, as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness in dining areas, including clearing tables and resetting them for the next guests.
• Collaborates with other hotel team members to ensure a seamless guest experience.
• Adheres to health and safety guidelines and regulations at all times.
• Reports any maintenance or repair issues to the appropriate department.
• Completes all required Company training/compliance courses as assigned.
• Adheres to Company standards and maintains compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Less than a high school education.

EXPERIENCE

• No prior experience or training required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not include any supervisory responsibilities.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

• This position does not require licenses or certifications.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

This position requires the capability to understand and follow both oral and written directions, as well as, knowledge and usage of correct business English and office practices. Must be able to communicate effectively with others, analyze and resolve problems, maintain effective working relationships, and interact successfully with internal and external customers.

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Willingness to learn.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to establish and maintain a cooperative working relation.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• No travel required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Specifically, when the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary motion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Specifically, if it is to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Specifically, for long distances or moving from one work site to another often.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Specifically, if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Close Vision: Clear vision at 20 inches or less. Required to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading or visual inspections.
• Distance Vision: Clear vision at 20 feet or more. Required to perform an activity where the seeing job is arm's reach or beyond.
• Peripheral Vision: Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point.
• Focus Ability: Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Extreme Heat, Outdoor: Exposure to weather related extreme temperatures, wind, and/or humidity with no effective protection from the heat.
• Confined Spaces: Frequently working in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, and/or other areas that could cause claustrophobia (i.e., narrow aisles or passageways).

DISCLAIMER

This job description indicates, in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of team members in this classification. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific team member. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and team members.

The Essential Job Functions, Physical Requirements, and Work Environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified team members can perform the essential functions of the job.

About Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group: Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Lodging Dynamics does not discriminate based on disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws. Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group is based in Provo, Utah and is a nationally recognized, award-winning operator of premium-brand, select service, and extended-stay hotels, and one of a few third-party operators approved by Marriott and Hilton. The Company has managed hotels in the Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and IHG premium-brand families. For more information, visit www.lodgingdynamics.com.