Kitchen Steward’s Job Responsibilities:
• Ensuring that the kitchen is clean, well maintained and organized at all times.
• Ensuring that the floors are dry and clean at all times.
• Adhering to all sanitation guidelines.
• Assisting the dish washers, line cooks and servers when necessary.
• Collecting and removing trash from all areas of the restaurant, following established procedures.
• Disposing of waste as per the restaurant and authority standards and adhering to recycling guidelines.
• Ensuring waste bin area is kept clean and tidy.
• Carrying out general cleaning as directed. This includes, but not limited to, sweeping, mopping up, washing up, and emptying of rubbish bins and boxes and ensuring placement in the correct containers.
• Properly washing, sanitizing and arranging dishes and utensils.
• Cleaning and sanitizing pots, pans, utensils, and other minor equipment routinely used in the kitchen, following established procedures.
• Cleaning and maintaining floors and walls in the kitchen and dish washing areas by following standard procedures.
• Cleaning and sanitizing dishes and related service ware, following established procedures.
• Cleaning large equipment as assigned, following established procedures.
• Ensuring all equipment is clean and in good working order.
• Checking all chemical levels and inventory.
• Reporting broken equipment.
• If any breakages or chipped items are found, remove them from circulation and update the manager.
• Cleaning, sanitizing and closing workstations.
• Using and maintaining all equipment according to the manufacturer and department guidelines.
• Reporting any maintenance or hazard issues to the management.
• Attending basic food safety and work safety training programs.
• Training new and existing staff and managers.
• NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.