Kitchen Steward

Company Conformance Statements:

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:
• Perform quality work within deadlines, with or without direct supervision
• Interact professionally with other employees, guests and suppliers
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organization.
• Follow all rules, policies and safety guidelines for tasks/job
• Perform any additional tasks as required

Position purpose: To provide excellent customer service to our customers

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks: (material responsibilities and essentials duties)

• Resets tables according to specifications of restaurant
• Removes plates and silverware when all guests have finished
• Serves water to diners
• Restocks clean plates, silverware and glassware
• Maintains service stations in a clean and orderly manner throughout shift
• Performs all side work as required
• Vacuums, sweeps, mops floors
• Wipes down tables, booths and chairs
• Cleans dishes by hand and/or using dish machine. Follows all procedures to ensure cleanliness and sanitary standards are met
• Cleans restrooms, windows and other areas of Restaurant as needed
• Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed, as requested by a manager at any time
• The responsibilities and duties are not limited to those mentioned above.

PART-TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• PAID SICK LEAVE (PSL) - Part-time and Seasonal employees begin accruing PSL at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Employees cannot use PSL until after their 90 days of employment. Part-time employees may use up to 24 hours PSL per year, and cannot accrue more than 48 hours at any given time.

Qualifications: (minimum educational and experience qualifications, required proficiencies with specialized knowledge, required certifications, etc.)

• Able to follow verbal and written instructions
• Able to independently evaluate current conditions against standard and perform tasks necessary to bring areas to standards

Special Position Requirements: (Any hazard, risk, security issue or related special conditions which apply to the position, i.e. chemicals used, equipment used, cash handling, etc.)

• Must obtain California Food Handlers Certificate within 30 days of employment
• Some exposure to cleaning products, (bathroom and toilet cleansers, window cleaners, wax, wax stripper, graffiti remover, paint remover etc), paint, and other chemicals is required
• Equipment used: glass handling, knives, hot beverage equipment, CO2

Work Requirements: [Actual physical work required, i.e. standing at cash register, loading items onto shelves, sitting, working at a computer, etc - include approximate amount of time per day-- N (Never), O (Occasionally up to 3 hrs per day), F (Frequently, 3 - 6 hrs per day), C (Constantly, 6 - 8+ hrs per day), based on 8 hour shift.)]

• Standing/walking (setting and clearing tables, moving dishes to and from kitchen) - C
• Lifting up to 10 lbs (carrying dishes/bussing trays) - C
• Repetitive pushing/pulling (scrubbing, wiping, mopping, sweeping, scraping, etc) - F
• Climbing, working from ladder or stepstool (cleaning) - O
• Bending/stooping (setting and clearing tables, washing dishes, cleaning) - C
• Kneeling (cleaning) - F
• Lifting over 10 lbs (setting and clearing tables, washing dishes, cleaning) - F
• Reaching (setting and clearing tables, washing dishes, cleaning) - F
• Overhead work (cleaning walls, windows, changing light bulbs, etc.) - O
• Sitting (none) - N

Preferences: [Preferred attributes for the position which are not absolutely required in the minimum qualifications (i.e., multilingual, college degree)]

Bilingual: English and Spanish

This job description is intended to outline the position in general terms, and cannot be considered comprehensive. The actual duties, requirements and working conditions of the position may change at any time, with or without notice.