About the Role
An exciting opportunity has become available for a skilled and creative Steward to join a prestigious and private members' club located in Washington, DC servicing UHNW clientele. The club offers a refined dining experience to its distinguished membership. This role is integral to the culinary team, with a focus on delivering exceptional culinary offerings and contributing to an elevated and memorable dining experience.
Position Overview
The Steward (Dishwasher) plays a vital support role on the kitchen team, by ensuring the cleanliness and sanitation of all dishes, utensils, cooking equipment, and kitchen areas. This role helps maintain a clean and organized back-of-house environment and contributes to a safe and efficient culinary operation.
Principal (Essential) Duties
- Ensures all dishes are properly prepared, sanitized, and placed in the correct location.
- Scrapes, rinses, and loads dishes, utensils, and cookware into dishwashing machines.
- Hand-washed large pots, pans, and specialty kitchen equipment as needed.
- Properly unloaded and organizes clean items into designated storage areas.
- Maintains cleanliness of the dishwashing station and surrounding areas.
- Empties trash cans and clean receptacles; reline cans as necessary.
- Sweeps, mops, and pressure washes floors to maintain a sanitary kitchen environment.
- Follows all sanitation and safety procedures in compliance with health regulations.
- Assists with receiving and storing kitchen supplies when needed.
- Communicates breakage or equipment issues to supervisor promptly.
- Supports culinary team with other cleaning or prep duties as assigned.
- Enforces strict health and hygiene standards in assigned station; maintain and strictly abide by state sanitation/health regulations and club requirements.
- Attends daily briefings, meetings, and trainings as required.
- Reports to work at the scheduled time, neatly groomed, and in the correct uniform.
- Makes sure the kitchen is properly closed and complete the closing tasks, check out with Sous Chef/Executive Chef before leaving.
Qualifications & Experience
- Prior experience in a high-end or fast-paced kitchen environment preferred.
- Understanding of sanitation and food safety standards (training can be provided).
- Ability to work efficiently, both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to satisfactorily communicate in job-related English.
- Ability to work varied shifts and flexible schedule.
- Ability to work varied shift and flexible schedule in a hot, humid, and nosey environment.
Why Join Us
This is a unique opportunity to become part of a close-knit, high-performing culinary team within one of Washington, DC's private clubs. As a Steward (Dishwasher) you will play a key role in elevating the member dining experience and upholding the club's mission of culinary excellence. If you are passionate about traditional and contemporary food preparation, thrive in a refined, service-focused environment, and take pride in your craft, we invite you to apply.
The hourly rate range for this role is $20.19 - $24, based on relevant experience.