What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utility Steward position at Loews Hotels & Co?
Loews Hotels & Co has ventured into Kansas City, MO with the new Loews Kansas City Hotel. The 800-room hotel features 60,000 square feet of meeting & function space, with a sky bridge connecting to the 800,000 square foot Kansas City Convention Center. The hotel marks the first hotel catering to groups & meetings to open in more than 20 years in Kansas City. Two signature restaurants, a Grab & Go bakery and a rooftop lounge will round out this all glass, 24 story hotel, which stands out on the city’s skyline. Loews Kansas City is located at the cornerstone of an already vibrant and continuously growing downtown Kansas City.
Job Specific
Job Specific
- Cleans and maintains food and beverage storage/preparation/cooking areas and equipment, ensuring that they are kept at the highest level of sanitation and quality
- Maintains proper sanitation of all dishwashing and pot washing areas and equipment
- Operates/maintains dishwashing equipment properly to provide clean, sanitized china, glass and silver
- Sorts/washes/stores all china, glassware, silverware, service wares, pots, pans, utensils
- Operates silver burnishing equipment
- Polishes silver serving equipment, silverware and utensils
- Operates floor cleaning equipment, maintains resilient floor surfaces
- Removes all trash from kitchen areas, operates garbage disposal and trash compactor
- Maintains control over food and beverage china, glass, silver, cookware and service equipment inventories
- Assists in food service set up of banquet areas prior to function
- Performs breakdown of all food service materials and equipment after banquet functions
- Attends required department meetings to keep abreast of in-house activities/promotions and events
- Other duties as assigned
- Promotes and applies teamwork skills at all times
- Notifies appropriate individual promptly and fully of problems and/or unusual matters of significance
- Is polite, friendly, and helpful to guests, management and fellow employees
- Executes emergency procedures in accordance with hotel standards
- Complies with required safety regulations and procedures
- Attends appropriate hotel meetings and training sessions
- Maintains cleanliness and excellent condition of equipment and work area
- Complies with hotel standards, policies and rules
- Recycles whenever possible
- Remains current with hotel information and changes
- Complies with hotel uniform and grooming standards
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Ability to understand basic English
- Ability to stand, bend and stoop repetitively during eight hour shift
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively
- Knowledge of dishwashing equipment operation, chemicals and chemical feed equipment
- Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays