Executive Steward jobs in California

Job overview:

The beautiful Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is seeking an Executive Steward for this AAA Four Diamond, Historical Landmark hotel. As an Executive Steward, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchen. You will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness, running a team, assisting with food preparation, and supporting the overall efficiency of our restaurant. Your attention to detail, food handling skills, and ability to work well in a team will contribute to the success of our establishment. Come be a part of leading this amazing property to deliver innovative guest experiences and employee relations that resists predictability! Hotel experience required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise day-to-day operations and assignments of the stewarding staff, communicate objectives and expectations, and assign/schedule work. Communicate and enforce all policies and procedures.
• Recommend and/or Initiate salary, disciplinary or other staffing/human resources-related actions in accordance with company rules and policies. Alert management of potentially serious issues.
• Manage stewarding function in all kitchen areas to promote overall cleanliness, sanitation and compliance with state and local health regulations. Stewarding functions include setting up work stations, cleanliness and storage of dishes, filling dish machines, ensuring correct chemical levels, maintaining efficient traffic patterns in kitchen, etc.
• Control and analyze cost, breakage and quality of support provided to outlets, banquets and other areas. Monitor condition and cleanliness of equipment.
• Control expenses in accordance with established budget. Participation in the preparation of the annual stewarding operating budget which supports the overall objectives of the Food & Beverage Department. Maintain procedures for security of inventory.
• Educate employees on current safety issues to ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations. Inform management hazardous situations, emergencies or threats to the security of guests, employees or hotel assets. Schedule preventative maintenance and reports as needed. Ensure that equipment is prepared and operational for the following days work.
• Determine the minimum and maximum stocks and control the par stocks of all materials and equipment. Liaise with the Purchasing Department and suppliers regarding purchasing needs for the stewarding operation.
• Conduct daily briefings as needed to obtain optimal results.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Key departmental contacts include Sales and Marketing, Catering, Banquets, Outlets, Maintenance and Guest Services. .
• Interact with outside contacts:
• Guests – to ensure their total satisfaction.
• Suppliers – regarding orders and invoices
• May conduct inventories as needed.
• May assist with other duties as needed which may include but is not limited to providing assistance with food dish-up, completing set-up sheets, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Completion of High School Diploma or equivalent
• Two years of experience in stewarding, kitchen maintenance, and kitchen operations or similar,
• Minimum one year in a supervisory capacity.
• Knowledge of food and beverage service operation preferred.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with others
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when scheduling of the stewarding staff, or when monitoring inventory.
• Mathematical skills, including basic math, budgeting, profit/loss concepts, percentages, and variances are utilized frequently.
• Problem solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities are used often.
• Alcohol awareness certification and /or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• Required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Physical Requirements:

• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Standing up and moving about the kitchen
• Handling food objects, products and utensils
• Bending, stooping, kneeling

Company Details:

Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Mission Inn Hotel & Spa prohibits harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.missioninn.com/privacy-policy

The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at humanresources@missioninn.comto advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Compensation & Benefits Details: An employee’s pay may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution, and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs. The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting and may be modified in the future. Note: No amount of pay is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law, regulations, or relevant ordinances.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, and a 401(k) Plan.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $28.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person