Lead Steward

Salary Details

Salary Description: Competetive Salary Offered

Job Description For Lead Steward

FAIRMONT

Company Description

Your team and working environment:

Austin's largest luxury property, Fairmont Austin offers 1,048 guestrooms and suites, along with over 140,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This is your opportunity to be part of the most innovative and passionate hotel teams in one of the fastest growing markets in the United States.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

Job Description

Reporting to the Executive Steward, responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Responsibilities

• Consistently offer professional, friendly and proactive guest service while supporting fellow Colleagues
• Lead and supervise the Stewarding team in all aspects of the department and ensure standards are followed
• Supervise and maintain the sanitation of kitchen equipment and other areas assigned
• Train all Kitchen Stewards
• Review banquet event orders and ensure all set-ups and supplies are in place
• Oversee and perform the following tasks:
• Operate an industrial dish machine
• Ensure all Colleagues have the dishes, silverware and glasses required
• Sort, stack dishes, and load/unload dish machine
• Sort, stack and store all cleaned items in an organized and safe manner
• Ensure all broken and chipped items are removed from circulation, reported and inventoried
• Ensure floors are dry and clean at all times
• Ensure all equipment is in working order and report any items in need of repair
• Remove debris and trash to designated areas throughout shift
• Clean and sanitize all pots, pans, and dishes by hand and using dish machines
• Follow department policies, procedures and service standards
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment, including all equipment and storage spaces
• Other duties as assigned

What is in it for you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K
• Complimentary shift meal
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies and Educational Assistance for further development
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Sustainability Committee

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Previous experience in a Stewarding department preferred
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times

Physical Demands

This position requires:

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs
• Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps

Additional Information

Your team and working environment:
A team of Heartists that are committed to working together, supporting each other, and providing the best guest experience, Feel Valued, Feel Sparked, We Are One

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.

Fairmont Austin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V