
PM Lead Steward - Limelight Boulder
- Boulder, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
The Lead Steward is a key member of the culinary team, responsible for leading the Stewarding teams to ensure maximum labor efficiency, safe working conditions, and the highest sanitation standards. This role oversees the cleanliness and organization of all kitchen and utility areas while maintaining inventory, storage, and distribution of F&B divisional operating items such as silver, china, glassware, and linens. This position reports to the Chef De Cuisine.The pay range for this position is $22.00 to $26.40 per hour, actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience.Job Posting Deadline
Applications for this position will be accepted until August 31, 2025.Essential Job Functions/Key Job Responsibilities
- Oversee daily operations of stewarding, including dish room operations, night cleaning trash disposal, loading dock maintenance, employee cafeteria, main kitchen, all restaurant outlets, banquet spaces, and banquet plating
- Monitor and control the inflow of ordered materials and maintain proper inventory levels
- Ensure compliance with all food and beverage policies, health and safety regulations, and sanitation standards.
- Recruit, interview, hire, train, and manage stewarding staff
- Conduct daily pre-shifts and hold quarterly Department meetings
- Manage loss prevention policies to reduce accidents and control costs. Monitor breakage and implement preventative protocols
- Conduct monthly and quarterly inventories of kitchen supplies, china, glassware, silverware, and cleaning compounds
- Ensure compliance with health department standards and maintain updated MSDS and Health Code compliancy binders
- Train employees in food handling, sanitation procedures, equipment handling, and chemical usage
- Supervise and maintain sanitation standards in the kitchen, employee cafeteria, storage areas, hallways, and dock
- Conduct weekly and monthly inspectors of dishwashing machines, chemical levels/usage, and dish areas
- Other duties as assigned
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- High School Diploma or high school equivalent preferred
- 6 months to 1 year of back of house experience preferred
- Possess strong working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and health department regulations
- Familiarity with company rules, regulations, and operational standards
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Spanish preferred
- Maintain professional and effective communication with the Culinary team, Banquet team and Front of House departments
- Ability to uphold service standards by engaging with employees and fostering a culture of excellence
- Ability to delegate tasks effectively, empowering teams while maintaining accountability
- Scarpe, stack, and clean all dishes properly
- Store dishes and silver in the designated locations
- Set up cleaning area: put dish machine together properly, fil all water tanks, turn on heating elements to dish machine
- Keep dish area clean and organized according to policy
- Clean kitchen walls, floors, loading docks, and other associated areas at the proper time
- Disassemble, clean and re-assemble dishwasher prior to end of shift
- Post appropriate caution signs when the floor is wet or being mopped to ensure highest level of safety
- Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, and utensils in clean orderly condition
- Other duties assigned
- Ability to reach, crouch, kneel, stand, walk or be on your feet for extended periods of time
- Regularly work in wet, hot and humid conditions for extended periods of time and may be required to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces
- Must be able to occasionally lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs. individually or with assistance (weight limits can vary according to position, but no more than 50)
This position is classified as a regular full-time position eligible for the following benefits:
Enrollment dates differ across the various programs.
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Programs
- Flexible Spending Account Programs
- Life Insurance Programs
- Paid Time Off Programs
- Paid Leave Programs
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Employee Ski Pass and Dependent Ski Passes
- Other company perks