Steward, Restaurant​/Food Service, Dishwasher ​/ Kitchen Assistant

Why us?

At Sage Hospitality, how we work matters just as much as what we do. We are guided by a shared purpose to enrich lives, one experience at a time, and a vision to redefine how the world experiences hospitality.

At The Nines, Portland, we embrace:

• Historic Retail Palace Reborn - Adaptive reuse of the 1909 Meier & Frank building as a love letter to Portland's architectural past

• Dual Culinary Destination - Urban Farmer's farm-to-table steakhouse and Departure's rooftop pan-Asian cuisine - two of Portland's most acclaimed restaurants

• Living Sustainability Philosophy - Onsite honeybees, hydroponic gardens, and a house butcher reflect a genuine commitment to sourcing

• Oregon Art Immersion - 400+ locally curated pieces including the iconic Bird Song chandelier and student monotypes in every room

• Sophisticated Portland Spirit - Luxury rooted in the city's creative, locally obsessed, independent character

All associates play an essential role in creating welcoming, inclusive environments where kindness, hospitality, and excellence are felt by guests and teams alike. These brandings reflect the unique spirit of The Nines, Portland and align with Sage Hospitality's commitment to genuine, meaningful connection.

Under general supervision, provides the restaurant and kitchen with clean and sanitary ware.

• Gathers all dirty dishware from tubs brought to the dish room, rinses and stacks in dishracks, always clearing dishes of leftovers and trash in order to prepare for automated washing.

• Loads full dishracks on belt and ensures correct placement in accordance to the instructions for the operation of the machine. Operates automatic dish washing machine by using controls as instructed.

• Loads dishwashing solutions into automatic dispensers and regulates the output of detergents and chemicals to the dishwashing machine by monitoring and adjusting controls.

• Unloads clean dishes from racks after being processed through dish machine, inspects for cleanliness and carefully stacks in specified carts and shelves for the easy use by restaurant and kitchen staff.

• Manually scrubs pots, pans and other kitchen equipment that cannot be washed automatically, using detergents, scourers, and special solutions as required. Inspects for cleanliness, manually dries with hand towels, and puts away in correct places.

• Manually polishes all silver, stainless steel and pewter used in food service, using standard polishing cloth and products, in order to present clean and attractive equipment to diners.

• Maintains the automatic dishwashing equipment in good condition and working order in accordance with manufacturers' instructions in order to prolong the life of the equipment, prevent breakdowns and to meet mandated health compliance regulations.

• Keeps the dish room in clean and orderly condition at all times by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, wiping counters and equipment and organizing shelves in order to maintain a sanitary work station and to meet mandated health compliance requirements.

• Mops kitchen floors as requested and at end of each shift, cleans all kitchen work surfaces as regularly scheduled by manager including walls, ceilings, hoods, vents and ovens.

• Gathers all trash cans from kitchen work areas at end of each shift and empties into outside trash compactor.

• Sweeps loading dock and kitchen entrance areas, clearing litter and debris to trash bins, for the safety of employees and purveyors.

• Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.

Education/Formal Training

None

Experience

None

Knowledge/Skills

• Must have basic knowledge of dishwashing.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to…