Dishwasher

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* WHO WE ARE:

** Saks Fifth Avenue is a leading destination for luxury fashion, blending bold curation with a visionary, modern point of view. Since its inception in 1924, the company has delivered one-of-a-kind shopping experiences, featuring an expertly curated assortment of fashion and highly personalized customer service. Through an integrated retail model, we deliver a seamless customer journey across our portfolio of stores in leading luxury markets, complemented by a strong digital presence and remote selling offerings.

Saks Fifth Avenue is part of Exemplar Luxury Group, the luxury collective uniting coveted brands with unrivaled customer experiences.  
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* Job Description:

** Steward/Dishwasher

WHO WE ARE:

Saks Global is the largest multi-brand luxury retailer in the world, comprising Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks OFF 5TH. Powered by our talented colleagues, we are redefining luxury shopping by offering each customer a personalized experience across our store network and e-commerce platforms. Through strong partnerships with the world’s most esteemed brands, cutting-edge technology and the industry’s most comprehensive luxury customer data, Saks Global is shaping the future of retail.

YOU WILL BE:

The Restaurant Dishwasher / Steward is the foundation of the kitchen's operational integrity and food safety. In this role, you are responsible for maintaining a pristine, organized, and sanitary environment across all dishwashing, trash, and floor areas. By ensuring that every plate, glass, utensil, and culinary tool is impeccably sanitized and ready for service, you directly enable the culinary and service teams to deliver the high-standard luxury experience expected by Saks Global guests.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Stewarding & Dish Operations
* Sanitization Pacing:
Maintains a swift, steady pace for washing, sanitizing, and restocking all pots, pans, culinary dishes, flatware, and premium glassware to support active service lines.
* Careful Handling:
Exercises extreme caution and care when handling delicate breakables (such as fine china and crystal glassware) to minimize breakage and ensure safety.
* Machine Maintenance:
Systematically operates and maintains the commercial dish machine by checking chemical levels daily, ensuring optimal temperature standards, keeping testing strips on hand, and immediately reporting mechanical malfunctions to the Chef or Restaurant Manager.
* Station Organization:
Sets up and organizes the stewarding area with designated solutions, proper sanitation buckets, and separate soaking stations for pots, pans, sinks, and silver.

Kitchen Cleanliness & Environmental Safety
* Floor Maintenance:
Proactively monitors and cleans kitchen floors, keeping them completely free from spills, water, grease, and debris to ensure a slip-free work environment.
* Waste Management:
Periodically monitors all kitchen trash and recycling receptacles, removing and replacing liners promptly when full to maintain optimal hygiene.
* Chemical Literacy:
Possesses a thorough understanding of all sanitizing materials, safety data sheets (SDS), and chemical solutions used for deep cleaning.
* Culinary Support:
Assists the back-of-house culinary team with basic food preparation tasks and additional heavy-duty cleaning projects throughout the kitchen as requested.

Team Collaboration & Professional Conduct
* Professional Rapport:
Fosters and maintains respectful, collaborative, and professional working relationships with line cooks, stewarding teammates, chefs, and front-of-house staff.
* Luxury Grooming Standards:
Maintains the highest level of personal hygiene and luxury presentation, including a clean, pressed uniform and professionally groomed hair and nails to eliminate any…