Stewarding Department - Dishwashing in a Hotel

Stewarding Department - Steward in a Hotel

Roles in the Stewarding department:

Hotels with their own restaurants where breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner are served often have a specialized stewarding department. This crucial department, often part of the kitchen, plays a vital role in operations. Everything starts in the stewarding area; this is where the foundation for successful service is laid. Employees in this department are responsible for maintaining hygiene, with tasks such as keeping the kitchen clean, ensuring sparkling clean dishes and cutlery, and disinfecting kitchen equipment and utensils.

Tasks of the stewarding department

Working in the stewarding department means ensuring that everything behind the scenes runs smoothly. You are not only responsible for sparkling clean dishes but also play a key role in overall kitchen hygiene and the disposal of waste and packaging. This central department ensures that kitchen and waiter staff always have the necessary materials, enabling our guests to be served as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Main responsibilities of the department are:

  • Coordinating the tasks in the dishwashing area.

  • Maintaining washing and dishwashing machines.

  • Performing various other cleaning tasks.

  • Managing the logistics of kitchen materials.

This department forms the backbone of every hotel restaurant, ensuring that the kitchen and service seamlessly align to provide an excellent guest experience.