Kitchen Steward

Al Ghurair Retail is seeking a reliable and hardworking Steward to join the team supporting the Alain Ducasse project in Abu Dhabi.

The Steward will play an essential role in maintaining the cleanliness, hygiene, organisation, and operational readiness of the kitchen, back-of-house areas, and stewarding facilities.

This role is fundamental to ensuring that the culinary brigade can deliver exceptional standards of food quality and guest experience within a premium hospitality environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe cleaning, storage, and availability of kitchen equipment, utensils, crockery, glassware, and cookware, while strictly following all hygiene, food-safety, and health-and-safety requirements.

• Wash, sanitise, dry, and correctly store all kitchen utensils, cookware, crockery, cutlery, glassware, and equipment.
• Operate dishwashing and cleaning equipment safely and efficiently, following operating procedures and manufacturer guidelines.
• Maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of stewarding areas, dishwashing stations, kitchens, staff areas, storage rooms, and back-of-house facilities.
• Remove waste, segregate recyclable materials, and dispose of rubbish in accordance with site procedures and health-and-safety standards.
• Assist in maintaining clean kitchen floors, walls, drains, work surfaces, refrigerators, and other designated areas according to cleaning schedules.
• Ensure cleaning chemicals are used, stored, and labelled safely, and report any shortage or unsafe condition to the Stewarding Supervisor or manager.
• Support the kitchen team by ensuring that clean equipment and service items are available promptly during preparation and service periods.
• Assist with receiving, moving, organising, and storing kitchen supplies, equipment, and deliveries when required.
• Identify and report damaged equipment, breakages, maintenance issues, pest-control concerns, or hygiene risks promptly.
• Follow all food-safety, personal-hygiene, HACCP, workplace safety, and company policies at all times.
• Work collaboratively with the culinary, service, and stewarding teams to maintain efficient back-of-house operations.
• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Stewarding Supervisor, Executive Chef, or management team.