Lead Steward-CS

Description

Are you mission-driven and passionate about helping others succeed?

Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity?

Are you the one who honors your commitments?

Is building trusting relationships an integral part of why you do what you do?

Do you push limits and challenge the status quo?

If you answered YES, keep reading to discover how you can significantly contribute to Team USA's success!

Here's a Summary Of Responsibilities

Oversees and maintains the sanitation and cleanliness of the kitchen, dish room, loading dock, and service areas.Responsible for overseeing temporary dish room staff.Supports team members in assuring kitchen wares are stocked and par levels are maintained for service.Communicates shift issues to management and ensures pertinent information is entered into the daily Communication Report.

Here’s How You’ll Have An Impact

• Operates dish machine to ensure all china, silverware, and utensils are consistently clean. Ensures service line is promptly resupplied and returns clean items to service and storage areas. Sets up and breaks down dish room area. Obtains daily production sheets for shift assigned and signs off on all tasks as completed.
• Washes, sanitizes, and properly stores pots, pans, and all small wares.Sets up, breaks down, and maintains pot and pan area.
• Demonstrates and practices proper safety and sanitation procedures as established by department management.Regularly monitors dish machine for proper water temperatures and for any foreign objects.Reports equipment malfunctions immediately.
• Responsible for regular cleaning of all department areas including walls, work tables, refrigerators, storage areas, dock, grills, and ranges as directed by daily production schedule.
• Trains and gives direction to all agency temporary staff assigned to the dish room.
• Sweeps and mops floors and entryways throughout work shift per the production schedule or as needed.
• Removes trash to designated areas in a timely manner. Ensures trash cans are sanitized weekly and additionally as needed. Keeps racks and storage shelves clean and orderly. Communicates waste management issues to management in a timely manner.
• Responsible for maintaining the highest level of sanitation of Food and Nutrition Services department by performing any number of assignments identified on daily production/tasks lists to ensure completion.
• Reports all incidents/accidents to management immediately.Completes necessary documentation.
• Follows policies and procedures of the USOPC, OPTC, and the department. Complies with OSHA work and Health Department food safety regulations. Upholds USOPC code of ethics. Embraces and supports Olympic & Paralympic Culture and key USOPC behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:

• High School graduate or G.E.D., with ability to read, write, and comprehend at an 8th grade level minimum, or displays proficiency; or High School student with GPA of 2.8
• Serve Safe Certified preferred.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as Lead Steward or other food service work preferred.
• Basic food safety knowledge required.
• Knowledge of dish machine, power washers, and other equipment in assigned work area.
• Knowledge of proper use of chemicals. Follows OSHA regulations.
• Able to communicate effectively and be a team player.
• Leads by example, able to train others of daily routine.
• Organizational skills, attention to detail.Completes all work assignments.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
  
  

Here Are The Tools, Equipment, & Conditions

• Ability to work flexible schedule of various shifts to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Exposed to extreme temperature working conditions.
• Prolonged standing, minimal sitting.
• Various repetitive motions to include but not limited to bending, kneeling, and reaching, and ability to lift 50 pounds using the buddy system.
• Must wear safety-lift belt when lifting 50 lbs. or more, or assigned repetitive lifting of over 20 lbs.
• Exposure to chemicals
• Shared workspace.
• Commercial kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Regular attendance at work is an essential job function.
  
  

Here's Where You'll Work

Colorado Springs Olympic & Paralympic Training Center

Here's Some More Information You Need To Know

• Hiring pay range $18.50 - $18.50 per hour.
• This Full-Time, Non-Exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.
• Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 5% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.
• Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summaryhere.
  
  

This job posting will close 12:00pm MT on 11/13/2026.

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