About the Role
The Stewarding Lead supports daily stewarding and back-of-house operations in a fast-paced hospitality and event-driven environment. This role oversees dishwashing and sanitation, supports culinary teams, and ensures operational efficiency, cleanliness, and compliance with health and safety standards. The Lead also assists with operational execution, mentors team members, and maintains a clean, safe, and organized kitchen.
Responsibilities
- Supervise stewarding operations during daily operations, events, and special functions.
- Coordinate staffing assignments based on event schedules, BEOs, and projected business volumes.
- Ensure timely cleaning, resetting, and distribution of dishware, glassware, flatware, kitchen tools, and equipment.
- Support culinary and catering operations to maintain smooth back-of-house execution during peak service periods.
- Assist with post-event breakdown, cleaning, and operational reset activities.
- Maintain compliance with all health, sanitation, and workplace safety standards, including HACCP and local regulations.
- Monitor dishwashing systems, chemical usage, dilution ratios, and operating temperatures.
- Ensure all kitchen, storage, stewarding, and waste areas remain clean, organized, and inspection-ready.
- Enforce proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe work practices.
- Assist with inventory management of stewarding supplies, cleaning chemicals, and operational equipment.
- Ensure proper storage and rotation of dishware, glassware, utensils, and service items.
- Report maintenance and repair needs for dish machines and stewarding equipment.
- Track breakage, loss, and supply usage to support cost control efforts.
- Support stewarding operations directly during high-volume periods.
- Collaborate with culinary, concessions, catering, and premium services teams.
- Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.
Requirements
- Ability to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm.
- 2–4 years of stewarding, dishwashing, or kitchen operations experience, preferably within a high-volume hospitality, stadium, arena, hotel, or convention center environment.
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience supporting large-scale meetings and high-volume service operations.
- Basic computer skills, including scheduling, inventory tracking, and reporting, preferred.
- Bilingual skills are a plus.
- Strong knowledge of sanitation practices, food safety standards, and workplace safety procedures.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and communicate effectively with a diverse workforce.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with changing operational priorities.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
- Flexible availability, including nights, weekends, holidays, and event days.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, including shifts lasting 8–10+ hours.
- Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds.
- Ability to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 150 pounds.
- Ability to perform frequent bending, lifting, reaching, and repetitive motions.
- Ability to work in hot kitchen environments, cold storage areas, and high-noise operational settings.
Skills
- Sanitation practices
- Food safety standards
- Workplace safety procedures
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Effective communication
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving
- Working in fast-paced environments
- Working under pressure
- Adaptability to changing priorities
- English communication
- Basic computer skills (scheduling, inventory tracking, reporting)
Location
- On-site (Well& by Durst - 151, New York City)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Lead
- Supervisory
Salary/Compensations
- $19/hour
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid vacation
- 401(k) plan
About the Company
- Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands, delivering fully integrated premium services through a white-label approach.
- Our network includes 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests annually.
- We offer expertise across feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking.
- The Legends Global culture values respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action.
- We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career.
- Well& by Durst, 151 is a constantly evolving experience that supports wellbeing and fuels endeavors, serving as a social spot and an intimate space for business services.
Equal Opportunity
- Legends & ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply.
- VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
