Loews Hotels & Co has ventured into Kansas City, MO with the new Loews Kansas City Hotel. The 800-room hotel features 60,000 square feet of meeting & function space, with a sky bridge connecting to the 800,000 square foot Kansas City Convention Center. The hotel marks the first hotel catering to groups & meetings to open in more than 20 years in Kansas City. Two signature restaurants, a Grab & Go bakery and a rooftop lounge will round out this all glass, 24 story hotel, which stands out on the city’s skyline. Loews Kansas City is located at the cornerstone of an already vibrant and continuously growing downtown Kansas City.

Job Specific

Cleans and maintains food and beverage storage/preparation/cooking areas and equipment, ensuring that they are kept at the highest level of sanitation and qualityMaintains proper sanitation of all dishwashing and pot washing areas and equipmentOperates/maintains dishwashing equipment properly to provide clean, sanitized china, glass and silverSorts/washes/stores all china, glassware, silverware, service wares, pots, pans, utensilsOperates silver burnishing equipmentPolishes silver serving equipment, silverware and utensilsOperates floor cleaning equipment, maintains resilient floor surfacesRemoves all trash from kitchen areas, operates garbage disposal and trash compactorMaintains control over food and beverage china, glass, silver, cookware and service equipment inventoriesAssists in food service set up of banquet areas prior to functionPerforms breakdown of all food service materials and equipment after banquet functionsAttends required department meetings to keep abreast of in-house activities/promotions and eventsOther duties as assigned

General

Promotes and applies teamwork skills at all timesNotifies appropriate individual promptly and fully of problems and/or unusual matters of significanceIs polite, friendly, and helpful to guests, management and fellow employeesExecutes emergency procedures in accordance with hotel standardsComplies with required safety regulations and proceduresAttends appropriate hotel meetings and training sessionsMaintains cleanliness and excellent condition of equipment and work areaComplies with hotel standards, policies and rulesRecycles whenever possibleRemains current with hotel information and changesComplies with hotel uniform and grooming standards

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalentAbility to understand basic EnglishAbility to stand, bend and stoop repetitively during eight hour shiftAbility to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitivelyKnowledge of dishwashing equipment operation, chemicals and chemical feed equipmentAbility to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays