From fine dining restaurants to residential dining, USC Hospitality serves over 65,000 students, athletes, faculty, and staff, as well as our many visitors. Hospitality is one of the six core business units that comprise USC Auxiliary Services and one of the largest employers on campus. We are renowned for our fresh take on self-operated food concepts with many restaurants between both campuses. The team at USC Hospitality is led by innovative executive chefs and directors who strive every day to craft nourishing and wholesome options for our hungry Trojan Family and our guests.
We at USC Hospitality take pride in offering the best in residential dining options to our students, athletes, faculty, and staff. From Parkside Restaurant & Grill to Everybodys Kitchen (EVK), our team works hard to make sure there are fresh, healthy options for all of our developing Trojans. We look forward to meeting the changing needs of the USC community, including the introduction of locally sourced whole foods to fuel our guests for studying and student life and home-style meals to welcome every guest into our family. Each restaurant offers a unique communal dining experience appealing to a variety of dining preferences and nutritional lifestyles of our diverse student population.
We are seeking a Steward to join our rapidly growing team.
The Opportunity:
Are you energetic and enthusiastic about providing exceptional customer service? Then this is the job for you! As a Steward, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the guest experience and the quality of service that will be extended to guests, students, faculty and staff on a daily basis. The Steward primarily performs daily maintenance duties and maintains the cleanliness of the dining facility, both front and back of the house. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring that our high sanitation standards are maintained and our residents needs are met.
The Accountabilities:
Maintain cleanliness of facilities, equipment, tools, utensils, etc., including three-compartment sink, dishwashing machine, floor scrubbing and carpet cleaning. Perform safe handling procedures for all chemicals related to job duties.
Maintain perpetual inventories of maintenance supplies under the supervision of management.
Perform general maintenance work.
Assist in kitchen sanitation program. Comply with standard food handling and sanitation procedures.
Adhere to department service standards and to all health, safety and University rules and regulations.
Attend and participate in meetings as required.
Report to station, ready to work at the time work assignment is scheduled to begin.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
The Qualifiers:
Education: High school diploma not required.
Experience: Six months.
Expertise:
Demonstrated customer service experience.
Experience working in a fast paced environment.
Knowledge of all cleaning methods, materials and equipment.
Knowledge of the operation of all mechanical equipment.
Knowledge of general maintenance repair work.
Ability to effectively communicate in English.
Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
What We Prefer :
High school diploma.
One year of experience as a steward/dishwasher.
Cafeteria style restaurant or high-volume restaurant experience.
Ability to supervise student and/or temporary workers.
The Trojan Family Rewards:
We pride ourselves in creating the BEST USC EXPERIENCE , and that begins with our employees! We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs that support our staff and their families including:
Benefits :dental and vision plans, tuition assistance for our employees and their families, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, 2:1 retirement plan contributions, child care centers and up to $50,000 housing subsidy. And because we are a qualifying public service organization, you may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for educational loans. Visit
Perks : discounts toUSCsporting events,USCBookstores, wireless plans, travel, accommodations, and local entertainment.
Career Growth: We are the largest private employer in Los Angeles offering tremendous development opportunities in multiple fields and industries. The Trojan Network connects current and previous members of the Trojan family to create an endless professional network.
This support advocates work-life balance and employee well-being. As members of the Trojan family, employees are connected by the traditions and history that make us proud to be Trojans!
As an equal opportunity employer, USC values and promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The work culture thrives on mutual respect, trust, and synergy amongst all of its members.
USC has great minds that transform the world with their talents and research. Will you be one? Join us!
FIGHT ON!
The hourly rate for this position is $18.74/hr. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
About University of Southern California (USC)
USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.
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