Executive Steward

The Lazy Gourmet is seeking an experienced, proactive Chief Steward to oversee kitchen sanitation, smallwares logistics, and facility maintenance for Vancouver’s premier catering venue. Managing a dedicated dishwashing team across our 30,000 sq. ft. facility, you will ensure our facility operates at peak cleanliness, safety, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Recruit, train, schedule, and lead a high-performing team of dishwashers and kitchen stewards.
• Smallwares & Asset Inventory: Manage physical inventory, organization, and loss-control procedures for all kitchen equipment, service wares, and off-site catering crates.
• Sanitation & Facility Standards: Direct deep-cleaning schedules, day-to-day facility cleanliness, waste sorting/composting, and chemical handling under WHMIS and VCH standards.
• Maintenance & Vendor Oversight: Manage the facility Preventative Maintenance (PM) program, dish machine servicing, and pest control programs.
• Catering Logistics: Coordinate equipment packing, breakdown, and wash-down routines to support large-scale off-premise event execution.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of stewarding leadership experience in high-volume catering, hotels, or banquet facilities.
• Strong knowledge of Vancouver Coastal Health safety standards, WHMIS, and chemical safety protocols.
• Experience managing labor schedules, physical inventory counts, and PM programs.
• Strong organizational skills with a hands-on, solution-oriented leadership style.