Night Steward & Kitchen Cleaner

Responsibilities

• Execute post-dinner-service kitchen deep-clean: full equipment clean-down, cooking surface degreasing, floor scrubbing, and drain clearing after service closes
• Deep-clean industrial dishwasher nightly: drain, interior scrub, spray arm descaling, chemical refill, and readiness check for next morning's service
• Clean walk-in refrigerators and dry storage areas: floor scrubbing, shelf cleaning, and label rotation audit for HACCP compliance
• Clean and sanitize all food preparation surfaces: cutting boards, prep tables, and storage containers — chemical sanitization to Distintivo H requirement
• Degrease hood filters and clean exhaust surfaces on scheduled rotation
• Set up dishwash staging area ready for morning shift: clean plateware staged, machine primed, and chemicals checked before leaving

Requirements

• Full availability for night shift (10pm–6am range)
• Kitchen deep-clean technique: heavy equipment degreasing, walk-in maintenance, floor drain clearing
• Self-directed work in an empty kitchen environment
• Distintivo H closing procedures for kitchen sanitation

Benefits

• IMSS, aguinaldo, paid vacation + premium
• Night shift differential pay
• Staff meal at shift start
• Transport coordination for night schedule

Work environment

Night kitchen stewarding in Puerto Vallarta. Unsupervised deep-clean operation delivering a clean kitchen ready for the morning brigade.

About the role

The chef who opens at 5:30am for breakfast prep and finds a clean range, a spotless prep counter, and a primed dishwasher doesn't comment on it — it's expected. But the night steward who delivered it finished three hours ago and went home. The invisibility of good night stewarding is a professional standard, not a complaint.