Steward — Boutique Hotel Kitchen & Bar

Responsibilities

• Manage all kitchen and bar dishwashing for boutique hotel: small team operation with direct responsibility for the cleanliness of all service items
• Hand-wash and inspect boutique restaurant plateware: the restaurant's specialty ceramics and imported glassware require individual handling and quality check before returning to service
• Maintain rooftop bar glass washer: compact unit serving cocktail service on the rooftop terrace — requires frequent cleaning due to salt air and humidity in Vallarta's coastal environment
• Clean kitchen equipment to chef's specification: boutique hotel chef typically has personal standards for cookware cleanliness that are higher than standard institutional dishwashing
• Support kitchen setup: assist with mise en place organization where helpful, move deliveries, maintain refrigerator organization when stewarding duties allow
• Close the kitchen nightly: full clean-down of all surfaces, equipment, and floors per manager's closing standard

Requirements

• Boutique hotel or restaurant stewarding experience
• Rooftop bar environment awareness — compact glass washer and exposure to salt air
• Rapport with small kitchen team — boutique properties require collaborative team culture
• Self-directed in an unsupervised close environment

Benefits

• IMSS, aguinaldo, paid vacation + premium
• Meals with the kitchen team during service
• Uniform provided
• Rooftop bar tips participation (property-dependent)

Work environment

Boutique hotel kitchen and rooftop bar in Puerto Vallarta. Intimate team environment with direct chef relationship and high visibility within the small F&B operation.

About the role

In a boutique Vallarta hotel, the steward eats with the kitchen team, knows the chef's name and preferences, and has their own key to the kitchen for opening shift. The invisibility of a large resort dishwash department doesn't exist here — what the steward does, everyone knows. That accountability creates professionals who care about their work.