Steward

About Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Widely recognized as top-of-class by meeting and event organizers around the world, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) has hosted over 22,000 events in our four-decade history. We are proud to support the local tourism industry as one of North America's leading convention centres, having added more than eight billion dollars in direct spending economic impact to our community. MTCC is a Crown Corporation of the Province of Ontario and is proudly governed and led by an executive management team and an independent board of directors comprised of senior private sector business leaders.

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre prides itself on its professionalism and dedication to making every event it hosts memorable for its customers and guests alike.

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Job Description:

The Steward is responsible of performing sanitation and ware washing services, preparation and transportation of food and kitchen items between the kitchen and the various venues within the Convention Centre. This role will be reporting the Chief Steward, Assistant Chief Stewards, and the Stewarding Supervisors.

General Duties Include:

• Set-up and Preparation;

• • Preparing hot boxes, glasses, and other kitchen essentials for upcoming events.

• • Assembling all required dishware, utensils, and glassware for transport from the kitchen to the event venue.

• • Preparing Escoffiers and organizing food and plates for transport to the venue.

• Transporting;

• • Transporting food and kitchen items from the kitchen to the event venue for service.

• • Transporting dirty service items to the dishwashing room using manual carts or electric pump trucks. Distance may vary depending on the event location within the Convention Centre.

• Debussing;

• • Collecting dirty dishware, utensils and glasses between each course.

• • Separating food and waste into compost, recycling, and trash bins, as well as sorting cutlery and dishware.

• • Placing glasses and cups into dishwasher racks.

• • Shrink-wrapping full Queen Mary carts and transporting them to the dishwashing room.

• Dishwashing;

• • Placing or stacking dirty wares onto conveyor belts, separating dishes from the conveyor, loading into dishwasher.

• • Unloading and stacking cleaned dishes, placing dishes onto Queen Mary carts, and sorting cutlery into separate bins.

Job Skills and Requirements

• Physical Demands:

• • Ability to perform repetitive lifting and carrying of heavy loads (up to 50lbs).

• • Familiar with sanitation practices within a Kitchen environment, push and pull transportation carts such as Queen Mary wagons.

• • Be able to stand for long periods of time; operate a dish and pot washer; etc.

• Skills and Abilities:

• • Minimum 1-year previous stewarding experience.

• • Strong team-building skills to effectively work in a collaborative work environment.

• • Must be available to work all shifts including day, afternoon, and evening shifts starting at 4:00 pm and/or the overnight shift starting at 11:00 pm

Interested applicants are asked to submit their application online no later than:

March 20, 2025

Please note: The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. During any stage of the recruitment process, applicants have the right to request accommodation.