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About Us

At Upper Crust Food Service we believe great food does more than fill plates—it creates connection, strengthens communities, and transforms everyday experiences. Across college campuses, K-12 schools, camps, and Greek housing, our teams bring hospitality to life through fresh food, meaningful relationships, and service people can count on. While we began serving fraternity and sorority communities more than 15 years ago, we've grown into a national hospitality partner supporting a wide range of dining programs across the country. No matter the setting, our purpose remains the same: to show up for the people we serve and for one another. If you're looking for meaningful work, real ownership, and a team that believes hospitality can make a difference, we'd love to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Set up workstations to prepare food and ingredients to use for cooking.
• Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served.
• Apportion and serve food to clients.
• Enforce sanitation and food safety standards per state and local regulations.
• Maintain a professional and positive attitude with coworkers and customers.
• Assist in planning and executing special events as directed by management.
• Help with unloading, inspecting, and storing of raw ingredients and supplies.
• Communicate regularly with management via calls, emails, and texts.

Requirements

• Ability to work well as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with a variety of personalities and under pressure.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of or the ability to learn food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures.
• Be familiar with the industry's best practices.
• Capability to work in a kitchen environment that may involve exposure to extreme heat or cold.
• Required to stand for long periods, up to 8+ hours, as well as walk, bend, and stoop.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals, hot surfaces, sharp knives, and slippery floors.

Nice to Have

• 2+ years food service skills or related experience preferred.
• Experience with bulk food prep and production in a commercial kitchen setting.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Valid food safety handler and sanitation certification in accordance with state and local regulations or obtain one within 30 days of employment.
• High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics such as food safety.

Benefits

• Time off for most holidays.
• Paid vacations.
• A competitive 401K with company match.
• Health, dental, vision, and pet insurance.

Schedule

Very few late nights and weekend hours.