Dining Associate - Barista

About the role

Fooda is looking for a Dining Associate to join the culinary team at one of our corporate dining locations. In this role, you’ll prepare and serve high-quality food, deliver an exceptional guest experience, and help maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and plate menu items to recipe and presentation standards, ensuring consistent quality and portion control across breakfast, lunch, and grab-and-go service.
• Set up and break down cooking and serving stations, ensuring all equipment, ingredients, and supplies are ready before service.
• Provide friendly, attentive customer service at the serving line, answering guest questions about menu items, ingredients, and allergens.
• Follow all food safety and sanitation standards, including proper food handling, temperature monitoring, labeling, and storage in line with ServSafe and local health code requirements.
• Maintain quality assurance throughout service by monitoring food freshness, appearance, and holding temperatures, and removing items that do not meet standards.
• Keep work areas, equipment, and storage spaces clean and organized, completing cleaning duties and dishwashing as assigned.
• Assist with receiving deliveries, rotating stock using FIFO, and communicating inventory needs to the chef or kitchen manager.
• Work collaboratively with the culinary team to ensure smooth, on-time service and pitch in wherever needed in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• ServSafe certified (Food Handler or Food Protection Manager) is required, or willing to obtain certification upon hire.
• Prior experience as a line cook, prep cook, or food service worker is preferred; corporate dining, catering, or high-volume kitchen experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of basic cooking techniques, kitchen equipment, and food safety and sanitation practices.
• You bring a strong customer-service mindset and enjoy interacting with guests in a professional, friendly manner.
• You take pride in quality and consistency, with a sharp eye for presentation, freshness, and cleanliness.
• You are a dependable team player who communicates well and pitches in wherever needed.
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen where timelines and priorities can shift quickly during peak service.
• You are a problem solver: when something goes sideways, you come up with creative solutions, not excuses.
• You are detail-oriented, know how to prioritize, and work well with minimal supervision.
• You are able to stand for extended periods and lift up to 25–50 lbs as part of regular kitchen duties; availability for early morning or daytime weekday shifts.

Qualifications

• Able to stand for extended periods and lift up to 25–50 lbs as part of regular kitchen duties; availability for early morning or daytime weekday shifts.

Skills

• Strong customer-service mindset
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Competitive market salary and stock options based on experience - $19/hr - $21/hr
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance plans
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid maternity and parental leave benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Company-issued laptop
• Daily subsidized lunch program (ours!) and free food and beverages in the office
• A fulfilling, challenging adventure of a work experience

Pay

$19/hr - $21/hr

Schedule

Flexible, but availability for early morning or daytime weekday shifts is required.