Dining Team Member-Shaw Dining Hall

About the Role

As a Dining Team Member, you will safely prepare, handle, and serve food to customers in accordance with health and safety standards. You will work as part of a team to ensure food is served efficiently, areas are kept clean and sanitary, and guests receive a high level of service.

Responsibilities

• Use and clean kitchen equipment, utensils, and surfaces.
• Prepare and serve food, including salads, sandwiches, grilled items, and pizzas.
• Operate POS terminals and collect payment from customers.
• Assist with the setup and restocking of food service lines and beverage stations.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and attractive work area that meets food safety standards.
• Take food to serving lines and replenish as needed.
• Support catering and event staff by setting up events, arranging materials, and maintaining cleanliness in event spaces.
• Monitor and replenish supplies in event spaces.
• Adhere to food safety guidelines and hygiene standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including cleaning, inventory, and assisting with kitchen operations.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions; basic math skills.
• Strong work ethic, good communication skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Food service experience is preferred.
• Valid ServeSafe food handler’s certification is preferred (or must be obtained within 45 days of hire).

Physical Requirements

• Standing 85% – 100% of the shift.
• Frequent bending at the waist, stooping, crouching, and walking throughout the kitchen and food service areas.
• Full range of arm movement, including reaching overhead, stirring, mixing, and wiping.
• Listening and communicating with customers and staff.
• Visual and cognitive capability to read instructions, recipes, and complete service records.
• Able to lift up to 30 lbs from the floor to waist height.
• Able to lift up to 20 lbs overhead.
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs for a distance of up to 30 feet.
• Repetitive wrist movement (e.g., chopping, cutting, slicing, shredding).
• Wrist and finger dexterity for using kitchen utensils, tongs, scissors, and knives.
• Able to push up to 50 lbs and pull up to 40 lbs.
• Frequently work in conditions of extreme heat.

Tools and Equipment

• Mops, brooms, POS terminals, slicers, fryers, ovens, mixers, steamers, kettles, and other kitchen appliances.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, Syracuse University offers over 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs across 13 schools and colleges. The University serves over 15,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students, with a global alumni network of over a quarter-million in 160 countries.

About the Syracuse Area

Syracuse is a medium-sized city in the geographic center of New York State, approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000, offering a low cost of living and a variety of social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. The area provides seasonal attractions such as water skiing, snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.