Food Prep - Airport Lounge

$200 sign-on bonus. Pay: $19.00 per hour. Shift: 4:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

About the role

The Club is located alongside various shops and restaurants within Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It is a fast-paced, fun work environment that is growing in style and amenities. This is a full-time Food Prep Associate position; shifts are subject to change based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food for the Lounge while maintaining a clean and healthy environment for customers.
• Perform standard food-service tasks, including sanitation duties and serving responsibilities.
• Clean, portion, cut, peel, or disjoint various foods to prepare for cooking or serving.
• Prepare a variety of foods according to customers’ orders or instructions of a supervisor, following approved procedures.
• Portion and arrange food on serving dishes, trays, carts, or conveyor belts.
• Clean, cut, slice, or disjoint meats and poultry to prepare for cooking.
• Prepare and serve a variety of beverages, such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks.
• Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
• Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
• Set up and restock the buffet area.
• Clean and maintain work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Requisition, store, and distribute food supplies, equipment, and utensils.
• Date and label prepared food.
• Complete food-safety logs.
• Wash dishes.

Requirements

• Ability to pass an airport-authority security background check.
• High-school diploma or GED preferred.
• Related background in customer service or restaurant/bar service.
• Must be at least 18 or 21 years of age as applicable by law.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks and possess verbal communication skills necessary to communicate with customers, passengers, and co-workers.
• Able to work rotating shifts including weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), holidays, and days off.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Essential job functions

• Cooperate with peers, customers, and supervisors of diverse backgrounds who may hold divergent views.
• Pass and maintain all necessary licenses and certifications, including local health-department food-handler certification.
• Stand during the entire scheduled shift (up to ten hours).
• Handle the stress of a fast-paced work shift.
• Read and interpret basic documents and comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Present information effectively in one-on-one and group settings to passengers, customers, and other team members.
• Perform basic arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide) using whole numbers and make change on a Point-of-Sale machine.
• Interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Bend, climb, crouch, hear, kneel, reach, speak, stand, turn, twist, and walk.
• Lift 40 pounds 40 inches high without assistance.
• Push and/or pull 120 pounds with the assistance of a wheeled cart.
• Perform tasks safely according to established procedures to prevent personal injury, injury to others, and damage to the environment, facilities, and equipment.
• Follow all lawful safety, health, and liquor rules and regulations.
• Maintain personal appearance and grooming that present a favorable corporate and customer image.
• Pass and obtain security background check and clearance to work in an airport environment.
• Report to work on a regular and timely basis.

Benefits

• Medical insurance (health, dental, vision).
• Disability insurance.
• Vacation and PTO.
• 401K plan with generous company matching.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee corporate discounts for nationally recognized products and services (childcare, electronics, entertainment, hotels, home, groceries, restaurants, auto, travel, and pets).

About the company

Hyde Park Hospitality (HPH) is a young—but dynamic and fast-growing—company built on deep roots in the food business. HPH earned Crain’s Fast 50 Award in 2026 for being one (ranked 30th) of the fifty fastest-growing businesses in the Chicago area. We provide services ranging from airport concessions, management staffing, brand licensing, to contracted food and facilities management. With a 75 % diverse senior management team, HPH values diversity and welcomes everyone with the necessary qualifications and experience, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other protected status.