Food Service Assistant
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. The posting includes Position Summary (maybe About the role). It includes Job Duties (Responsibilities). It includes Benefits (list). It includes Pay? It says "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." No actual pay range given, so we should NOT create Pay section because no specific content. Schedule? Not mentioned. Requirements/Qualifications/Skills? Not explicit; maybe some implied like ability to operate vehicles, equipment, etc. But we should only create sections if there is real specific content. The posting includes "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." That's a skill/requirement. Also "Complies with health codes...". Could be qualifications. However we need to decide: The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine responsibilities and requirements into one? But we have headings defined. We could have About the role (position summary), Responsibilities (job duties), Benefits (benefits list). Possibly Skills/Requirements (ability to operate vehicles, etc.) but that may be thin. Could we put those under Responsibilities? Probably better to have a Skills section for those specific abilities. Let's extract specifics:
Position Summary: "Responsible for preparing and selling food and drinks to customers. Pulls and stocks supplies and ingredients, cleans kitchen area and eating area. Provides a high level of member service."
Job Duties: long list.
Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
Also: "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." That's schedule requirement (open availability). Could be Schedule section? It mentions open availability needed. That's specific content about schedule. So we could create Schedule section with that sentence.
Pay: only "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." No actual range, so we should not create Pay section.
Requirements/Qualifications: maybe not explicit besides ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; compliance with health codes; etc. Could be under Skills.
We'll create sections: About the role (position summary), Responsibilities (job duties), Skills (ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; compliance with health codes; etc.), Benefits, Schedule (open availability). Ensure we don't repeat job title. No Job ID etc.
We need to use for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include all duties listed. That's a long list; we need to put each duty as
- under Responsibilities. Ensure we don't lose any.
Let's parse duties list:
From text:
"Job DutiesPrepares hot food. Proofs, presses, stretches, sauces, and adds toppings to pizza. Bakes food items in ovens. Slices cooked pizza. Places baked items in the warmer. Steams hot dogs and buns.Rings up sales, collects money, makes change. Maintains and assists members with self-serve kiosks. Places whole pizza orders from members at the counter and on the phone. Assembles and presents orders to members. Uses tongs to pick up hot food items. Follows department production and cash handling procedures and standards.Dispenses dessert and drink items such as ice cream, latte and smoothie. Cleans, sanitizes, services, and refills dispensing machines.Maintains self-serve soda pop area, condiment table and eating area. Busses, cleans and sanitizes tables, sweeps and mops floors, empties trash.Cleans and sanitizes the machines, work surfaces, floors, and counters. Washes containers, pans and utensils in 3 compartment sink, power wash sink, or dishwasher. Moves patio tables to clean the floor around tables. Takes garbage to the trash compactor and operates the compactor. Disassembles and deep cleans pizza oven according to department SOPs. Follows safety and security procedures.Pulls ingredients and supplies from the warehouse. Stocks large volume ingredients to shelves, cooler and freezer. Stages ingredients to the preparation area and refills dispensing machines. Complies with health codes, such as sanitation, temperatures, product rotation and expiration dates.Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials. Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.Assists with department duties as necessary.Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary."
We need to split into separate items. Some sentences are concatenated without spaces. We'll need to separate by periods. Let's manually split:
1. Prepares hot food.
2. Proofs, presses, stretches, sauces, and adds toppings to pizza.
3. Bakes food items in ovens.
4. Slices cooked pizza.
5. Places baked items in the warmer.
6. Steams hot dogs and buns.
7. Rings up sales, collects money, makes change.
8. Maintains and assists members with self-serve kiosks.
9. Places whole pizza orders from members at the counter and on the phone.
10. Assembles and presents orders to members.
11. Uses tongs to pick up hot food items.
12. Follows department production and cash handling procedures and standards.
13. Dispenses dessert and drink items such as ice cream, latte and smoothie.
14. Cleans, sanitizes, services, and refills dispensing machines.
15. Maintains self-serve soda pop area, condiment table and eating area.
16. Busses, cleans and sanitizes tables, sweeps and mops floors, empties trash.
17. Cleans and sanitizes the machines, work surfaces, floors, and counters.
18. Washes containers, pans and utensils in 3 compartment sink, power wash sink, or dishwasher.
19. Moves patio tables to clean the floor around tables.
20. Takes garbage to the trash compactor and operates the compactor.
21. Disassembles and deep cleans pizza oven according to department SOPs.
22. Follows safety and security procedures.
23. Pulls ingredients and supplies from the warehouse.
24. Stocks large volume ingredients to shelves, cooler and freezer.
25. Stages ingredients to the preparation area and refills dispensing machines.
26. Complies with health codes, such as sanitation, temperatures, product rotation and expiration dates.
27. Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials.
28. Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
29. Assists with department duties as necessary.
30. Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.
Note: #28 is phrased as "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." That's more a skill/requirement. Might be better placed under Skills section. But it's in the duties list; we could keep it there or move. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; we can categorize but must not lose. We could keep it under Responsibilities as a duty (though it's ability). Or we could create Skills section for that and similar items. Let's see other skill-like items: "Complies with health codes...". That's also a duty/requirement. Could be under Skills. But we already have many duties; maybe better to keep all under Responsibilities for simplicity, as the instruction prefers few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Benefits, Schedule. That's four sections. That seems reasonable.
Now About the role: position summary paragraph.
Responsibilities: list all duties as
- .
Benefits: list benefits as
- . The benefits sentence: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
We need to split into list items. Could be each benefit separated by commas. Let's parse:
- paid time off
- health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
- health care reimbursement account
- dependent care assistance plan
- short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- life insurance
- 401(k)
- stock purchase plan to eligible employees
We could keep as separate items.
Schedule: open availability needed. Sentence: "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." We'll put as
.
Also there is a line: "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." That's a requirement; could be under Responsibilities or maybe a separate section like Requirements. But we have no Requirements section; we could add it under Responsibilities as another duty. Or we could create a Requirements section. But we prefer few sections; we could add it to Responsibilities as a duty. It's substantive. Let's add as a duty.
Also there is: "Job Description Posting Updated: July 2026 Job Code: 004" - minor metadata, we should drop or fold into short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. We could drop it entirely. Probably drop.
Also there is: "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." No actual pay, we should not create Pay section. Could we include that sentence as a note? It's minor metadata; maybe drop.
Also: "California applicants: Please click here to review the Costco Applicant Privacy Notice." That's boilerplate; remove.
Also: "The jobs listed are examples of the typical kinds of positions that Costco may hire for when openings exist. The listing does not mean that any positions are currently open or available at Costco." That's boilerplate; remove.
Thus final HTML:
About the role
Responsible for preparing and selling food and drinks to customers. Pulls and stocks supplies and ingredients, cleans kitchen area and eating area. Provides a high level of member service.
Responsibilities
- Prepares hot food.
- Proofs, presses, stretches, sauces, and adds toppings to pizza.
- Bakes food items in ovens.
- Slices cooked pizza.
- Places baked items in the warmer.
- Steams hot dogs and buns.
- Rings up sales, collects money, makes change.
- Maintains and assists members with self-serve kiosks.
- Places whole pizza orders from members at the counter and on the phone.
- Assembles and presents orders to members.
- Uses tongs to pick up hot food items.
- Follows department production and cash handling procedures and standards.
- Dispenses dessert and drink items such as ice cream, latte and smoothie.
- Cleans, sanitizes, services, and refills dispensing machines.
- Maintains self-serve soda pop area, condiment table and eating area.
- Busses, cleans and sanitizes tables, sweeps and mops floors, empties trash.
- Cleans and sanitizes the machines, work surfaces, floors
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include all duties listed. That's a long list; we need to put each duty as
- under Responsibilities. Ensure we don't lose any. Let's parse duties list: From text: "Job DutiesPrepares hot food. Proofs, presses, stretches, sauces, and adds toppings to pizza. Bakes food items in ovens. Slices cooked pizza. Places baked items in the warmer. Steams hot dogs and buns.Rings up sales, collects money, makes change. Maintains and assists members with self-serve kiosks. Places whole pizza orders from members at the counter and on the phone. Assembles and presents orders to members. Uses tongs to pick up hot food items. Follows department production and cash handling procedures and standards.Dispenses dessert and drink items such as ice cream, latte and smoothie. Cleans, sanitizes, services, and refills dispensing machines.Maintains self-serve soda pop area, condiment table and eating area. Busses, cleans and sanitizes tables, sweeps and mops floors, empties trash.Cleans and sanitizes the machines, work surfaces, floors, and counters. Washes containers, pans and utensils in 3 compartment sink, power wash sink, or dishwasher. Moves patio tables to clean the floor around tables. Takes garbage to the trash compactor and operates the compactor. Disassembles and deep cleans pizza oven according to department SOPs. Follows safety and security procedures.Pulls ingredients and supplies from the warehouse. Stocks large volume ingredients to shelves, cooler and freezer. Stages ingredients to the preparation area and refills dispensing machines. Complies with health codes, such as sanitation, temperatures, product rotation and expiration dates.Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials. Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.Assists with department duties as necessary.Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary." We need to split into separate items. Some sentences are concatenated without spaces. We'll need to separate by periods. Let's manually split: 1. Prepares hot food. 2. Proofs, presses, stretches, sauces, and adds toppings to pizza. 3. Bakes food items in ovens. 4. Slices cooked pizza. 5. Places baked items in the warmer. 6. Steams hot dogs and buns. 7. Rings up sales, collects money, makes change. 8. Maintains and assists members with self-serve kiosks. 9. Places whole pizza orders from members at the counter and on the phone. 10. Assembles and presents orders to members. 11. Uses tongs to pick up hot food items. 12. Follows department production and cash handling procedures and standards. 13. Dispenses dessert and drink items such as ice cream, latte and smoothie. 14. Cleans, sanitizes, services, and refills dispensing machines. 15. Maintains self-serve soda pop area, condiment table and eating area. 16. Busses, cleans and sanitizes tables, sweeps and mops floors, empties trash. 17. Cleans and sanitizes the machines, work surfaces, floors, and counters. 18. Washes containers, pans and utensils in 3 compartment sink, power wash sink, or dishwasher. 19. Moves patio tables to clean the floor around tables. 20. Takes garbage to the trash compactor and operates the compactor. 21. Disassembles and deep cleans pizza oven according to department SOPs. 22. Follows safety and security procedures. 23. Pulls ingredients and supplies from the warehouse. 24. Stocks large volume ingredients to shelves, cooler and freezer. 25. Stages ingredients to the preparation area and refills dispensing machines. 26. Complies with health codes, such as sanitation, temperatures, product rotation and expiration dates. 27. Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials. 28. Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery. 29. Assists with department duties as necessary. 30. Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary. Note: #28 is phrased as "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." That's more a skill/requirement. Might be better placed under Skills section. But it's in the duties list; we could keep it there or move. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; we can categorize but must not lose. We could keep it under Responsibilities as a duty (though it's ability). Or we could create Skills section for that and similar items. Let's see other skill-like items: "Complies with health codes...". That's also a duty/requirement. Could be under Skills. But we already have many duties; maybe better to keep all under Responsibilities for simplicity, as the instruction prefers few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Benefits, Schedule. That's four sections. That seems reasonable. Now About the role: position summary paragraph. Responsibilities: list all duties as
- .
Benefits: list benefits as
- . The benefits sentence: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
We need to split into list items. Could be each benefit separated by commas. Let's parse:
- paid time off
- health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
- health care reimbursement account
- dependent care assistance plan
- short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- life insurance
- 401(k)
- stock purchase plan to eligible employees
We could keep as separate items.
Schedule: open availability needed. Sentence: "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." We'll put as
. Also there is a line: "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." That's a requirement; could be under Responsibilities or maybe a separate section like Requirements. But we have no Requirements section; we could add it under Responsibilities as another duty. Or we could create a Requirements section. But we prefer few sections; we could add it to Responsibilities as a duty. It's substantive. Let's add as a duty. Also there is: "Job Description Posting Updated: July 2026 Job Code: 004" - minor metadata, we should drop or fold into short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. We could drop it entirely. Probably drop. Also there is: "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." No actual pay, we should not create Pay section. Could we include that sentence as a note? It's minor metadata; maybe drop. Also: "California applicants: Please click here to review the Costco Applicant Privacy Notice." That's boilerplate; remove. Also: "The jobs listed are examples of the typical kinds of positions that Costco may hire for when openings exist. The listing does not mean that any positions are currently open or available at Costco." That's boilerplate; remove. Thus final HTML:
About the role
Responsible for preparing and selling food and drinks to customers. Pulls and stocks supplies and ingredients, cleans kitchen area and eating area. Provides a high level of member service.
Responsibilities
- Prepares hot food.
- Proofs, presses, stretches, sauces, and adds toppings to pizza.
- Bakes food items in ovens.
- Slices cooked pizza.
- Places baked items in the warmer.
- Steams hot dogs and buns.
- Rings up sales, collects money, makes change.
- Maintains and assists members with self-serve kiosks.
- Places whole pizza orders from members at the counter and on the phone.
- Assembles and presents orders to members.
- Uses tongs to pick up hot food items.
- Follows department production and cash handling procedures and standards.
- Dispenses dessert and drink items such as ice cream, latte and smoothie.
- Cleans, sanitizes, services, and refills dispensing machines.
- Maintains self-serve soda pop area, condiment table and eating area.
- Busses, cleans and sanitizes tables, sweeps and mops floors, empties trash.
- Cleans and sanitizes the machines, work surfaces, floors
- . The benefits sentence: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
We need to split into list items. Could be each benefit separated by commas. Let's parse:
- paid time off
- health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
- health care reimbursement account
- dependent care assistance plan
- short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- life insurance
- 401(k)
- stock purchase plan to eligible employees
We could keep as separate items.
Schedule: open availability needed. Sentence: "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." We'll put as