Food Service Associate A.

About the role

The Food Service Associate A position involves setting up and arranging serving lines and dining rooms in College dining facilities. The role includes serving food from counters and steamtables to cafeteria patrons, storing leftover food items, cleaning kitchen utensils and equipment, and assisting with daily catering orders.

Responsibilities

• Serves food from counters and steamtables to cafeteria patrons, e.g. serves salads, vegetables, meat, and breads; ladles soups and sauces; portions desserts; and fills beverage cups and glasses as indicated by customer.
• Prepares hot and cold beverages.
• Replenishes foods and condiments at serving stations.
• Cleans tables and seats and general dining area in accordance with sanitary procedures.
• Scrubbs and polishes counter, steamtables and other equipment.
• Removes food after meals and cleans equipment, counters and work areas.
• Learns and follows safety precautions and proper food protection and handling procedures.
• Operates cash register to itemize and total customer’s purchases.
• Reviews price sheets to note price changes and sale items.
• Scans item to record price and totals purchases on cash register.
• Collects cash, check, or student multiple charge system payment from customer and makes change for cash transactions.
• Maintains an awareness to potential shoplifting and practices prevention techniques.
• Counts money in cash drawer and starts up and closes out the register at beginning and end of work shift.
• Identifies items not accepted by the scanner.
• As needed, assists with daily catering orders.
• Reads menus/orders to determine amount and kind of foods and supplies to be packaged.
• Makes and wraps sandwiches and desserts.
• Loads delivery cartons with food, condiments, silverware, dishes and beverages.
• Delivers orders to designated area or customer location.
• Sets up and arranges tables and decorations; serves foods and beverages to guests.
• Packs dishes and utensils for removal to catering establishment.

Qualifications

• No formal education or experience required.
• Six (6) months of relevant experience in food service operations; or the equivalent.
• Food service experience in an institutional establishment preferred.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Basic understanding of cleanliness procedures and general sanitation regulations.
• Ability to learn proper food protection and handling procedures.
• Ability to learn methods and procedures used in food service operations including cash handling.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to apply customer relations procedures and policies.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time and lift/carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• May work varied shifts and required overtime.
• Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse community.

Skills

• Professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Hiring Range Minimum: $24.27
Hiring Range Maximum: $24.27

Schedule

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 11:45am-8:15pm; Saturday & Sunday off