Food & Services Associate (Part-Time, Science Center Coffee Bar)

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide energetic, efficient, professional and friendly service to customers.
• Provides prompt, efficient, and friendly service to a diverse clientele.
• Prepare hot and cold beverages and sandwiches to customer’s specifications.
• Sell retail products offered by the operation.
• Prepares and serves all products by following recipes, methods and preparation techniques for all handcrafted products.
• Memorizes and understands all menu items and prepares these items according to recipes and item specifications.
• Must be aware of all daily specials.
• Inventory all products and order as necessary to maintain correct inventory levels.
• Accept cash, credit cards, department charges and OneCard.
• Completes cashier reports according to operating procedures.
• Maintain a clean and sanitized work area in accordance with the operations cleanliness standards.
• Assists in cleaning all areas and equipment of the operation.
• Keeps equipment operating correctly according to procedures/instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns, performing preventative maintenance and reporting necessary repairs to workbox or vendor.
• Set up food stations.
• Collaborate with a Supervisor or Lead Associate to make sure that we have appropriate amounts of backup ingredients as stated by using established par levels.
• Prepare ingredients if required.
• Label tops of containers that contain fresh ingredients with name and date.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and management with professionalism and respect.
• Customer service experience.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to operate or learn to operate kitchen equipment.
• Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.
• Standing on your feet for extended periods of time, reaching, lifting ,bending, and sitting.
• Must be flexible to work as needed during the day, evening, nights, and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in customer service, kitchen experience, hospitality, or a closely related field.

Pay and Benefits

The pay for this position is $20.60 per hour, which represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range at the time of posting. PA Criminal Clearance Required Swarthmore College requires a PA Criminal background check for all staff positions prior to the start of employment.