Laboratory Technician II – Hospitality Management Center

Department: Business, Legal Professions & Hospitality • Location: Hospitality Management Center at Public Square • Reports to: Director, Hospitality Venue Operations • Part-Time Support Staff • Union Position

About the role

The Laboratory Technician II prepares the kitchen laboratory, classrooms, food truck, and demonstrations in accordance with lesson plans, assists in troubleshooting equipment and software, and cleans up after lessons. The role ensures the laboratory is secure, equipment is cleaned, maintained, and stored properly. A CDL license is required, and the incumbent must be approved by the College to drive the food truck.

Responsibilities

• Assists in scheduling the food truck at events, gathering venue logistics such as ingress and egress locations, and ensuring fire permits are obtained.
• Drives the food truck to scheduled venues.
• Tracks gas mileage of the food truck and monitors gasoline levels in the generator and propane levels, refilling as needed.
• Prepares classroom kitchen labs, food truck, and demonstration kitchens with necessary materials and equipment.
• Sets up and prepares equipment for kitchen labs and food truck, helps load and unload the truck, and ensures it is left in a sanitary condition.
• Arranges supplies and equipment as kitchen labs and food truck requirements change.
• Maintains and cleans the kitchen labs, stockroom, equipment, and food truck (interior and exterior).
• Applies identification and date labels to food and ensures temperature logs are used and maintained.
• Properly disposes of laboratory waste materials, drains wastewater from the food truck, and ensures the clean water tank is filled whenever the truck is used.
• Assists faculty and students in the kitchen labs and food truck, providing technical troubleshooting support on equipment during educational sessions.
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance of laboratory equipment and tools, logging all repair/maintenance with copies of work-orders and receipts.
• Assists faculty with the development and implementation of new kitchen lab and food truck procedures and/or curricula.
• Secures kitchen lab area and food truck.
• Assists with inventory as needed.
• May record and monitor expenditures and charges relevant to kitchen labs and food truck operations.
• May functionally supervise Work Study Students, Student Assistants, and Part-Time Lab Technicians in the lab.
• Prepares, maintains, and monitors supplies and equipment inventory.
• Assists Director in ordering, receiving, and storing supplies.
• Assists with set-up and break-down of kitchen labs and classrooms when necessary.
• Ensures all necessary truck licenses and permits are accurate and up to date.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School degree or GED.
• Current, unencumbered CDL license.
• Minimum of two years of experience in an upscale food service establishment.
• ServSafe Manager Certificate or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.

Skills

• Ability to drive and maneuver a 30-foot food truck.
• Ability to read and interpret documents including Safety Data Sheets (SDS), safety rules and processes, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Basic computer skills and ability to perform basic math.
• Ability to determine needs and identify solutions.
• Experience with data collection, strong attention to detail, and accuracy.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in performance of regular work.
• Working knowledge of kitchen lab and food truck concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of students and the community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in culinary arts or related field.

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Work is partially performed in a kitchen lab or food truck setting.
• Exposure to hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, open flames, heat and hot equipment, sharp objects, or exposure to chemicals or biological hazards.
• Work requires walking with a sense of urgency over several hours and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite.

Pay

Minimum salary: $21.50/hour

Schedule

Part-Time