Part-Time Dining Services

Location: Big Rapids, MI (Main Campus)

Advertised salary: $13.75–$14.00/hour

Part-time continuing position (up to 28 hours per week).

About the role

Dining Services is seeking hard-working individuals to join a team of professionals dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. Positions assist in retail, catering, and residential food-service operations. Work hours may vary and include evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety and sanitation standards in all duties.
• Interact with customers and staff in a polite, friendly, and courteous manner.
• Assist other food-service employees as needed.
• Respond to special dietary requests.
• Set up and maintain food-serving and display areas in an attractive and sanitary manner.
• Work various shifts, stations, and scheduled hours, including weekends, holidays, and on-call.
• Assist in university recycling efforts.
• Carry out responsibilities in accordance with university policies and applicable laws.
• Cultivate an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences.
• Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
• Perform any other duties assigned within the position classification area.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Demonstrated history of effective interpersonal communication, teamwork, and cheerful customer assistance.
• Ability to work in an environment with all food types (e.g., shellfish, peanuts, fruit) and industrial-strength cleaners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer service experience.
• Food production or food-service experience.
• Cashiering, retail, or cash-handling experience.
• Experience operating a point-of-sale system.

Skills

• Effective communication.
• Friendly, polite, and courteous public interaction.
• Adherence to safety and sanitation standards.
• Accurate record-keeping and basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to read and follow recipes, directions, safety labels, and equipment manuals.
• Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds.

Physical Demands

• Bending, carrying, moving, reaching, twisting, balancing.
• Lifting, pulling, pushing, repetitive movement, standing.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit package including health care and vacation. View full benefits list.