Standworker/Barista - Headwaters at St Paul RiverCentre

About the role

This position performs concessions and cash operations activities with primary responsibility for greeting guests; serving food and beverages; setting, stocking, and breaking down concession stands, carts, and portables; maintaining accurate counts; collecting payment for all food and beverages served.

Responsibilities

• Greets guests, takes orders, serves food and beverages, totals receipts; collects payments.
• Requests proper identification from guests purchasing alcoholic beverages when legal age is questionable (under the age of 30).
• Stocks and maintains supplies, refrigerators, dispensers, and/or display cases, and replaces soda and CO2 tanks as necessary ensuring no interruption in guest service.
• Transports soiled dishes/glassware to kitchen and concession breakdown stations.
• Sweeps and mops floors.
• May be responsible for front-of-house food preparation, i.e. pretzels, salads, sandwiches, etc.
• Completes set up and break down of concession stands, portables, deli carts, espresso bar dining tables, and equipment.
• Performs all duties on checklist including cleaning duties.
• Complies with all company, local, state, and national regulations pertaining to food quality, sanitation, and safety.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Availability to work nights and weekends as needed.
• Regularly required to remain in a stationary position 75% of the time, and position self to move about.
• Frequently required to operate and use food and beverage tools and equipment; and communicate with guests, employees, and management.
• Must frequently move up to 42 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• Alcohol service certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Food handling certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

• Family Medical Leave (FMLA); Personal Leave (LOA), MN Paid leave (PFML)
• Worker’s Compensation
• MN Sick and Safe Time (ESST)
• Military Leave; Voting Leave; Bereavement Leave; School Leave
• Jury Duty; Witness Duty

About The RiverCentre

Saint Paul RiverCentre is one of the region’s flagship event and convention venues, known for hosting large-scale conferences, corporate gatherings, galas, and community events. The culinary program supports hundreds of events each year, offering banquet service, specialty menus, and high-volume production that still prioritizes quality, flavor, and presentation. The culinary team at RiverCentre works in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where preparation, communication, and teamwork drive success. Culinary operations are well-organized, professionally led, and equipped to manage events of all sizes. Team members take pride in executing large-scale service with precision, efficiency, and care, all while contributing to the memorable experiences of tens of thousands of guests annually.

This is an on-call union position.