Student Retail Employee Fall 2026

Job Summary

Campus Dining and Shops is one of the largest student employers on campus. We depend on our student employees to help run our operations effectively and provide high quality meals to students, faculty, staff and visitors in a timely manner with an emphasis on customer service.

Duties

• Assist our full time staff members with the preparation, cooking, and serving of food in our various locations.
• May include cashiering and general food service duties and cleaning.
• Maintain sanitation standards in food preparation, service, and dining room facilities.
• Train in relevant food service regulations, standards, and guidelines to ensure the safe handling and serving of all meals to our guests.

Requirements

• Able to work quickly and efficiently in a high-volume operation.
• Positive and respectful, friendly with guests.
• Able to work late nights (12:30am), weekends, very few shifts are available for early mornings (7am).
• Professional appearance, demeanor, and good hygiene are required.
• Able to lift 30+ pounds, remain in a stationary standing position, or move about on your feet for the entire shift scheduled, as well as position oneself as the job requires.
• Take direction from all members of management, including student leaders.
• Regular attendance for scheduled shifts is required.
• Attend any required training sessions or classes which may be virtual or in person.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 4 hours per shift, for a minimum of 12 hours per week.
• Schedules and shifts are based on business needs, shifts may vary in length.

Job Assignments

• Cooking, preparing, and serving food in our food service operations.
• General food service/preparation duties including handling a knife and chopping vegetables and cutting/preparing various meats.
• Handling meat (chicken, beef, pork, seafood) with gloves on.
• General clean up duties including cleaning up dishes or prep areas.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Station set up, breakdown, and restocking.
• Direct interaction with customer including handling money and UB cards.
• Keep a neat, clean, and sanitized work area.
• Work consistently and productively during entire shift.
• General cleaning including dish washing and other food service duties or tasks as requested by management and supervisors.
• Additional duties as assigned and requested by management.

Physical and Mental Demands

• The position is very active and the employee must be able to stand and walk for up to a minimum of 4 hours per shift for a minimum of 8 hours per week.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• The employee is required to use hands to finger, manipulate fingers; and reach with hands and arms, to stir, measure, pour, cut, chop, dice, and decorate, etc.
• The employee must have the ability to use hands to finger, manipulate fingers; and reach with hands and arms, to stir, measure, pour, cut, chop, dice, and decorate, etc.
• The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 30 lbs. and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

• The work environment can be loud and busy.
• Exposure to kitchen hazards such as hot surfaces and liquids, sharp knives, and slippery floors.
• Work area maybe be limited in space and would require you to work in small spaces with other employees.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures in coolers and freezers.
• Work may take place in a refrigerated preparation cooler and temperature-controlled environment (working in a large refrigerated cooler).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Campus Dining and Shops is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely based upon a protected characteristic. Campus Dining and Shops policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.