Dining Room Technician
About The Position
St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge is seeking a friendly, dependable, and hardworking Dining Room Technician to help keep its dining room clean, stocked, and welcoming for neighbors, staff, volunteers, donors, and community members. The role focuses on preparing for meal service, managing food deliveries and storage, supporting the Brown Bag Program, and keeping the dining room and restrooms clean throughout the day. Reporting to the Kitchen Manager, the Dining Room Technician sets up for service, receives and stores donated food, supports volunteers, and welcomes and thanks people who come through the organization’s doors. The position requires flexibility to support changing daily needs and occasional events or weekend hours. Work is performed in a dining room environment with variable temperatures.
Requirements
- Be friendly and service-minded, treat every individual with dignity and respect, and work well with vulnerable populations and SVDP staff.
- Ability to safely operate standard commercial kitchen equipment.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-accountability setting that requires multitasking and flexibility.
- Respect for and support of the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church and St. Vincent de Paul.
- Willingness to work occasional events or weekend hours as needed.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand for long periods and stoop and bend frequently.
- Ability to move around buildings on campus.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma.
- Food service experience.
- Valid driver's license.
Responsibilities
- Set up tables and chairs for meal service, and clear chairs after lunch as service winds down.
- Accept food and donation deliveries, thank donors, and pause other tasks as needed.
- Sort, weigh, label, date, and store delivered items in the appropriate storage areas.
- Pull items from the freezer for the following week's menu under the direction of the Kitchen Manager.
- Support the Brown Bag Program by setting out items, keeping volunteers supplied, and cleaning up as bags are made.
- Keep floors free of food and liquid, using wet-floor signs when mopping spills.
- Sweep and mop the dining room and restrooms; clean and wipe tables, chairs, windowsills, and walls as directed.
- Clean restrooms and keep them stocked with supplies.
- Monitor and empty trash cans throughout each shift, take full bins to the dumpster, and keep trash bins locked.
- Welcome, support, and thank volunteers, community members, donors, guests, and staff.
- Drive as directed and approved by the Director of Food Services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
