Food Service Worker 2 - Housing & Food Services (Multiple Opportunities)

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

About The Position

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. Housing & Food Services (HFS) has an outstanding opportunity for a Food Service Worker 2 to join their team. Housing & Food Services supports over 10,000 student residents and operates 40+ dining locations on campus. With a team of over 1,200 staff and students, HFS is dedicated to enhancing student life through teamwork and excellent service. POSITION PURPOSE Work alongside and provide leadership to a team of full-time and student employees in a dynamic, high volume food service environment. Typical work includes providing customer service for guests, assembling and serving food items, preparing beverages, assisting cooks in preparation and production of menu items, operating a grill or fryer, cashiering and maintaining cleanliness.

Requirements

Possession of, or eligible to obtain a Washington State Food Worker Card within two weeks of employment
one year of experience preparing and serving food and beverage.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
A satisfactory outcome from the employment verification and reference check processes.

Responsibilities

Participate in and lead employees in food preparation, beverage production, serving and/or dishwashing.
Assign student, hourly or Food Service Workers 1 to meet production and service needs.
Perform basic preparation including, paring fruits and vegetables, reheating refrigerated or frozen soups, assembling sandwiches and salads, toasting bread, preparing hot and cold beverages and/or packaging grab and go items.
May act as a short order cook at a grill, fryer, or similar workspace.
Set up station, stock/restock, and rotate supplies according to established plans, par levels and food handling policies and procedures.
Take and record food preparation and holding temperatures before the food leaves the production area and during service.
Maintain records of foods produced, foods wasted, and any recipe adjustments for the Supervisor.
Report safety issues and equipment malfunctions to management.
Use production sheets from CBORD FSS to execute food preparation.
Check par levels and order as needed to ensure that station is properly stocked.
Ensure that all unused food is properly handled, wrapped, dated, labeled and stored.
Gather, assemble, package, and serve menu items to customer order.
Take inventory counts using tally sheets from CBORD FSS system.
Continuously clean and maintain order of workstation and prep areas, including sweeping, mopping, and sanitizing.
May lead staff at an individual platform, station or café.
May receive customer orders, answering questions about ingredients, recipes and pricing.
May operate point of sale system, accurately key in sales and take payment.
Maintain compliance with all PCI training requirements and standards.
Maintains regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.
Perform related duties as requested.