Food Service Worker

Ball State University • Muncie, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Ball State University Dining is hiring a full-time, on-campus Food Service Worker in North Dining. Under supervision, the employee performs a variety of tasks involved in preparing and serving food. The position offers compensation of $16.76 per hour and includes university benefits. The listed schedule is a two-week rotation, with shifts generally from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and some shifts from noon to 8:30 p.m.; scheduled days off vary.

Work includes setting up service areas, serving food, washing dishes and equipment, cleaning, cashiering, greeting customers, operating dishwashing and other food-service equipment, preparing produce, recording food quantities, grilling or carving food, obtaining supplies, assisting with laundry and food preparation, waiting on and bussing tables, directing student employees, and enforcing food-payment procedures. The work takes place indoors and may involve noise, heat, steam, chemicals, soaps, and cleaning agents. Physical demands include extended standing or walking, keeping hands in water for several hours per day for some duties, and exerting up to 35 pounds of force unassisted. Applicants must be at least 18 and able to meet the physical and mental requirements of the duties. Cashiering duties require completion of cashier training and a passing final test.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be able to read and understand specified safety policies, hazardous-material information, and University policies, procedures, and communications.
• Must have no allergies to soaps, cleaning agents, oven cleaners, or other food-service materials or environmental factors such as steam or dust.
• Must maintain clean body, teeth, hair, nails, and clothing.
• Must be able to perform the physical and mental requirements outlined for the duties.
• For positions with cashiering duties, successful completion of Cashier Training Class and a passing score on the final test are required.
• Candidates must have current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a school or hospital cafeteria, or similar experience in quantity food preparation and/or service.

Responsibilities

• Assemble supplies and materials, set up service areas, and serve food.
• Hand wash and store pots, pans, and food-service equipment.
• Clean equipment and work areas while maintaining sanitation and safety and complying with University Waste Management procedures.
• Perform checker and cashier duties using computerized equipment and maintain records.
• Greet customers and promote positive customer relationships.
• Set up, operate, and clean dishwashing machinery and auxiliary equipment; move dishware and equipment to appropriate locations.
• Scrape and wash dishes.
• Clean, prepare, store, and deliver fresh produce.
• Count and record amounts of food prepared or served.
• Grill or carve food as required.
• Obtain supplies from storage areas.
• Assist with the laundry program.
• Wait on and bus tables as assigned.
• Assign work to and direct student employees.
• Assist cooks with food preparation.
• Enforce rules and procedures concerning proper payment for food and report violations to management immediately.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription plans
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid parental leave (six weeks)
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• University-funded retirement benefits
• Ball State undergraduate tuition coverage: 100% for the employee and 90% for the employee's child or children
• Graduate tuition coverage: 80% for the employee
• Tuition discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed