PT Food Service Worker
About The Position
Ball State University Dining is hiring a part-time Food Service Worker to help provide customer service to students, faculty, staff, and employees on the Ball State campus. The position works under supervision to perform a variety of tasks involved in preparing and serving food and may work up to 30 hours per week. The listed two-week schedule includes afternoon and evening shifts, with some weekend shifts and scheduled days off. The role includes food preparation and service, cashiering, dishwashing, cleaning and sanitation, produce preparation, food counting and recordkeeping, grilling or carving food, obtaining supplies, assisting with laundry, waiting and bussing tables, assisting cooks, and directing student employees. Employees must follow applicable university rules and procedures, including food-payment procedures, and report violations to management. The role involves working indoors around noise, heat, steam, chemicals, soaps, and cleaning compounds, as applicable to assigned tasks.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Must be able to read and understand specified safety policies, hazardous-material information, and university policies, procedures, and communications.
- Must not have 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 meet the physical and mental requirements of the assigned duties, including standing or walking for extended periods, handling tasks involving up to 35 pounds of force unassisted, and performing basic mathematical and written and oral communication tasks.
- For positions with cashiering duties, successful completion of the Cashier Training Class and a passing score on its final test are required.
- Must have current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a school cafeteria, hospital cafeteria, or similar quantity food preparation and/or service setting.
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.
- Perform checker/cashier duties using computerized equipment and maintain records.
- Greet customers and help ensure positive customer relationships.
- Set up, operate, and clean dishwashing machinery and auxiliary equipment; move dishware and equipment to proper 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 and bus tables as assigned.
- Assign work to and direct student employees.
- Assist cooks in preparing food.
- Enforce rules and regulations, including proper payment and university food-payment procedures, and promptly report violations to management.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
