PT Food Service Worker

Ball State University•Muncie, IN

6d•$16 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Ball State University Dining is hiring a part-time Food Service Worker for The Atrium. Under supervision, the employee performs a variety of tasks involved in preparing and serving food and creating positive customer service experiences for students, faculty, staff, and employees. The schedule is 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with weekends off, repeated over a two-week schedule. The role may include setting up service areas, serving food, washing dishes and equipment, maintaining sanitation and safety, operating dishwashing and other food-service equipment, cashiering, greeting customers, preparing produce, grilling or carving food, counting and recording food amounts, obtaining supplies, assisting with laundry and cooks, waiting and bussing tables, directing student employees, and enforcing food-payment procedures. Other duties may be assigned. The position involves working indoors and may include exposure to noise, heat, steam, chemicals, soaps, and cleaning compounds. Duties require extended periods of standing or walking, frequent hand use and dexterity, and exerting force of up to 35 pounds unassisted for some tasks. Employees must be able to understand and follow oral and written instructions, perform basic calculations, and use the equipment and tools required for assigned duties.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be able to read and comprehend applicable safety policies, hazardous-material information, 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 of the job duties.
For positions with cashiering duties, successful completion of the Cashier Training Class and a passing score on the 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 setting involving quantity food preparation or service.

Responsibilities

Accurately assemble supplies and materials, set up the service area, and serve food.
Hand wash and store pots, pans, and food-service equipment.
Clean equipment and work areas while maintaining sanitation and safety and following University Waste Management procedures.
Perform checker and cashier duties using computerized machinery and maintain records.
Greet customers and help ensure positive 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 and bus tables as assigned.
Assign work to and direct student employees.
Assist cooks in preparing food.
Enforce rules and regulations, including food-payment procedures, and report violations to management immediately.
Perform other duties as assigned.