Food Services Worker - Wagner Dining

University of Oklahoma•Norman, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Wagner Dining, located inside Headington Hall (a housing community in partnership with OU Athletics) provides a robust selection of menu items for residents and guests. This role involves preparing food following recipes and applying individual portion control standards, measuring, weighing, and combining ingredients for quantity preparation of simple menu items. The worker will utilize various kitchen utensils, appliances, and heavy/industrial equipment in food preparation. They will serve food in a courteous and respectful manner, with proper portion control and knowledge of menu items, and load, carry, and transport hot or cold food items or containers to customers, serving lines, or dining tables. Additionally, the role includes washing, sanitizing, and storing pots, pans, and kitchen utensils, scraping dishes, cleaning tables, serving areas, counters, and floors, and following proper kitchen standards for cleaning and sanitizing the work area. The position also assists with special events across the University and campuses, and assists other food services staff when necessary. Employees on a 5-hour shift receive a free meal, and uniforms are provided at no cost but must be maintained by the employee. This role is considered essential personnel and may be required to work during inclement weather or other campus closures. A Hepatitis A vaccine is required, and overtime may be scheduled. A Cleveland County Food handler's card is required within 30 days of hire.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Hepatitis A vaccine required.
Cleveland County Food handlers card required within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

ServSafe Certification
6 + months of restaurant kitchen/cooking/food services experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare food following recipes and applying individual portion control standards.
Properly and safely measures, weighs and combines ingredients for quantity preparation of simple menu items.
Utilizes various kitchen utensils, appliances, and heavy/industrial equipment in food preparation (ovens, knives, peelers, dicers, slicers, mixers, industrial dish machines, recycling, stoves, etc.).
Serves food in a courteous and respectful manner, with proper portion control and knowledge of menu items.
Loads, carries, and transports hot or cold food items or containers to customers, serving lines, or dining tables-safely, efficiently and timely.
Loads and transports food carts to and from designated floor units.
Washes, sanitizes, and stores pots, pans and kitchen utensils in designated areas.
Scrapes dishes and cleans tables, serving areas.
Cleans counters and floors.
Follows proper kitchen standards when cleaning/sanitizing the work area (floors, food carts, cabinets, tables, kitchen utensils and equipment, dishes, and tableware, etc.).
Assists with special events across the University and across campuses that may include Presidential luncheons and dinners, catering needs, student organizational special requests, and day-to-day events.
Assists other food services staff when necessary and voluntarily as much as possible.