Food Unit Lead (Full & Part Time)
About The Position
The Food Unit Lead coordinates the activities of food-service employees and helps create an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors. The role oversees and participates in preparing and serving food and beverages in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion control. It also supports menu planning, timely meal service, customer complaint resolution, employee training and supervision, scheduling, reporting, cash handling, ordering supplies, and facility sanitation and safety. The position is based at San Jose State University in San Jose, California. The schedule details are provided during the interview; full-time and part-time schedules are available. Previous experience is highly preferred. Pay is $18.45 to $20.00 per hour. Because the job is in an educational facility, work may decline or cease during school breaks; those periods may be unpaid temporary layoffs, though business needs may require year-round work, potentially at a different location.
Requirements
- Previous experience is highly preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide attentive, quality customer service.
- Oversee and participate in the preparation and service of food and beverages according to company presentation, sanitation, safety, and portion-control standards.
- Help plan menus.
- Ensure meal service is timely and efficient, and supervise meal service.
- Respond to customer complaints in person and to electronic complaints by email.
- Train employees and assign and coordinate work to promote efficiency and excellent food service.
- Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules, and expedite workflow.
- Complete required daily, weekly, and monthly reports, including inventory, cash, production, payroll, and timekeeping records.
- Handle cash according to the Food Accounting Manual, including deposits, petty cash, and change funds.
- Order food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
- Direct and participate in facility and employee sanitation and safety in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
- Develop a sanitation schedule and ensure food-service employees follow it for cleaning kitchen and dining areas and washing kitchen utensils and equipment.
- Issue written and oral instructions.
- Help select and orient employees and oversee staff training in areas of responsibility.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Opportunities for training and development
- Retirement plan
- Associate shopping program
- Health and wellness programs
- Discount marketplace
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, and an auto and home program
- Medical insurance for full-time associates
- Dental insurance for full-time associates
- Vision insurance for full-time associates
- Life and AD&D insurance for full-time associates
- Disability insurance for full-time associates
- Commuter benefits for full-time associates
- Employee assistance program for full-time associates
- Flexible spending accounts for full-time associates
- Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits may be available in accordance with applicable laws
- Instapay through the One @Work app
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
