"Food Service Helper"

Job Summary

Perform in areas of food service to include food preparation and production, including customer service, equipment operation, and cashier duties.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Direct the activities of student food service workers in assigned area.
2. Assist in the training and instructions of regular student employees in assigned area. Maintain records and prepare required reports in assigned area.
3. Order food, schedule students, maintain inventory, operate electronic cash register and card readers. Take money to accounting.
4. Responsible for cleaning, sanitation, and safety in assigned area.
5. Operate all equipment used in preparation and production of menu items employing safety procedures. Understand and interpret recipes.
6. Perform catering duties including set-up, serving, delivering, cleaning, table service, and all aspects of clean-up. Interact with customers in a friendly and courteous manner.
7. Maintain knowledge of portion size, food items, and ingredients of foods being served. Adhere to current uniform policy as posted.
8. Participate in any training necessary to accommodate changes in operation which directly affect regular assigned duties. Responsible for garbage removal and cardboard recycling in assigned areas.
9. Conduct daily, weekly, or monthly physical inventories in designated areas as assigned by supervisor.
10. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Functional supervision may be exercised over student assistants and other support staff.

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures

High School diploma, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

Required Experience

• Experience working in a food service operation working with food production in a commercial, institutional, restaurant or hotel kitchen or similar food service operation.
• Experience serving customers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and follow instructions.
• Possess a valid Michigan driver’s license and meet Michigan Tech University’s vehicle use requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with people in varying situations and in all areas assigned.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work evenings and weekends, and at times be called in to work with very short notice.

Language, Mathematics and/or Reasoning Skills

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out basic written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems in standardized situations.

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee is regularly required to stand and walk; talk and hear; use hands... (full details as described). Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Works near moving mechanical parts... noise level moderate to very loud.

Department

Dining Services

Additional Details

• Posted: 13-Feb-25
• Location: Houghton, Michigan
• Type: Full-time
• Categories: Food Services/Hospitality/Events, Staff/Administrative
• Internal Number: 23031
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.00
• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
• Appointment Term: 9 months
• Shift: 2nd Shift
• Pay Rate/Salary: Contractual. External candidates will receive the minimum amount ($15.00/hr).
• Title of Position Supervisor: Associate Manager
• Posting Type: Internal & External Posting
• Special Instructions: AFSCME Posting 2/10/2023 - 2/16/2023 External applicants are encouraged to apply, however internal AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal AFSCME posting dates.

If you require any auxiliary aids... please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer...