Food Service Worker - Bakeshop

Requisition # 2025-21416

Date Posted 1 day ago(12/17/2025 4:33 PM)

Department: Campus Dining

Category: Food Services and Dining

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 6a-2:30p

Overview

Campus Dining invites applications for a food service worker in our Campus Dining Bakeshop at Princeton University. The food service worker is responsible for performing numerous tasks relative to bakery operations. Specific functions include assisting bakers in food preparation, packaging food for distribution, safe operation of bakery equipment and following proper garbage disposal and sanitation procedures.

Princeton University Benefits: Helping You Thrive

Our comprehensive benefits package features an array of programs and resources to help care for you and your family, such as:

• Paid time off (including vacation, sick time, and 11 University holidays)
• Eligibility to enroll in medical, dental, and vision benefits on your first day of employment
• Employer contribution of 9.3% to your Princeton University Retirement Plan
• Career development opportunities, such as the SEIU Summer Transfer Program
• Employee Child Care Assistance Program, Children’s Educational Assistance Plan, and Staff Educational Assistance Plan
• Commuter Benefits Program and Employee Referral Program
• Physical, mental, and financial wellness appointments on-site at our Employee Wellness Center

More Impact Than You Can Imagine

Campus Dining is committed to the success of our diverse community by nourishing Princeton students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors with healthy, high-quality ingredients. If you believe that community engagement happens around food, we invite you to join our dynamic culinary team, grow as an individual, and make an impact in a place where people, quality, and value mean everything.

Responsibilities

• Assist bakers in food preparation.
• Pan up frozen product for baking.
• Prepare pans as directed by manager/bakers.
• De-pan baked products for packaging.
• Package and label bakery produces for distribution.
• Safely operates bakery equipment including automatic pan & utensil washing machine and cookie machine.
• Maintains bake shop, bakery equipment and related areas in a safe and sanitary condition at all times. Reports any safety and sanitation hazards to manager.
• Adheres to the policy of “clean as you go” and assists in daily, weekly and periodic cleaning and maintenance duties in accordance with NJ State Sanitation Code.
• Maintains the storage areas utilizing proper storage techniques, including enforcing a FIFO (first in/first out) policy for all foodstuffs.
• Adheres to policies as addressed in the Personnel Manual, including policies in reference to smoking, employee meals, uniforms, conduct, appearance, safety, etc.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with food service procedures
• Capable of working quickly and efficiently during rush periods
• Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions
• Moderate physical fitness — as a food service worker, you must possess the following:
  • moderate physical agility, full range of motion, and ability to maintain balance
  • the ability to stand or walk up to two hours at one time for a total of 6–8 hours per day
  • the ability to sit for no more than two hours during an 8-hour day, except for cashiers and card checkers who may sit for 2–4 hours at once for a total of 4–6 hours per day
  • the ability to lift or carry up to 30 pounds from the floor to overhead frequently (34–66% of the workday)
  • the ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds from the floor to chest height occasionally (less than 33% of the workday)
  • the ability to push or pull using force up to 50 pounds occasionally (less than 33% of the workday)
  • the ability to use arms and hands for simple grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, or pulling with force up to five pounds continuously (67–100% of the workday), and up to 30 pounds frequently (34–66% of the workday)
  • the ability to bend, squat, kneel, climb, and reach occasionally (less than 33% of the work day)
  • the ability to work under a range of temperature conditions (e.g., kitchens, walk-in refrigerators, freezers, etc.)

Work Schedule

Food service worker is a biweekly paid position. Flexibility with scheduling, including early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays is required. Schedules may be changed due to business needs and work outside the unit may be required. This is an essential personnel position.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Standard Weekly Hours 40.00

Eligible for Overtime Yes

Benefits Eligible Yes

Probationary Period Per union contract

Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail) Yes

Physical Capacity Exam Required Yes

Valid Driver's License Required No

Union Code SEU-Service Employees Inter Union

Salary Range $22.15 Minimum Hourly Rate