"Food Service Worker Lead"

Food Service Worker Lead

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: February 1, 2026

Available Title(s): 675G-YY_CS_NPS - Food Service Worker Lead

Business Title: Food Service Worker Lead

Employee Type: Classified

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

As a Food Service Worker Lead at Southside Dining, you will play a key role in creating a clean, welcoming, and efficient environment for our guests and team. In this position, you will take pride in maintaining exceptional cleanliness and sanitation standards in your assigned areas. You will ensure equipment is used safely, cared for properly, and kept in top condition by following established guidelines.

In this role, you will guide, support, and motivate student employees working in the dish room and pots and pans area. You will help set the tone for a productive, positive, and collaborative workspace where everyone feels valued and able to do their best work.

Dining Services is a dynamic, ever-evolving operation-so you will need to bring a flexible mindset and a readiness to adapt to new trends, information, and guest needs. You will operate with the understanding that providing outstanding service means staying open to change and continually seeking ways to improve the guest experience.

As operational needs shift, you may take on additional responsibilities or new tasks assigned by Dining Services management. Your willingness to contribute, innovate, and support your team will make you an essential part of the Southside Dining community.

This recruitment is approved for a hiring incentive for up to $3500. For instructions to complete this process and eligibility visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/employees/benefits/employees-benefits-total-compensation-package/hiring-incentive/

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $3,752 to $4,428 | Range 37 | Successful candidates are typically hired at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Classified staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Possession of, or eligible for, a food handler's permit AND one year of experience in quantity or institutional food preparation AND serving, which includes six months experience directing the work of others; OR equivalent education/experience.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Washington Food Handler's Permit within 14 days of employment.
• Must be able to work: Sunday-Thursday, 12:00pm-8:30pm

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two to five years food service experience.
• Multi-faceted food experience.
• Experience leading and training employees.
• General knowledge of commercial grade kitchen equipment use, safety, and maintenance.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship

About Department/College/Area/Campus - dining.wsu.edu

Area/College: Student Affairs

Department Name: Dining Services

Location: Pullman, WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1. Resume

External candidates, upload all documents in the 'Application Document' section of your application.

Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.