About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff. As a world-leading institution, Berkeley is known for its academic and research excellence, public mission, diverse student body, and commitment to equity and social justice. Since our founding in 1868, we have driven innovation, creating global intellectual, economic, and social value. We are looking for applicants who reflect California's diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity-focused community that views education as a matter of social justice.

Departmental Overview

In the Division of Student Affairs and under the Residential Student Services Programs portfolio, Berkeley Dining is a self-operated dining program focused on culinary excellence, social responsibility, and supporting the living/learning environment of our customers.

With more than 12,000 meal plan holders, Berkeley Dining serves over 5 million meals per year in 14 facilities with a combination of residential "all you care to eat" dining, retail "a la carte" dining, training table, early childhood meal production, and catering. Berkeley Dining services the campus seven days per week, seventeen hours per day, employing 450 full and part-time staff and approximately 400 Cal student workers across multiple locations.

Position Summary

The Storekeeper functions as the delivery and inventory resource for a Berkeley Dining area. This position is responsible for ensuring the timely receiving, storage, and delivery of food and non-food products. The Storekeeper utilizes knowledge of HACCP Food Safety and Sanitation practices to ensure that health and safety guidelines are practiced.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 2026-07-02. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Responsibilities

Receiving, Storage and Distribution

• Receive, inspect, and store all food and non-food products in specified areas in accordance with HACCP guidelines.
• Dates and rotates all inventory items using the FIFO Principles (First In First Out).
• Ensure food is held and loaded at safe temperatures.
• Assist manager with inventory, ordering and planning supply distribution schedule using a computerized food management system.
• Responsible for the organization and cleanliness of all storage spaces.
• On a daily basis, records temperatures of all refrigerators, freezers, and maintains records for three months.
• Oversee receipt and distribution of products.
• Receive multiple deliveries daily.
• Responsible for invoice accuracy, proper condition of products, and return of damaged or otherwise suspicious inventory.
• Monitor loading area so that vehicles and other delivery trucks have necessary access.
• Issue all food and non-food products to staff for daily operations.
• Transfer supplies to other units when needed.
• Upholds the security of receiving areas, coolers, freezers and storerooms.
• Ensures food, product and equipment are secured properly and issues according to standard operating procedure.
• Establish and maintain positive relations with our customers.
• Listen, and if possible, resolve customers' needs and report them to the manager and/or supervisor.
• Interact enthusiastically and pleasantly with customers and co-workers to ensure a positive interaction and outcome in every interaction.
• Responsible for practicing good stewardship with university and customer resources.
• May need to support locations operational needs; locations may include but are not limited to Catering, Training Table and Early Childcare services by driving university vehicle to transport, pick-up and/or drop-off items such as marketing materials, tabling and events materials, food goods and supplies, kitchen equipment, uniform, and/or shoes, operational materials, or other operational needs that can be transferred amongst the larger department.
• Driving duties may require timely arrival and departure of Dining location(s) to meet service deadlines and/or needs.

Procurement

• Maintain a professional working relationship with all staff, vendors, and customers.
• Assist other Berkeley Dining units in times of food/non-food product shortages.
• Reprint service needs from computerized food system as required.
• Submit invoices to manager for approval and signature.

Food Preparation / Health and Safety Standards

• Clean, prepare, store, and otherwise prepare food, following the basic HACCP principles of food preparation, safety, and sanitation.
• Safely operate and maintain necessary equipment.
• Ensure the cleanliness, safety, and sanitation of designated storage and work areas, large and small equipment and utensils used in food production.
• Prepare and distribute products to food production staff and/or other units based on production sheet, storeroom requisition, or by request to meet production schedules.
• Maintain the overall appearance and organization of the loading dock and receiving areas.

Professional development and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in storeroom duties, such as, shipping, receiving, storage, issuing, distributing of products and record keeping.
• Experience in inventory control.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions in English.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous food service experience.
• Previous inventory, storekeeping experience.
• Previous experience delivering items by car/truck.

Licenses / Certifications

• Valid CA driver's license
• Fork lift certification or successfully complete certification training (Preferred)
• ServSafe or Food Service Handler Certification (Preferred)