Catering Attendant

Experience and Education

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Experience in Food Service Operation and customer service preferred.

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

Job Duties

• Completes and maintains all job performance requirements and standards as established in the employee handbook and Position Time and Duties.

• Maintains and promotes a positive work environment with both internal and external customers.

• Ability to interact with Senior Leadership and be their point of contact for Catering events.

• Assemble, set up, deliver, and serve (if requested) catering requests, maintaining an on-going sense of urgency, attention to detail, and following food safety procedures for delivery scheduled catered events.

• Retrieve catered deliveries at scheduled event end time.

• Cleans room and follows procedures for sanitation.

• Cleans and sanitizes work area and equipment at end of shift.

• Maintains Doctors Lounge by assembling salads, delivering soup, maintaining cleanliness and stocking throughout service.

• Cleans and sanitizes area at end of meal period.

• Review scheduled catering events for the day and plan delivery schedule, help prep food items as needed.

• Driving vehicle if needed to deliver caterings.

• Assist with floor stock as needed.

• Prepare catering carts for following day, ensuring all necessary utensils and equipment are present.

• Secure pantries at end of service period. Wrap, label, date and properly store all food items in accordance to safe food handling techniques, practices and guidelines.

• Attends in-service meetings and other required training and meetings as directed.

• Completes My Learning within allotted timeframe.

• Reports defective equipment/supplies and unusual conditions to supervisor.

• Responsible for catering equipment, including inventory and tracking of missing items.

• Alerts Supervisor to Customer issues and Complaints,

• Maintains a professional demeanor and appearance.

• Review CaterTrax online Catering sheets, make adjustments from customers as needed. Use excel spread sheets for additional past catering information.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• CaterTrax, Microsoft Programs.

• Good general health and stress coping ability.

• Full mobility and ability to participate in vigorous activity.

• Ability to speak and hear, to follow discussions with Supervisors and peers.

• Possess near vision acuity for accurate reading of instructions or equipment readings and recording on designated forms, chart.

• Must be able to lift, support, and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds, unassisted.

Working Conditions

• Good general health and stress coping ability.

• Full mobility and ability to participate in vigorous activity.

• Ability to speak and hear, to follow discussions with Supervisors and peers.

• Possess near vision acuity for accurate reading of instructions or equipment readings and recording on designated forms, chart.

• Must be physically able to lift, support and move objects weighting up to 25 pounds, unassisted.

• Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimum require prior approval of the Vice President for Human Resources, or his/her designee.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.