Food Service Worker 1 - Center Table

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Housing & Food Services (HFS) provides on-campus housing to over 10,000 student residents and operates over 40 dining and café locations that serve the entire campus community. To successfully accomplish this, we employ over 1,200 students, classified and professional staff members who work throughout HFS, providing residential and dining services to the campus. As reflected in our mission statement-working together to enhance student life-teamwork and service to our students and customers are at the heart of our business.

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity, and justice for all. In Housing & Food Services, our DEI statement reads:

HFS will become an organization that prioritizes inclusive workplace communities, centered on belonging and opportunity for all staff. All HFS staff must accept responsibility to identify and interrupt biases, privilege, barriers, and power dynamics. We challenge ourselves to engage in open dialogue, active listening, and empathic learning.

Should you wish to learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at UW Housing & Food Services, please reference this link Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement Training.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Food Service Worker 1 (NE S WFSE Campuswide) will perform food/drink preparation and service including in a dining unit, cafe or production kitchen.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform basic preparation including, paring fruits and vegetables, reheating refrigerated or frozen soups, assembling sandwiches and salads, toasting bread, preparing hot and cold beverages and/or packaging grab and go items.

Set up the workstation and/or display counters for preparation and service, based on production sheets and established plans.

Restock and rotate station according to established plans, par levels and food handling policies and procedures.

Receive customer orders and answer questions about ingredients, recipes and pricing.

Gather, assemble, package and serve menu items to customer order.

Prepare specialty beverages to customer order.

Operate point of sale system, keying in sales, taking payments and making change; account for receipts at the end of the work shift.

Continuously clean, sanitize and maintain order of workstation, prep areas, service counters and seating areas.

Ensure that all unused food is properly handled, wrapped, dated, labeled and stored.

Document records of foods produced, foods wasted, and any recipe adjustments on worksheets provided.

Report safety issues or operational problems to management.

Report equipment malfunctions to management.

May direct student or hourly staff.

May participate in inventory.

May participate in serving plated food at catered or special events.

Perform related duties as requested.

POSITION DIMENSIONS

Schedules may be changed with two weeks' notice. The majority of employees are in nine-month cyclic positions that will work full-time, mid-September to mid-June.

Additional work may be available in the summer based on business needs and seniority. Bay Laurel Catering staff may have alternate cyclic schedules.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Possession of, or eligible to obtain a Washington State Food Worker Card within two weeks of employment.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

A satisfactory outcome from the employment verification and reference check processes,