Summary
The Utility position is responsible for ensuring Zoo restaurants are clean and fully stocked with supplies
Essential Functions

• Prepare/assemble food service materials including souvenir cups, food baskets, trays, etc.
• Wash Dishes and Assist with Kitchen Cleanup
• Maintain adequate supplies, such as forks, napkins and condiments in Zoo restaurants.
• Sets up workstations and dining area including prep tables, service counters, hot wells, steam tables, etc.
• Breaks down, cleans, and sanitizes workstation sand dining areas.
• Serves food to customers while ensuring guest satisfaction and anticipating the customers' needs
• Maintains excellent customer service and positive attitude towards guests and co-workers.
• Adheres to Memphis Zoo safety policies and procedures including proper food safety and sanitation

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous work experience preparing food in an entertainment or restaurant industry.

Competencies

• Time Management
• Initiative

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This position regularly requires flexible hours and frequent weekend work.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Reporting Structure: Reports to Food and Beverage Manager, Assistant Manager, and Chef
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in food service venues and on Zoo Grounds. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, chemicals and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet while in the office, or moderately loud while on Zoo grounds.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and additional duties may be assigned, or existing duties may be modified, at any time to meet the needs of the organization.
Memphis Zoo is a drug free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and background check.