CAFETERIA WORKER

CAFETERIA WORKER

Summary/Objective

The purpose of this position is to provide prompt, courteous service to guests, trainees, and employees.

Duties/Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Food Service General Operations

1. Meet or exceed regulatory and professional standards for the cleanliness and sanitation of food service areas and equipment.
2. Promptly acknowledge guests, trainees, and employees courteously and professionally.
3. Respond to, and whenever possible, resolve guests’ questions and complaints promptly.
4. Meet or exceed the expectations of the Food Service Management Team for the accurate and timely completion of related tasks and assignments.

Food Preparation

Perform all food preparation duties as assigned in an accurate and timely manner and per expected numbers of guests, such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner preparations, panning up biscuits, sausage, and waffles, preparing pizza, cutting fruit, hamburgers, and hotdogs, fries, specialty sandwiches, etc.…

Cafeteria Line Operations

1. Ensure the accurate and timely set-up & breakdown of the cafeteria work areas. Work includes, but is not limited to serving lines, salad bar, beverage service, disposables & condiments, dining tables & chairs.
2. Ensure that the Camp Line has adequate supplies necessary to conduct daily operations.
3. Meet or exceed the expectations of the Food Service Management Team for the accurate and timely balancing of cash registers.
4. Respond to, and whenever possible, resolve guests’ questions and complaints promptly.
5. Meet or exceed the expectations of the Food Service Management Team for the accurate and timely completion of related tasks and assignments.

Supervisory Responsibilities No

Job Specification

Required Education and Experience

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to interact with guests, trainees, and employees effectively and in a courteous, professional manner.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Previous cashier experience is strongly desired.
• Some experience (0-3 months) in a food service environment is desired.

Work Environment/Physical Demands Summary

This position has the following special requirements:

• Walking to access other departments and areas of the Food Service Department.
• Standing for long periods (4-6 hours) or for the duration of the shift.
• Pushing, carrying, and lifting items, equipment, and supplies, weighing up to 40 pounds to waist height.
• Bending, kneeling, reaching to store & retrieve supplies and equipment.
• Reading, sight wrist movements, feeling to operate equipment.
• Talking and hearing to communicate with supervisors, co-workers, guests, and employees.
• This position involves working in a climate-controlled environment.
• This position may involve working in a kitchen that is subject to changing temperatures. 
• This position deals extensively with the public and employees throughout the organization who interact with assigned areas of responsibility.

Travel Required?        No

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is an equal-opportunity employer. As such, we offer equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.