Dining Service Associate - Cafe

Davidson; Davidson (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance available

Tiered shift differential

Meals included during work hours

Job summary

Davidson is looking for a Dining Service Associate to join the Davis Café Team. This position involves food preparation and service in a fast-paced dining environment, requiring evening and weekend work. The associate will be responsible for cleaning, serving, and ensuring guest satisfaction.

Qualifications include good guest service skills, flexibility in scheduling, and Food Handler certification within 30 days of employment. Benefits include insurance, holiday pay, and included meals during work hours.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift, bend, push, pull, carry.
• Physical demands include extended walking and standing.
• Experience in food service preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, presents, and serves food as needed.
• Cleans work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Resolves guest concerns and ensures compliance with standards.

Skills

Good guest service skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility

Knowledge of safe food handling

Education

Food Handler certification

Job description

Davidson College Dining is looking for an experienced Dining Service Associate to join our Davis Café Team. Dining Service Associate provides general support to fast paced, busy, and excellence focused dining location.Surrounded by fresh ingredients and the best equipment, you will be immersed in a world that goes beyond food preparation – experimenting with different cuisines, flavors, and cooking styles. This is a 9-month, 40 hours per week position and is required to work evenings and weekends.

The work includes preparing and serving food to order. The associate is also responsible for cleaning equipment, serving, and dining areas, washing, and storing dishes and pans used during meal service. During the academic year, the dining locations operate seven days a week for the students, guests, staff, and faculty.

Qualifications

• Good guest service skills and excellent communication and people skills.
• The ability to work a flexible schedule. The dining location is scheduled according to the needs of the students and various events. Work schedules are not fixed as they rotate from week to week.
• Food Handler certified or certification required within 30 days of employment.
• Knowledge of safe food handling and standard sanitation practices preferred.
• This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, carrying and / or extended walking and standing.
• Food service experience preferred, but not required.
• Guest service experience preferred, but not required.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares presents and serves food as needed.
• Performs prep work such as washing, peeling, cutting, and seeding fruits and vegetables.
• Weighs and measures designated ingredients.
• Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to and from workstations, stove, and refrigerator in accordance with safety standards.
• Stores food in designated areas following wrapping, dating, food safety and rotation procedures.
• Cleans work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Distributes supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.
• Utilizes approved food recipes and production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures and standard portion control.
• Serves guests in a friendly, efficient manner following the outlined steps of service.
• Prepares and serves food according to guest's specifications.
• Rings order accurately by using the point-of-sale system.
• Receives meal plan, cash and credit card payments and issue receipts or change due to guest, responsible for overages and shortages, accuracy, and security.
• Serves food or works dish room during the meal hour.
• Prepares assigned work area for meal service.
• Cleans the dining facility which includes sweeping, mopping, taking trash to dumpster and cleaning restrooms.
• Resolves guest concerns and relays relevant information to supervisor.
• Ensures compliance with Dining service standards and procedures.
• Assures compliance with all sanitation and safety requirements.
• Assist with catered events as scheduled.
• Adhere to the uniform policy.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.

Working Conditions

Physical Demands

• Balancing
• Carrying
• Pulling / Pushing
• Repetitive Movement
• Standing
• Bending
• Reaching
• Twisting

Environmental Hazards

• Chemicals
• Confined Spaces
• Dust / Fumes
• Indoor Temperature Extremes
• Noise

Lifting Required: twenty-five pounds.

Seasonal Responsibilities

Dining ServicesAssociates may be assigned to work in a different dining unit and there may be limited work available during school holidays and breaks when classes are not in session. Throughout the academic year there are periods of down time when work is not available. Examples of these include winter break and spring break.

Travel Required: Less than 5 %.

Night and Weekend Work Required

Yes

Benefits

• Insurance is available.
• Tiered shift differential pays for evenings and weekends.
• Holiday pay
• Vacation hours accrual.
• Sick time accrual
• Meals are included during the employee’s normal work hours.

Information about how to submit an application can be found at https://employment.davidson.edu