Food Service Associate - Plum Market 2025 (part time)

The Henry Ford; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Henry Ford is seeking multiple food service roles for Plum Market Kitchen, offering a unique opportunity in hospitality without late nights. Responsibilities include serving food, ensuring cleanliness, and providing excellent guest experiences. Applicants must be 18 or older and flexible to work weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Flexible to work holidays and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Serve food to guests in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Ensure cleanliness of assigned areas according to health guidelines.
• Handle cash accurately and efficiently.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

The Henry Ford is a nonprofit organization, an internationally recognized cultural destination, and a one-of-a-kind workplace. Our team is inspired daily by one another as well as the authentic stories of innovation that we share across our four venues. We want you to be a part of this legacy and take it forward.

We are currently hiring multiple food service roles for Plum Market Kitchen, our signature dining experience in the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. As a member of our Food & Beverage team, you would be responsible for serving food to guests in a prompt and courteous manner while providing an outstanding guest experience. This is an excellent opportunity to work in hospitality without the late nights that most restaurant positions require.

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs opening and closing tasks as assigned
• Handles cash accurately and efficiently
• Possesses knowledge of menu descriptions and can effectively communicate them to guests
• Ensures an outstanding guest experience
• Interacts and communicates with guests and co-workers in a professional and friendly manner
• Assumes responsibility for the cleanliness of assigned areas in keeping with the Department of Health & Sanitation guidelines
• Adheres to department rules and policies at all times
• Acts as a team player
• Serves food in a variety of daily food services operations
• Performs other activities as necessary

Your Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Flexible to work holidays & weekends

Please note that this job description is subject to modifications at any time to meet the evolving requirements of our institution.

Respect, inclusion, and opportunity for people of all backgrounds will attract the best ideas to THF and help us shape a more vibrant future. By honoring and celebrating people’s diversity, THF can bring new creativity, effectiveness, and leadership to our work and community. Achieving diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is a continuous process, which, we believe, will contribute to a sustainable and inclusive world. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from individuals who identify with or belong to marginalized communities.

It is the policy of The Henry Ford to prohibit discrimination in any employment, donor or volunteering opportunity including but not limited to based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This Policy applies to all of our employees, donors and volunteers to ensure that they are treated without discrimination.