Food Service Lead — Student Worker & Team Mentor

Aramark Correctional Services; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Lead Student Worker to supervise, train, and manage the food operation. You will help ensure the right quantities of food are prepared and served, while maintaining safety and quality per department policies.

You will direct daily activities, supervise staff, maintain inventories, and support catering events, with potential cashier duties and occasional night/weekend shifts. This role emphasizes multitasking and teamwork to deliver reliable service.

Qualifications

• Must read, write, and understand verbal instructions.
• Must complete a sanitation course either before or during first year.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Must be knowledgeable in operating an efficient cost-effective program.
• Ability to resolve interpersonal situations.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Must be a student at the Aramark location.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain work schedules and may prepare production records.
• Direct daily activities.
• Maintains food production that ensures the safety and quality of food according to policies, procedures, and department requirements.
• Ensure that food items are stored in a safe, organized, and hazard-free environment.
• Maintain all serving schedules; ensure that all food items are served per menu specifications in a safe and appropriate manner following department policies and procedures.
• Maintain a sanitary department following health and safety codes and regulations.
• Maintain accurate inventory on a weekly basis
• May prepare orders as needed to ensure accurate production for location.
• Supervise and evaluate employees; counsel; promote employee growth, efficiency, morale, and teamwork.
• Maintain a safe and hazard-free working environment.
• Train/mentor other food service workers.
• Maintain logs on all maintenance required on equipment within the department.
• Perform preventative maintenance checklist.
• Recommend replacement of existing equipment to meet needs of facility.
• Proficiency in multi-tasking.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Food Service Director or Manager whenever his/her skill and/or experience would be vital to initiate, coordinate, or complete any given program.
• Must fill in for absent employees at location, as necessary.
• Maintain knowledge of daily catering events and confirm they are prepared and delivered on time.
• Attend food service meetings with staff.
• Maintain communication with staff (including office staff, e-mail, phone calls, inter-office mail, etc).
• May perform cashier duties as the need arises.
• Promote good public relations.
• Be able to work occasional night and weekend catered events.

Skills

Verbal instructions

Sanitation course

Basic arithmetic

Emotional control under stress

Cost-effective program knowledge

Interpersonal conflict resolution

Organizational skills

Student status at Aramark location

Education

Sanitation course

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Lead Student Worker to supervise, train, and manage the food operation. You will help ensure the right quantities of food are prepared and served, while maintaining safety and quality per department policies.

You will direct daily activities, supervise staff, maintain inventories, and support catering events, with potential cashier duties and occasional night/weekend shifts. This role emphasizes multitasking and teamwork to deliver reliable service.