Student Food Service Assistant

MSU Residential and Hospitality Services; Center (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

MSU Residential and Hospitality Services at Kellogg Center is seeking a Student Food Service Assistant to support full-time staff with prepping, cooking, and serving food for Kellogg events. You will help prepare appetizers, entrees, starches, vegetables, and other items while following food safety guidelines.

You must be enrolled as an MSU student, demonstrate outstanding customer service, and be able to work nights, early mornings, and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a student at Michigan State University (during academic year).
• Demonstrated commitment to outstanding customer service.
• Must be able to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
• Must be positive and respectful, especially when working with a diverse population.
• Be able to work nights, early mornings, and/or weekends.

Responsibilities

• Cooking, preparing, and serving food at the Kellogg Center.
• Kitchen clean up after meals are served.
• Communicate with supervisors, managers and other student team members.
• Coordinate with supervisors job tasks that need to be completed each shift.
• Other duties as assigned.
• This position does not have a set schedule and times may vary depending on the needs of the company.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Dependability

Adaptability

Time management

Night/Weekend availability

Education

MSU student enrollment

Serve Safe certification (preferred)

Job description

RHS Job Title Student Food Service Assistant Job Description

Location

Kellogg Center

Pay Rate

$16.00

Looking for a great job you can do while also being a MSU Student? Are you a person who is customer focused, hardworking, a team player and dependable? If you answered Yes, then we want you! As a Student Food Service Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting full‑time staff members with the preparation, cooking, and serving of food for the Kellogg events, helping with preparing appetizers, entrees, starches, vegetables, and other items. You must also be knowledgeable of all relevant food safety regulations, standards, and guidelines to ensure the safe handling and serving of all meals to customers. It is your job to make sure the guests of Culinary Services receive the most outstanding customer service

Typical Duties May Include But Are Not Limited To

• Cooking, preparing, and serving food at the Kellogg Center
• Kitchen clean up after meals are served
• Communicate with supervisors, managers and other student team members
• Coordinate with supervisors job tasks that need to be completed each shift
• Other duties as assigned
• This position does not have a set schedule and times may vary depending on the needs of the company

Must be able to work 15-20 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Be enrolled as a student at Michigan State University (during academic year)
• Demonstrated commitment to outstanding customer service
• Must be able to complete tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision
• Must be positive and respectful, especially when working with a diverse population
• Be able to work nights, early mornings, and/or weekends

Preferred Qualifications

• Serve Safe or other food safety certification
• Experience cooking or working in a high‑volume food service operation.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to move up to 10 pounds.

Work Hours

• Must be able to work varied shifts, including early mornings (possible start 6:00AM), nights (until 10 PM), and weekends
• During the school year domestic student employees may not work more than 29 hours per work week, and international student employees may not work more than 20 hours per work week
• During school breaks, between semesters, and during summer semester, all student employees are permitted to work up to 40 hours per work week.