The State Room at Kellogg Center - Dining Services Worker

Kellogg Center; Albion Township (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The State Room at Kellogg Center on MSU's campus is hiring a Dining Services Worker for a fast-paced, guest‑facing role. You will help maintain the buffet, serve guests, and support front‑of‑house and culinary teams.

The schedule is roughly 30 hours per week with a nine-month contract that may be renewed; hours may vary during peak events, including football weekends, and include mornings, days, and weekends.

Qualifications

• Casual knowledge of food ingredients and correct preparation and serving techniques.
• One-year satisfactory experience as a worker in a food related area or an equivalent combination of education and experience is desirable.
• Willingness to work a flexible shift is necessary.
• Standards of personal hygiene consistent with sanitation rules and regulations is necessary.
• Occasional lifting of 26 to 75 pounds is required.

Responsibilities

• Portion and serve food items from serving line, steam table, and over a counter.
• Prepare basic food ingredients for cooking and baking by performing such duties as: chopping, cutting, slicing, and grinding.
• Assists cooks and bakers by combining food ingredients as directed.
• Set up serving lines.
• Prepare food items such as salad dressing, salads, cold dishes, sandwiches, toasts, cereals, desserts, beverages, and snackshop items for serving.
• Finish food items for serving by garnishing, trimming, icing, unmolding, and transferring items to individual and serving dishes.
• Check and replenish food supplies as necessary for effective operation of serving lines, dining room, or service bar.

Skills

Food ingredients knowledge

Flexible scheduling

Hygiene standards

Physical stamina

Kitchen equipment experience

Job description

The State Room at Kellogg Center - Dining Services Worker

RHS Job Title The State Room at Kellogg Center - Dining Services Worker

Job Description

Join The State Room team at the Kellogg Center! We are looking for enthusiastic people who want to work with other foodies at our unique, fast-paced restaurant on MSU's campus. If you enjoy working in a collaborative environment and want to be immersed in this exciting food-forward venue, we encourage you to apply!

This position is scheduled approx. 30 hours a week. The contract ends in 9 months, with the possibility of renewal depending on operational needs.

Schedule is primarily set as below, with hours subject to change during high volume events, such as Spartan Home Football weekends.

Monday - Friday 9:30am - 3:30pm

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Position Overview:

Dining Services Worker will be primarily focused on maintaining the delicious and popular State Room buffet and providing service to guests and colleagues. Daily tasks including running food from kitchen, keeping the buffet clean and appetizing, bussing dishes, cleaning the space, and other related duties as needed from both the Front of House and Culinary teams.

Basic Responsibilities can include:

• Portion and serve food items from serving line, steam table, and over a counter.
• Prepare basic food ingredients for cooking and baking by performing such duties as: chopping, cutting, slicing, and grinding.
• Assists cooks and bakers by combining food ingredients as directed.
• Set up serving lines.
• Prepare food items such as salad dressing, salads, cold dishes, sandwiches, toasts, cereals, desserts, beverages, and snackshop items for serving.
• Finish food items for serving by garnishing, trimming, icing, unmolding, and transferring items to individual and serving dishes.
• Check and replenish food supplies as necessary for effective operation of serving lines, dining room, or service bar.
• Assemble food items for trays, salad or serving bars, dining tables, and counters.
• Maintain proper food handling and storage techniques to ensure efficiency of operations and to eliminate waste and spoilage.
• Perform serving and bussing cleanup in dining rooms and auxiliary areas.
• Dispose of waste and garbage.
• Operate, clean, and maintain food preparation, cooking, and serving equipment such as food mixers, coffee brewers, soft serve equipment, conveyors, subveyors, and dish- and glass-washer machines, and report unsafe or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.
• Clean dishes and glassware, cooking and serving utensils, and work areas, used in their day to day work, according to prescribed sanitary standards.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Casual knowledge of food ingredients and correct preparation and serving techniques is necessary.
• One-year satisfactory experience as a worker in a food related area or an equivalent combination of education and experience is desirable.
• Willingness to work a flexible shift is necessary.
• Standards of personal hygiene consistent with sanitation rules and regulations is necessary.
• Occasional lifting of 26 to 75 pounds is required.

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

Occasional lifting of 26 to 75 pounds.

Work Hours

Sunday through Saturday variable start times between 6:00 am - 3:00 pm including frequent evenings and weekends based on business demand.

Work Location

Work Location Kellogg Center (Loc)

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