Catering Banquet Server , Berkeley Dining

Catering Banquet Server (5650C), Berkeley Dining - 86710

Position located at UC Berkeley, serving as a catering banquet server. Responsibilities include setting up catering orders, ensuring product quality, controlling access, maintaining cleanliness, and providing superior client service.

This role is responsible for setting up catering orders at delivery locations, maintaining product quality, ensuring proper dating, storage, and rotations of food products and supplies.

• Provide superior service to clients at beverage reception, buffet meal, or plated meal service.
• Control customer access at catered events, including checking identification cards.
• Maintain the appearance and cleanliness of work areas, dining rooms, equipment, utensils, and furnishings.
• Ensure timely delivery and set up of food and nonfood products for catered events; independently service event if needed by driving to and from event locations and catering kitchen.
• Establish and maintain positive relations with customers.
• Listen and, if possible, resolve customers' needs and report them to the manager or supervisor.
• Interact enthusiastically and pleasantly with customers and co‑workers to ensure a positive interaction and outcome.
• Practice good stewardship with university and customer resources.
• Gather, set up, prepare, replenish, and distribute beverages, food and nonfood products in designated areas.
• Assist in merchandising catered events.
• Assemble food and nonfood products for transport between buildings utilizing carts or catering vehicle.
• Ensure all operational areas are clean and organized in a timely manner.
• Prepare and appropriately display necessary signage for catered events.
• Safely operate, maintain, and identify problems with all equipment used in production and service.
• Set tables with formal silverware, napkins, centerpieces and beverages.
• Set up buffet tables with all necessary food and utensils.
• Break down and clean supplies, dining room and equipment after catered event.
• Maintain inventory control of food and beverage for catered events.
• Ensure cleanliness, safety, and sanitation of designated storage and work areas, and vehicles.
• Store items such as china, linens, furniture, decorations after the event.
• Perform professional development and other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a restaurant or catering environment.
• Customer service experience in a food service environment.
• Experience in catering food service.
• Demonstrated ability to direct the work of others.
• Experience following directions related to job responsibilities.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English and follow oral/written instructions.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to operate and maintain restaurant food service equipment.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

• Experience in inventory control.
• Food preparation experience.
• Experience providing wait and/or bartender service.
• Experience delivering items.
• Knowledge of UC Berkeley campus.
• Serv Safe Certification.

This is a non‑exempt, bi‑weekly paid position. It is a full‑time, partial‑year career position eligible for full UC benefits.

• Required to hold a valid driver’s license, have a driving record in accordance with local policies, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.

• This position is governed by the agreement for the Service Unit (SX) with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The agreement can be found online.
• Partial‑year appointments are career appointments with furloughs not to exceed three months per calendar year.
• This is not a visa opportunity.

This position requires fingerprinting and a background check. Berkeley hires people with conviction histories and will review information in the context of the job responsibilities.

The position requires a mandatory reporter, required to report suspected abuse or neglect of children, dependent adults, or elders to designated agencies.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

• Submit a resume and cover letter.