Food Service Worker Senior, Floater

Job Overview

UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services (H&HS) is dedicated to delivering exceptional housing, dining, and hospitality services to students, faculty, staff, and guests. As part of the H&HS community of over 2,600 team members, you will benefit from competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, retirement plans, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our motto, Hospitality First!, emphasizes a warm, gracious attitude that positively impacts those we serve.

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors such as budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure, certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are uncommon.

• 1-2 Years of experience in food preparation and general maintenance in a kitchen or dining area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (Preferred)
• Ability to read, understand and speak English sufficient to determine and carry out job duties. (Required)
• Skill in interacting effectively with guests and team members and managers in a high volume public contact setting using positive body language, direct eye contact, active listening, and problem solving techniques. (Required)
• Time management and organization skills to review daily production needs and plan daily work schedule. (Required)
• Ability to lead small teams, 1-5 people, in a collaborative manner, motivating team to complete tasks effectively and efficiently. (Required)
• Ability to learn and apply the rules and procedures of sanitation and safety as they apply to production, storage and service within a food establishment. (Required)
• Ability to measure dry and liquid food stuffs in units of measurement such as cup, pint, quart, pound, and oz. to properly adhere to recipe and production requirements. (Required)
• Ability to operate equipment such as grills, pizza ovens, fryers, mixers, food processors, food cutters, meat slicers, blenders, hot wells, radio communication devices, hydraulic lifts, trash compactors, ware washing, garbage disposal, and refuse pulper equipment. (Required)
• Skill in adding and subtracting whole numbers, decimals and fractions sufficient to properly adhere to production and customer flow parameters. (Required)
• Knowledge of the rules and procedures of sanitation and safety as they apply to production, storage and service within a food establishment. (Required)
• Culinary knowledge of food inventory, recipes, menus and production methods, including a good understanding of culinary terminology. (Required)
• Ability to accurately complete and maintain paperwork, including temperature logs and production records. (Required)
• Ability to effectively work in different dining locations as assigned on a daily basis. (Required)

• High School Diploma (Preferred)

• Background Check:
  Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
• Age Requirement:
  Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
• Pre-Placement Physical:
  Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory physical examination.
• Reading Comprehension Test: A reading assessment will be conducted.

Working hours will vary and include nights and weekends.

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