Food Service Worker

Job

Location:

Morris

Job Family: LR-Service/Maintenance/Labor

Contract type:
Part-Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Job Code: 6071

Employee Class:
Teamsters Local 320

This position has the responsibility for quality food production, cleanliness and customer service to meet the needs of a diverse population of University of Minnesota Morris students, faculty, staff, visitors, and friends in Dining Services or Turtle Mountain Cafe.

This position is represented by the Teamsters Local 320 bargaining unit and dues or fair share reductions will be made. According to article 2.1 of the Teamster/University bargaining agreement, employees will work more than 67 days in a year, or more than 14 hours/week (35% time).

The Promotional Priority Period for current Teamster applicants:
August 7, 2026 - August 14, 2026.

Work Environment: In-person at the University of Minnesota - Morris campus.

Monday-Friday, routing weekends

Times will vary between 6:00 am and 8:30 pm

30 hours per week

Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship. This position does not offer a STEM OPT training program.

Employees in Dining Services are University of Minnesota employees, supervised by Sodexo management staff, UMM's contracted food service management company, and are governed by the Teamsters and University bargaining unit agreement.

• Processes hot and cold foods using some mechanical equipment (i.e., toasters, steam-jacketed kettles, etc.).
• Takes food and/or supply items to the storage areas and properly stores them following set procedures.
• May assist cook or senior food service worker in vegetable or fruit preparation.
• May do front line finish product cooking such as pizza station, grill station, or exhibition cooking.
• Works collaboratively and effectively with coworkers and other staff from a variety of US and international cultures.
• Meets campus food preparation and presentation standards when helping with dining service.
• Provides high quality customer service for students, faculty, staff and visitors from a variety of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

• Follows established food handling procedures.
• Maintains clean and sanitary conditions in work area (i.e., cleans work surfaces, wipes up spills).
• Follows established safety procedures.
• Observes and communicates to supervisors temperature variations not up to required standards.
• Reports breakdown of equipment to supervisor.
• Wash dishes, pans, silverware and all other items used to serve, prepare and help the Dining Services to function properly.
• Position is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and basic maintenance of the dish washer, and pot and pan sinks and maintain a safe and clean working area in the dishroom.
• Makes sure that silverware, cups, pots and pans, service ware and china is filled up throughout the service hours and replaced when washed and properly sanitized.
• Puts away supplies.
• Communicates shortages in food and/or supplies within adequate time for restocking prior to meal period.
• Collects food and/or supplies needed prior to actual service.
• Prepares supply items in advance of actual assembly (i.e., wraps silverware, lines trays, fills dispensers, etc.).
• Assembles and portions food items for /meal service to meet campus food presentation standards.

Positions in this classification receive supervision from senior food operations personnel. These positions are typically non-supervisory in nature. This position reports to the UMM Dining Services General Manager and their management team. The General Manager is a part of Sodexo management staff, UMM's contracted food service management company.

• Must be able to read, write and interpret the English language
• Must have at least six months experience in a large food operation or quantity food production
• Must be able to perform simple math calculations
• Must be able to move up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis
• Must be able to stand for up to four hours at a time

• Demonstrated knowledge of HACCP procedures, and health department regulations
• Sodexo Food and Physical Safety regulations
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds

Pay Range: $23.35/hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience

Time Appointment: 75% App

Position Type: Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff

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