Food Service Worker (O'Hare Joint Ventures ORD)

Position Summary

The Food Service Worker is responsible for preparing and/or building food items while providing customer service and adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures. In addition to accurately processing retail merchandise transactions, maintaining the balance of the cash drawer. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary by O’Hare Joint Venture 2 location based on business needs.

Essential Functions

• Prepares and builds food items according to standardized recipes and directions
• Properly stores food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures
• Sets up workstations including prep tables, service counters, hot wells, steam tables, etc.
• Breaks down, cleans, and sanitizes workstations
• Count, organize, and balance cash drawer; fill out the cashier slip; and make deposits
• Serves food to customers while ensuring guest satisfaction and anticipating the customers’ needs
• Replenishes food items and ensure product is stocked to appropriate levels
• Maintains excellent customer service and positive attitude towards guest, customers, and co- workers, etc.
• Operates a register and handles cash and credit card transactions
• Adheres to safety policies and procedures including proper food safety and sanitation
• Ensures security of company asset
• Operates register, handles cash, and process credit card transactions
• Other duties and tasks as assigned by manager

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS:   Place an “X” next to the statement that best describes the usual lifting activity to perform the job.

Sedentary

Lifting up to 10 pounds maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying small items (files, manuals, binders).

Light

Lifting 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

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Medium

Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Heavy

Lifting 100 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighting up to 50 pounds.

Very Heavy

Lifting objects in excess of 100 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing 50 pounds or more.

Qualifications

• Previous food service experience preferred

• Must be able to obtain food safety certification

• Previous cash handling experience preferred

• Basic math and counting skills required

• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision

• Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling of up to 25 lbs.