Food Services Associate jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Under the direction of the Auxiliary Services Assistant Manager, this position works in SLCC’s Jordan Cafe, concessions and other food service areas as assigned. This position creates a positive experience for our customers by providing prompt service, quality beverages, and food products, and maintaining a clean, sanitized, organized, and comfortable coffee shop environment. Acts in accordance with SLCC’s policies and procedures. Adheres to all Salt Lake County Health Department Food Code regulations. Assist with other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Daily operations of the Jordan Cafe, concessions and other food services areas as assigned.
• Acts with integrity, honesty, and knowledge that promote the mission, vision, and values of

SLCC.

• Maintains a calm demeanor during periods of high volume to keep the shop operating to standard.
• Anticipates customer and shop needs by constantly evaluating the environment and customers for cues.
• Delivers excellent customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude. Discovers and responds to customer needs.
• Maintain a positive, welcoming, and friendly atmosphere.
• Take customer orders, input them into the POS register, and process payments.
• Manage orders received on a mobile ordering app on a tablet device.
• Prepare quality beverages and food products consistently for our customers by adhering to all recipe and presentation standards.
• Follows all health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.
• Responsible for minimizing waste by ensuring proper rotation of products and preparing food and beverages correctly.
• Works to meet or exceed sales goals by suggestive selling.
• Maintain a positive, welcoming, and friendly atmosphere.
• Form authentic relationships with customers.
• Make relevant beverage and food recommendations ensuring an engaging experience with the customers that connects them with the right products to meet their needs.
• Prepare food and beverages to standard recipes or customized for customers, including recipe changes such as temperature, quantity of ingredients, or substituting ingredients.
• Completes daily food safety, cleanliness, and safety inspections.
• Maintains a clean, sanitized, and organized workspace and storage room.
• Daily stocking and rotating of supplies. Maintain inventory levels according to daily business and storage availability.
• Daily cleaning of the coffee shop, equipment, dishes, storage areas and other food services areas as assigned.
• Complete opening and or closing tasks to ensure efficient operations.

High School Diploma or equivalent.
One year of barista or food service experience.

Current Utah Food Handler Certification.
Able to lift 30 lbs. repetitively, walk and stand for extended periods of time, push a cart, pull, lift, grab, reach, kneel, squat, bend, stoop, climb and twist.
Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality with or without reasonable accommodation.
Able to perform many different tasks during each shift.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed.
Outgoing personality, positive, friendly and enjoy interacting with people.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to build relationships.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Provide excellent customer service.
POS and cash handling experience.
Working knowledge of using computers and tablets.
Foodservice experience.
Ability to work both independently and with a team.
Possess strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
Learn quickly and work well under pressure.
Work collaboratively with others in the Auxiliaries team, members of the college community, and our campus vendors.
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, and ethnic backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Complete other duties as assigned.

This posting may hire for multiple positions.
Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.

More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000 students pursuing degrees in 100 programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.