General Food Service Worker

Job TitleGeneral Food Service WorkerJob Description SummaryThe General Food Service Worker is a full-time (40 hours per week), non-exempt, benefits-eligible position.Job Description

Work Location: On-Site at the Coop

About the Position
The General Food Service Worker performs a variety of duties associated with the preparation and service of meals and sanitation for board plan, summer conferences, and special events within the Dining Center. This position requires a high level of customer service at all times, requires working early morning hours, evening hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve meals to customers, ensuring proper quality and portion size, while maintaining the highest level of customer service
• Update temperature logs at each meal and communicate needs to cooks
• Maintain front of house serving areas including beverage stations, salad and deli bars, serving lines, snack and dessert areas, and dining room. Ensure areas are fully stocked, visual presentation is correct, and areas are clean
• Work as a cashier for the Retail and dining hall operations. Swipe ID cards for students and guests who have a meal plan, and accurately process all Cash or Credit Card transactions
• Assist in basic food preparation for meals. Tasks may include slicing deli meats and cheeses; chopping vegetables; preparing salads, desserts, and fruits; as well as cleaning work area and equipment used
• Familiarity with basic cooking procedures which may include steaming, baking, deep frying, and grilling
• Assist in sanitation tasks of the dining operation. This includes working in the dish room and pot room, maintaining trash and recycling areas in dining center, sweeping and mopping, and wiping tables and counter tops
• Adhere to standards outlined by sanitation program (Serve Safe) and local, state, and federal guidelines
• Assist in training of student worker staff
• Other duties as assigned or directed

Line of Report: The General Food Service Worker reports to the Retail Operations Manager and Retail Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Serv Safe certification or the ability to obtain certification

Professional Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficient in communicating orally and in writing to customers, co-workers, and management
• Demonstrated ability to read and follow written instructions, menus, and production sheets
• Solid reading, hearing, and speaking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic
• Good manual dexterity and good sight
• Ability to be mobile between workstations and numerous campus buildings
• Working knowledge of safety precautions associated with the food service industry 
• Familiarity with basic cooking procedures which may include steaming, baking, deep frying, and grilling
• Demonstrated ability to utilize dining service equipment such as slicer, deep fryer, grill, and steamer

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior cashier experience

We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet the position's qualifications.

Special Requirements

• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures
• Must be able to stand for periods up to 4 hours at a time, bend over, lift up to 50 pounds, and climb stairs

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter and resume, through Haverford College's career website via Workday (no other form of application is accepted). The application deadline is December 7, 2025. Application review will begin after the deadline has passed. Please email with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.

We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.

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