Cafeteria Worker - University of Toronto, Toronto

Position summary

Under general supervision, this sessional Cafeteria Worker role assembles, prepares, and serves food and beverage products while maintaining the cleanliness of the cafeteria area. The employee may also operate a cash register, as well as receive and issue cash. Flexibility is necessary to perform a wide variety of functions depending on where and when the employee is scheduled to work.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• One year of related working experience.
• Physical ability to perform required duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (oral and written).
• Considerable public relations skills (courtesy and tact).
• May be required to complete a University of Toronto server training program.
• Knowledge of food safety.
• Ability to work well in a team setting.
• Ability to handle figures rapidly.
• Previous barista/Starbucks experience is an asset.

Key duties

• Assembles work station with appropriate products and equipment.
• Assembles, prepares, and serves food and beverage products.
• Cooks stir fry and grill display cooking, may cook some other items.
• Prepares sandwiches, salads and bakes premixed food products.
• Advises and provides information to customers such as ingredients, pricing, portion size.
• Collects dishes and tableware used by customers and places them in appropriate areas for washing.
• Cleans table tops, counters and furniture in cafeteria and surrounding area.
• Maintains adequate supplies of dishes, utensils and food and paper products in various receptacles for use by customers.
• Removes soiled tableware and garbage to specific locations, sorts recyclable materials.
• Scrubs pots and pans and washes dishes.
• Cleans floors, staff locker rooms and washrooms.
• Receives and stores food and supplies, checks receiving slips for accuracy.
• Sets up and prepares cash register, receives cash float and sets up cash appropriately, keys menu prices into cash register if required.
• Prepares reports at the end of each shift.
• Writes special menus and their prices on menu board.
• Prepares condiment and dessert counters.
• Balances cash at the end of the shift, delivers cash to accountant or locks in safe.
• May keep records of stores on hand.
• Other related duties as required.