Cafeteria Worker

Summary:

• Prepare and serve customers simple foods and drinks.
• Responsible for some basic preparation of the food.
• Take customer orders and adjust the items based on customers’ needs.
• Handle the financial transactions related to food and drink purchases.
• Deliver orders to the kitchen when applicable, and may participate in tracking and handling inventory for the counter.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Must have prior related experience and training or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs and requests for service and assistance.
• Oral Communication - Listens attentively and requests clarification when needed.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethics; Upholds organizational values.
• Quality - Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Completes work promptly and works quickly.
• Safety - Observes safety procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions and responds to the supervisor’s direction.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Asks for and offers help when needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and occasionally talk or listen. The employee can stand for long periods and lift up to 30 pounds. The employee can work in the heat from the kitchen, serving areas, and dishwashing areas.

Work Environment:

Although the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.