Food Prep - Part-time

Job Posting Title:

Food Prep - Part-time

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Hiring Department:

University Housing and Dining

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

19

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FLSA Status:

To Be Determined at Offer

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Earliest Start Date:

Ongoing

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes:

UT Austin offers the following for part-time employees:

• Free Capital Metro transportation

• Free UHD meal during shift

Purpose

Provide production and support for food preparation, which includes but is not limited to cooking, stocking, rotating, serving, and maintaining products within Housing and Dining.

Responsibilities

• Serve food during the time the dining area is open.

• Accurately identify food items, portion sizes, and meal combination packages.

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Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication skills.

• Professional demeanor.

• Demonstrated ability to receive, respond, and follow through with written and oral University Housing and Dining policies, procedures, and work-related instructions from supervisors, customers, and co-workers.

• Ability to complete and maintain University Housing and Dining Food Safety Training and/or ServSafe.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six months of experience preparing and assisting in the preparation of food.

• Six months of experience preparing food in a high-volume commercial establishment.

Salary Range

$18.00 per hour

Working Conditions

• Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished).

• May work in extreme temperatures.

• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

• Use of manual dexterity.

• Climbing of stairs.

• Climbing of ladders.

• Pushing, pulling, and moving up to 50 pounds.

• Exposure to heat and equipment common in a kitchen.

Work Schedule

Workdays, area, and work hours (19 hrs. max per week) may vary based on the needs of the unit and University Housing and Dining (UHD).

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University