Department Summary:UCLA Housing-Dining is committed to delivering high-quality, nutritious, and diverse dining experiences for students, faculty, staff, and guests. The department plays a critical role in supporting the campus community by providing a variety of meal options that cater to different dietary needs and preferences, including vegetarian, vegan, halal, and gluten-free options. Our purpose is to enhance the student experience through exceptional food service while fostering community and promoting sustainability.With multiple dining facilities across campus, including Anchor Restaurants (Residential Restaurants---All-You-Care-to-Eat”, and Boutiques (QSR’s), we serve thousands of meals daily to a diverse population. Our team is comprised of highly skilled managerial, career, and casual staff, who are dedicated to delivering excellent customer service, ensuring food safety, and maintaining an inclusive dining environment. The department is also responsible for budgeting and fiduciary control, continuously balancing quality service with operational efficiency.Key objectives include maintaining high standards of food quality and service, supporting the university’s sustainability initiatives through responsible sourcing and waste reduction, and providing flexible and inclusive dining options that meet the evolving needs of the campus community. Additionally, we are committed to staff development, offering training and growth opportunities to enhance team performance and ensure compliance with safety and operational guidelines.Through strategic planning, innovation, and collaboration, UCLA Housing-Dining strives to contribute to the overall well-being of the campus, creating a welcoming environment for all.Position Summary:
The Storekeeper receives, store, accounts for, and distributes food and non-food products. Receive daily orders for various food and non-food products and assists manager with reconciling quantity and items received against the invoice. Conduct random spot checks for quality of products and reports any issues to management. Store all deliveries in the appropriate storage location, using the First-In/First-Out (FIFO) method. Maintain all storage areas in an orderly, clean, and organized fashion. Coordinate loan and borrow of items with other dining units, including pick up and transfer of products. Maintain accurate waste and temperature logs. Assists management with weekly inventory process. Assist with serving customers, food preparation, cleaning and other duties as assigned.
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3-4 years demonstrated experience in a high-volume receiving and storage environment and general maintenance in a restaurant environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (Required) Ability to read, understand and speak English sufficient to determine and carry out job duties. Skill in adding and subtracting whole numbers, decimals and fractions sufficient to properly calculate product needs. (Required)Ability to perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload. Ability to stand continuously throughout an eight hour shift on uncarpeted surfaces. (Required)Ability to lift items weighing up to fifty pounds such as bags of supplies, and cases of food products. Ability to stand, climb, stoop, push and crouch for extended periods of time as required to complete job duties. (Required)Knowledge of the rules and procedures of sanitation and safety as they apply to production, storage and service within a food establishment. (Required)Time management and organizational skills to review projected deliveries and plan daily work schedule. Ability to effectively and efficiently organize storage areas using the First In, First Out (FIFO) method. (Required)Ability to receive daily orders and reconcile delivered items against the invoice and purchase book. Ability to conduct random spot checks of items delivered for quality of product. Ability to maintain an accurate level of inventory for a large restaurant. (Required)Ability to accurately count on-hand inventory for the inventory process. Ability to maintain clean, orderly and organized storage areas. Ability to accurately read and record temperatures of storage areas. (Required)Ability to measure dry and liquid food stuffs in units of measurement such as cup, pint, quart, pound, and oz to properly adhere to recipe and production requirements. (Required)Previous experience working in a large scale restaurant with product storage. Basic culinary skills and a good understanding of culinary terminology. (Required)Ability to review menus and recipes against current on-hand inventory and calculate ordering needs. (Required)Skill in interacting effectively with guests, vendors, and team members and managers in a high volume restaurant setting using positive body language, direct eye contact, active listening, problem solving techniques. (Required)Ability to operate equipment such as mixers, food processors, food cutters, meat slicers, blenders, gas range, hoods, flat top grill, charbroiler, pizza ovens, deep fat fryers, access card readers, radio communication devices, hydralic lifts, trash compactors, combination ovens, steamers. (Preferred)Education, Licenses, Certifications, & Professional Affiliations:
High School Diploma (Preferred) Special Conditions of Employment:
Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.Pre-Placement Physical: Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory physical examination.Reading Comprehension Test: A reading assessment will be conducted.Complete Position Description:https://universityofcalifornia.marketpayjobs.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=38&jobcode=MI-DPT317000-JC005064-PD168316
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