Utility Worker - Virginia State University- Jones Hall - Thompson Hospitality Corporation

Join our team as a Utility worker at Virginia State University, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining the cleanliness, functionality, and welcoming ambiance of our front-of-house area. Your efforts will contribute to providing a pleasant and efficient dining experience for our valued students, faculty, and staff.

Competitive Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k), matched up to 4%
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Pet Insurance
• Discounts: Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants
• Employees and their relatives are eligible for a discounted meal plan at any of our HBCU client locations while they are attending school.

• Clean and sanitize all dining and kitchen areas to meet standards.
• Operate dishwashers efficiently and maintain them.
• Handle waste disposal and support recycling efforts.
• Restock dining supplies for smooth operations.
• Assist with basic food prep tasks.
• Ensure adherence to safety and sanitation guidelines. Report issues promptly.

• Previous experience in a similar role preferred, especially in a food service environment.
• Understanding of food safety and sanitation procedures and practices.
• Ability to collaborate and work well within a team.
• Ability to handle physical demands of the job.
• Flexibility to adjust to varying tasks and schedules.

Who We Are: 

Virginia State University  (VSU) is a historically Black university located in Petersburg, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1882, it has a long history of providing education and opportunities to African American students. VSU offers a diverse array of undergraduate and graduate programs, emphasizing academic excellence, research, and community engagement, and it continues to play a vital role in empowering students and contributing to the advancement of society.

Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management. We are a family-run organization with more than twenty-five years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time. As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years. We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do:

• Purpose

• • Give back to our communities
  • Celebrate diversity
• People
  • Do the right thing
  • Treat people the way you want to be treated
  • Always do your best
  • Be accountable for our actions
• Performance
  • Serve the highest quality food
  • Provide world-class service
  • Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.