Required Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or a related field.
LSUS values skills, experience and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply - a degree is not required if the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.
· 2 years’ catering, restaurant, or food service experience with medium to large group sizes
· Serve Safe certification (can be obtained within 6 months).
· Hands-on experience in food preparation, to include cooking, baking, and preparing ready-made food items.
· Culinary experience preferred; familiarity with food prep and presentation techniques is a plus.
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with individuals at all levels.
· Willingness to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends.
Core Competencies:
· Communication: Ability to adjust communication style to suit the audience/customer/situation.
· Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in group settings.
· Service to Customer and LSUS: Ability to focuses on providing positive experiences for stakeholders.
· Delivering Results: Ability to focus on achieving outcomes.
· Problem-Solving: Ability to overcome barriers to success.
· Leading Others: Ability to inspire, guide, and support individuals and teams towards achieving common goals.
Job Duties:
· Preparing food items, set up, and serve food at various events, banquets, and functions with attention to presentation and quality.
· Assist with food preparation, placing food items in correct vessels, and garnishing to meet event specifications.
· Excellent food handling and preparation skills of food products in compliance with health and sanitation regulations, ensuring proper storage and transportation.
· Maintain proper food storage practices and assist with inventory management.
· Ability to continuously work while standing, walking, pushing, and/or carrying for the duration of a shift.
· Fulfill the guests’ needs quickly and efficiently as well as resolve complaints effectively.
· Execute back of the house, front of the house and all other duties assigned for the overall productivity of banquet events assigned.
· Strong knowledge of culinary arts and health sanitation.
· Maintain a friendly and approachable attitude towards the client, guests, and staff.
· Communicate clearly and openly with leaders for overall success.
· Uphold a professional appearance and mannerism and provide prompt and courteous service to all customers.
· Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
· Organize, set up and deliver the requested catering services to the specific requested location or conference room.
· Provides assistance and reports to the Assistant Food Service Director of Catering
· Dependable and shows for scheduled shift on time
· Must be able to set-up and break-down buffets, dining tables, and VIP room locations.
· Remains flexible in a fast-paced environment and manages multiple priorities.
· Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights and weekends as needed.
· Other duties as assigned by the LSUS Food Services leadership team.
Physical and Environmental Demands
Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
How to apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For additional information concerning this job posting contact:
Jennifer Isaac
LSUS Department of Human Resource Management
Room 108 Administration Building, LSUS
(318) 797-5279
LSUS is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. For more information about LSU Shreveport go to www.lsus.edu
LSUS is a State As a Model (SAME) employer that promotes affirmative strategies and goals for employment of individuals with disabilities.