Catering Assistant
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Job posting number: #7296408 (Ref:BSU46108)
Posted: December 21, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Organize workload and prepare all types of catered food, baked goods, and catering quality presentations for served and buffet meals, receptions, and all types of catered events to groups of up to1200 people under firm deadlines.
The Ball State University Catering department has an opportunity for a catering assistant on the beautiful Ball State University campus. This opportunity comes with excellent pay and a great benefits package that includes a University funded retirement plan, medical and prescription plans, dental, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid time off, 10 paid holidays, tuition remission for you and your immediate family, employee discounts to the pools and workout facilities and much more. Come and join the Ball State University Catering team and enjoy competitive wages, great benefits and a fun working environment! This position enjoys a flexible/varied schedule depending on catering events.
Job Function:
Organize workload and prepare all types of catered food, baked goods, and catering quality presentations for served and buffet meals, receptions, and all types of catered events to groups of up to1200 people under firm deadlines.
Minimum Education:
1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
Preferred Education:
Minimum Experience:
1. No allergies to soaps, cleaning agents or other materials or environmental factors in food service, e.g. steam, dust, etc.
2. Must have clean body, teeth, hair, nails and clothing.
3. Must be able to read and comprehend all specified policies and procedures for safety,
hazardous material information, and university policies, procedures, and communications, and perform mathematical calculations.
4. Must be able to perform all mental and physical requirements as outlined in each job duty.
5.You must be 18 years or older.
2. Must have clean body, teeth, hair, nails and clothing.
3. Must be able to read and comprehend all specified policies and procedures for safety,
hazardous material information, and university policies, procedures, and communications, and perform mathematical calculations.
4. Must be able to perform all mental and physical requirements as outlined in each job duty.
5.You must be 18 years or older.
Preferred Experience:
1. No allergies to soaps, cleaning agents or other materials or environmental factors in food service, e.g. steam, dust, etc.
2. Must have clean body, teeth, hair, nails and clothing.
3. Must be able to read and comprehend all specified policies and procedures for safety,
hazardous material information, and university policies, procedures, and communications, and perform mathematical calculations.
4. Must be able to perform all mental and physical requirements as outlined in each job duty.
5.You must be 18 years or older.
2. Must have clean body, teeth, hair, nails and clothing.
3. Must be able to read and comprehend all specified policies and procedures for safety,
hazardous material information, and university policies, procedures, and communications, and perform mathematical calculations.
4. Must be able to perform all mental and physical requirements as outlined in each job duty.
5.You must be 18 years or older.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare foods such as (but not limited to) entrees, soups, salads, pasta/rice and other starches, vegetables, gravies, sauces, yeast and quick breads, cakes, pies, cookies and bars, desserts and garniture from scratch recipes, par baked goods, mixes, and other preparations using prescribed recipes and yielding finished products that exhibit catering excellence; complete manual service records as required. Utilize Ball State standard recipes, menu, food production orders and supervisor/chef directions.
- Execute a frequently heavy workload of multiple and simultaneous catered events and menus with ease and minimum stress while helping maintain a fun, creative, and relaxed work environment.
- Re-check all weights and measurements of ingredients assembled by others or assemble, weigh, and measure ingredients as needed.
- Lead and direct helpers as assigned to the work area to promote efficiency and completion of duties at the appropriate time.
- Execute high productivity: the ability and skills to work at high speed and efficiency to complete a large amount of work in a small period of time while maintaining excellence in the finished product and high standards of sanitation, HAACP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point).
- Execute excellent time planning and time management techniques in timing the production of foods so that foods are freshly prepared, held a minimum of time before service, properly heated or chilled as required and dishes are finished as close to serving time as possible to achieve the highest possible quality at the point of service; foods must be ready for plating and service by the time contracted; plan and consult with the Director of Catering daily; develop a work plan for several days ahead so as to even out workload, then work ahead and effectively execute multiple or difficult preparations.
- Sample, judge, and correct food products for proper seasoning, temperature, and texture; make good judgments as relates to food product quality and its suitability for catering service.
- Follow sanitary and safe food handling, public health, and personal hygiene procedures; follow Safety rules as identified in Safety/Sanitation printed material, manuals, handbooks, and posted information.
- Correctly assemble, sanitize, operate, and clean all food service equipment and small tools and appliances using correct safety procedures to prevent injury; perform deep cleaning as needed.
- Check on ingredients prior to use to be sure an adequate amount is on hand and that they are in the proper condition and quality for use; report substandard ingredients to management; gather ingredients and supplies and return unused amounts to storage; calculate manual recipe increases or decreases; deliver soiled towels to proper area.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.
