Food Service Stockroom Coord

Food Service Stockroom Coord

Job no: 497847

Work type: Staff

Location: Big Rapids, MI 49307

Categories: Staff, Service/Maintenance

Position Title: Food Service Stockroom Coordinator

Location: Big Rapids (Main Campus)

Department:
51800 - Dining Overhead

Advertised Salary: $19.85 hourly rate pursuant to the FSU and AFSCME/AFL-CIO Agreement.

Benefits:


Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position.

AFSCME Benefits

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Temporary/Continuing: Continuing

Part-Time/Full-Time: Full-Time

Union Group: Custodial, Maintenance, Dining, Skilled Trade (AFSCME Local 1609)

Term of Position: 12 Month

At Will/Just Cause: Just Cause

Summary of Position: Provide food services support by utilizing efficient inventory controls and maintaining sanitary Dining Services storage areas. This is a full-time, twelve-month position beginning on July 6, 2026. The normal schedule is 5:30 am - 1:30 pm, Monday through Friday; days off will be Saturday and Sunday. The selected candidate for this position must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire without employer assistance or sponsorship now or in the future. The university will not assist with any F1 EAD's, OPT, H1B, etc.

Position Type: Staff

Required Education: High school diploma or GED equivalency.

Required Work Experience: Two years full-time equivalent experience in large commercial or institutional food service in such capacities as receiving clerk or cook; or in restaurant management.

Required Licenses and Certifications: Valid Michigan driver's license. Must obtain within 10 business days of hire and retain during the entire time in the assignment a Current Medical Examiner's Certificate (DOT physical card) issued by a certified medical examiner listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

Physical Demands:

• Bending
• Carrying
• Inclement Weather
• Moving
• Reaching
• Sitting
• Twisting
• Driving
• Lifting
• Pulling/Pushing
• Repetitive movement
• Standing

Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered:

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Clean assigned areas as needed, including sweeping, dusting, mopping, scrubbing, and washing.

Communicate errors, overages/shortages to management.

Complete vendor complaint forms as necessary.

Follow the thaw schedule and provide food and food service supplies from requisitions and inventory transfers generated by the computerized menu management system.

Interact with customers and staff in a polite, friendly, and courteous manner.

Maintain stock levels of all items as indicated by requirements and/or modifications generated from the computerized menu management system.

Maintain store room, receiving dock, storage refrigerators, and freezers in a clean, orderly, neat, and sanitary condition.

Perform the work of other Dining Service classifications when assigned.

Perform weekly physical inventory, input data, and review inventory analysis as per departmental policies, utilizing the computerized menu management system.

Pick up and deliver food service supplies, stock finished products, and inter-departmental mail.

Provide input to maintain accurate average weekly consumption numbers.

Receive, unpack, verify quality and quantity, rotate, and store food and food service supplies in accordance with departmental policies.

Review purchase requirements; modify deliveries after receiving management approval.

Update and maintain inventory sequence, inventory unit, etc.

Verify items, quantities, and prices received against purchase orders and invoices.

Maintain safety and sanitation standards in all duties and responsibilities.

Report to the immediate supervisor.

Train and direct the work of student employees in performing the characteristic duties.

Carry out these responsibilities in accordance with University policies and applicable laws.

Must obtain within 10 business days of hire and retain during the entire time in the assignment a Current Medical Examiner's Certificate (DOT physical card) issued by a certified medical examiner listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

Operates a university or personal vehicle safely while carrying out job responsibilities.


Cultivates an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty, and staff to thrive authentically.

Support, promote, and develop initiatives to enhance university student enrollment and retention.

Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.

Marginal Duties/Responsibilities: Remove trash, break down cardboard boxes, and assist in the University recycling efforts.

Skills and Abilities: Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to interact with the public in a friendly, polite, and courteous manner.
Be familiar with various types of commercial/institutional food service items such as meats, canned goods, produce, dairy products, etc.
Maintain detailed written records.
Operate a personal computer, inputting and retrieving data; facsimile, copier, and calculator, able to use computerized menu management system.
Perform mathematical computations with a high degree of accuracy.
Read, understand and follow recipes, directions, safety labels, equipment operations manuals, etc.
Take physical inventory.
Work harmoniously with others in situations of variable temperatures, close confines, noise, and stressful situations and workloads.
Work independently and exercise sound judgment.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks.
Ability to push/pull mobile carts weighing a maximum of 400 pounds .
Lift a minimum of 40 lbs. frequently, and occasionally up to 80 lbs.
Reach, push, pull, climb, lift, bend, stack, walk and turn.
Stand for most of shift.
Work in freezer at 5 degrees below zero for up to one-hour intervals, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Optional Documents:

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Initial Application Review Date:
June 29, 2026

Open Until Position is Filled?: Yes

Posting Close Date:

EEO Statement: Ferris State University, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion, and diversity within its community. Ferris offers employment opportunities to qualified candidates seeking careers in a student-focused environment that values opportunity, collaboration, diversity and educational excellence. Learn more about the Ferris Mission and community at ferris.edu. The University actively seeks applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups. For more information on the University's Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit: Ferris Non-Discrimination Statement.

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Advertised: 12 Jun 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close:


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