Dining Hall Worker

Job Title: Food Service Worker
Job Description
This role supports a busy college cafeteria by preparing and serving food, maintaining a clean and organized dining area, and delivering friendly customer service to students during lunch and dinner. Team members work across bussing, dishwashing, and food service stations, ensuring a smooth and efficient operation in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve basic foods such as sandwiches and other simple menu items according to established procedures.
• Take customer orders in a courteous and efficient manner and ensure accuracy in food preparation and delivery.
• Bus tables by flipping down chairs, cleaning tables and counters, and maintaining a neat and welcoming dining area.
• Restock condiments, seasonings, napkins, silverware, and other essentials to ensure supplies are readily available for guests.
• Assist with brewing coffee and replenishing beverage stations as needed.
• Wash dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment, ensuring items are cleaned and sanitized for ongoing use.
• Clean work areas, equipment, and utensils to maintain a safe and hygienic food service environment.
• Distribute supplies, utensils, and portable equipment to appropriate stations and team members.
• Resolve basic customer concerns promptly and professionally, and relay relevant information to supervisors when necessary.
• Follow all sanitation and safety requirements, including proper food handling and cleaning procedures.
• Adhere to instructions from supervisors and follow established policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support overall cafeteria operations.

Essential Skills

• Experience with food preparation and basic cooking tasks in a cafeteria, fast food, or similar foodservice environment.
• Ability to follow instructions accurately and consistently in a structured work setting.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly in cleaning, food handling, and restocking tasks.
• Background in foodservice roles such as line cook, dishwasher, or similar positions.
• Capability to perform cleaning and housekeeping duties in both front-of-house and kitchen areas.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment serving college students during peak meal times.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of sanitation and safety in all work activities.
• Effective customer service skills to address questions and concerns in a professional manner.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in fast food, cafeteria, or high-volume foodservice operations.
• Previous work in roles such as chef, line cook, dishwasher, or general food service worker.
• Ability to multitask across bussing, dishwashing, and food preparation stations.
• Reliability and punctuality for scheduled shifts, including weekday and weekend coverage.
• Willingness to rotate between different stations and tasks on a daily basis.
• Comfort working as part of a large team of approximately 100 employees.

Why Work Here?
Team members enjoy flexible scheduling with multiple shift options, including full-time and part-time opportunities across first and second shifts. The organization offers a supportive, team-oriented culture in a busy college cafeteria where employees can gain broad experience in foodservice operations. The environment encourages reliability, collaboration, and growth while providing consistent hours and the chance to work in a large, well-coordinated team.
Work Environment
The role is based in a college cafeteria setting, with work performed both in the dining area and behind the scenes in the kitchen. Available shifts include first shift (such as 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) and second shift (such as 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.), with ample part-time hours and weekend options. Team members rotate through various stations, including bussing, line cook support, dishwashing, and general food service. The team size is approximately 100 employees, creating a collaborative and dynamic atmosphere. The dress code requires slip-resistant shoes (no open-toed shoes or clogs), pants or shorts, and a work-appropriate shirt without offensive wording or images. Hair nets and aprons are provided, and employees are expected to follow all safety and sanitation guidelines while working in the kitchen and dining areas.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Winona, MN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $16.00 - $17.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Winona, MN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 27, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Winona,MN.

About Aerotek

Aerotek\u00AE Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.


Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.


The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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