Posting Detail Information
Working TitleFood Service Worker for Mtn Campus
Position LocationFort Collins, CO
Work LocationPosition is fully in-office/in-person
Research Professional PositionNo
Posting NumberAP
Position TypeAdmin Professional/ Research Professional
Classification TitleTechnical/Support I
Number of Vacancies
Work Hours/Week40
Proposed Annual Salary Range$39,816 - $43,798
Employee Benefits
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Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on04/20/2025
Description of Work Unit
WORK UNITS
Housing & Dining Services ( HDS )
Please visit to learn about joining Housing & Dining Services ( HDS ) as the largest department on campus with 450 full-time staff and 1,700 hourly and student staff, and nearly 8,300 students live on campus. HDS is responsible for the management, finance, administration, and program development of all University housing facilities, including residence halls, university apartments, and Mountain Campus.
As a department, HDS works to create dynamic housing and dining experiences that enhance personal growth and global engagement. We do this through implementation of our values of customer first service, commitment to students and staff, integrity, respect and teamwork, inclusiveness and diversity, innovation and stewardship.
Residential Dining
Residential Dining Services' ( RDS ) mission is to deliver an outstanding dining experience crafted by an engaged team dedicated to social and environmental responsibility. RDS operates 5 dining centers, 2 convenience stores, a full bakeshop, and a warehouse. We employee more than 1,000 employees who serve 12,000 meals per day to the 6,000 students who live on campus
The Mountain Campus( MTC )of Colorado State University is part of the university and is located approximately 53 miles west of the main Fort Collins campus at 9,000 ft. elevation in a remote
mountain valley adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park. As part of HDS , the Mountain Campus exists to serve the Colorado State University and surrounding communities as a site for student learning, research and conferences. We strive to deliver outstanding residential and dining experiences crafted by an engaged team dedicated to social and environmental responsibility. The MTC operates a single dining center. Our season of operation is May to November. We employ 30-35 seasonal staff and serve 65,000+ meals each season to the nearly 6,500 students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the campus. There is limited Wi-Fi, but no cell phone service, and pets are not allowed.
WORKING AT CSU
CSU was recently ranked first among Colorado-based educational employers and fifth among all in-state employers in Forbes magazine's "America's Best Employers by State." Top Public Research University. Colorado State University has a campus culture that is driven by a desire always to do better and a vision to be the best place to learn, work, and discover. Our Principles of Community - Inclusion, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Social Justice - reflect our core values and support CSU's mission and vision of access, research, teaching, service, and engagement. Each member of our community has a responsibility to uphold these principles when engaging with one another and acting on behalf of the University. For more information visit:
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Colorado State University acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. This was also a site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other Native tribes. We recognize the Indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed.
CSU is founded as a land-grant institution, and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion. And, significantly, that our founding came at a dire cost to Native Americans and peoples whose land this University was built upon. This acknowledgment is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history, responsibility, and commitment.
Position Summary
The Foodservice Worker for Mtn Campus position actively prepares and serves food in a high-volume food service operation at the CSU Mountain Campus to assure the highest standards of quality, safety, and customer service are always achieved.
Please visit for more information about working at Housing and Dining Services.
During the off season (November - March), this position will report to Residential Dining Services on the Colorado State University, Fort Collins campus.
Required Job Qualifications
- Six months experience in a food service or retail operation
Preferred Job Qualifications
- One or more years of experience in a food service operation as a cook.
- Experience in a high-volume food service operation.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple activities and tasks with competing priorities
- Demonstrated interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary for building and maintaining successful work relationships.
- Exemplary customer service skills.
- Demonstrated experience providing memorable customer service interactions with customers and colleagues.
- Food safety certification such as ServSafe.
Essential Duties
Job Duty CategoryFood Production and Service
Duty/Responsibility
- Serve food according to established standards and portions. Ensure that foods that are served always meet the highest standards of quality and appearance.
- Occasionally prepare food using skills that include, but are not limited to, baking, roasting, sauteing, frying, grilling, broiling, steaming, chopping, measuring, and mixing.
- Understand and safely use power-operated foodservice production and cleaning equipment.
- Meet defined food production standards guided by standardized recipes and menus.
- Provide input on food production volume and inventory levels to ensure services are not disrupted by outages.
- Record and verify necessary food production and service temperatures to ensure that the highest standards of food safety are met continuously.
- Monitor and restock food and supplies to prevent service disruptions. Conduct inventory.
- Conduct opening and closing procedures in a defined work area.
- Indirectly supervise Temporary Hourly Employees and Student Employees within a defined work area to ensure staff are meeting defined standards of food production, quality, and safety.
Percentage Of Time75
Job Duty CategoryCustomer Service
Duty/Responsibility
- Determine if areas meet established levels of cleanliness and when to do appropriate scheduled cleaning.
- Develop cleaning lists to help with accountability.
- Check the quality of work of the employees.
- Report safety hazards if seen
Percentage Of Time20
Job Duty CategoryTraining, Certification, and Other Duties
Duty/Responsibility
- Attend assigned and voluntary CSU , HDS , and department training sessions to continue improving knowledge and skills.
- Successfully obtain the ServSafe food safety certification and maintain certification while employed as a Foo Service Worker.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Percentage Of Time5
Application Details
Special Instructions to Applicants
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume with your work experience, education, certifications and any other relevant information and provide the contact information for three professional references.References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.
For full consideration, please apply by 04/20/2025, but the posting will be open until filled. Please make sure to align your applicable experience with the minimum and preferred qualifications on the posting.
During the off season (November - March), this position will report to Residential Dining Services on the Colorado State University, Fort Collins campus.
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