Food Services Prep III/Team Lead

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Peckham Inc. - Food Services Prep III/Team Lead
Important Details:

• Wage: $16.00 per hour
• Hours: 6:00am - 2:30pm Monday - Friday. Overtime as needed
• Location: 3510 Capital City Blvd Lansing, MI 48906
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SUMMARY

The Food Services Prep III is responsible for assisting with catering services, daily café operations, food preparation, customer services, staff support, and compliance with all food safety and health regulations. This role combines leadership, food productions, customer services, and operational responsibilities to ensure a safe, efficient, and welcoming environment for team members and customers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide friendly and professional customer services
• Assist with café and catering operations, including food preparation, order fulfillment, delivery, and service for internal and external customers.
• Set up, stock, and maintain café service areas and catering supplies, ensuring cleanliness, organization, and proper inventory rotation (FIFO).
• Receive deliveries, monitor inventory levels, and assist with menu planning, food production forecasting, and ordering activities
• Maintain compliance with all food safety, sanitation, health, and regulatory requirements, including temperature monitoring, proper storage procedures, and applicable ServSafe certification standards
• Perform cashiering, opening and closing procedures, and other daily operational tasks as assigned
• Maintain clean workspaces, equipment, and service areas; perform routine equipment care and report maintenance concerns
• Provide guidance and operational support to team members and serve as acting lead during supervisor or manager absences when designated
• Other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be at least 18 years old
• ServSafe Manager Certification
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and health code requirements
• Ability to safely operate food service equipment, such as ovens, flat tops, and stoves
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Exceptional customer service to interact with a wide variety of customers
• Must be able to communicate effectively
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to lift, carry, an move food products and supplies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience in food service, café operations, catering, or hospitality
• Prior supervisory experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods
• Frequently use hands to handle, grasp, and feel objects
• Reach with hands and arms
• Frequently stoop, kneel, and crouch
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

This position operates in a kitchen and cafeteria setting within a professional office environment. The kitchen area may be hot, floors may be slippery, and noise levels are typically moderate but can occasionally be loud.

OTHER INFORMATION

This job description in no way states or implies all duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Peckham is an Equal Opportunity Employer - EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.  Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. EEO is Law

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SPECIAL NOTES

These jobs are part of the AbilityOne program, to learn more about the AbilityOne program go to www.abilityone.gov

PECKHAM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.  Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR APPLYING NOTICE

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application please:

• Click HERE and you will be directed to the ILRU Directory to find an agency in your area that can assist you
• Click HERE and you will be directed to the American Jobs Center (AJC) finder to locate a center near you
• Email us at jobs@peckham.org
• Call us at (517) 316-4000
• Visit us at: 3510 Capital City BLVD, Lansing, MI 48906 (M-F 8am - 4pm)

Examples of reasonable accommodations may include making a change to the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Business Line:

Location:

Lansing, MI

Worker Sub-Type:

Team Member