SSP America - Restaurant Roles (Midway Airport)

SSP America - Restaurant Roles (Midway Airport)

At SSP America we offer a variety of career paths-all essential, important positions responsible for delivering our Passion Principles directly to our passengers. Consider a wide range of positions from bartender to barista, cook to cashier as your next career step.

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Hiring Company (SSP America)

At SSP America, we are restaurateurs, foodies and culinary experts who happen to operate restaurants in airports. When asked, 'What do you do?', we reply: 'I'm a food travel expert from SSP America. We're passionate about bringing cool, authentic restaurants to airports that reflect a taste of place.'

SSP America operates several restaurants throughout the Chicago Midway International Airport located in Chicago, IL.

Positions:
-Cashiers
-Utility/Porters
-Line Cooks

Responsibilities:

Cashiers:

• Process orders and enter them accurately into the POS system.
• Receive payment from the customer and process change.
• Serve cold, frozen, and hot drinks as well as a wide variety of food items to guests.
• Transfer supplies and equipment between storage and work areas.
• Ensure that the work area is clean throughout the day.
• Clean equipment and utensils, removes trash, sweep and mop work area, dust and clean.
• Other duties as assigned.

Utility/Porters:

• Create a positive guest experience by cleaning and maintaining hygienic work areas
• Maintain the cleanliness of all surfaces and equipment (i.e., floors, ceiling tiles, walls, windows, worktables, hoods, vents, grills, refrigerators, service counters, storage areas, etc.)
• Removes refuse to designated areas.
• Clear and reset tables in dining areas between seatings, as needed and transports service-ware to the kitchen for cleaning
• Scrape food from dirty dishes, pots, and pans and wash them by hand or load dishwasher and return them to their proper storage place.
• Clean equipment using specific chemicals to meet sanitary standards; may include the use of heavy equipment
• Assist all guests with specific requests and communicate special needs to server/supervisor
• Load/unload supply trucks transferring between storage and work areas
• Stock, date, rotate, and check the temperature of food items
• Other duties as assigned.

Line Cooks:

• Follow all recipes and practice portion control to prepare, garnish, and present ordered items
• Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the kitchen/station on a daily basis
• Requisitioning and stocking of all required food, paper products, and condiments
• Handles, stores, and rotates all products properly
• Responsible for set-up, regular maintenance, cleaning, and breakdown of any machinery and equipment
• Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storage of all perishables daily to ensure product quality
• Complete opening, on-going, and closing checklists as required
• Takes responsibility for quality of products served
• Perform general and specific cleaning tasks using standard cleaning products as assigned by supervisor to adhere to health standards
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:
-Must be 18+ years old
-Must be able to pass badging process and provide a valid driver's license/state ID and Social Security card/birth certificate
-Must have Food Handler's Certifcate
-Must be able to work in a fast paced environment

Schedule: Full time (Shifts vary between 4am-11:30pm)
Pay: $16.00-$16.65/hour + $2.00/hour incentive, Sign-on Bonus, benefits and perks
Location: Midway International Airport