Position Overview

The Restaurant Worker is an all-around position who greets guests, takes orders, scoops ice cream, food prep, cooks orders, clean dishes, and keeps work area clean. Must have an outgoing personality while maintaining a professional work environment. The Restaurant Worker may also work in the Snack Shack with similar duties as prepping, stocking, and transacting food orders. The scheduled shift requires weekends and working the full operating hours.

Responsibilities

Cashier

• Greet customers with a happy face and taking orders
• Using a cash register, processing cash and credit receipts
• Balances daily receipts
• Communicate with cook staff during busy time while multitasking
• Checks cooked food is up to quality and standards
• Serving hard ice cream, differentiating between different scoop sizes

Cook

• Grilling food and operating fryers in a safe, efficient manner
• Use courteous communication with staff during busy time, while performing multiple tasks
• Serve food at the correct temperature and to guest satisfactory

Overall

• Opening and closing restaurant or Snack Shack, prepping each station
• Cleaning tables, wiping, vacuuming and washing windows
• Restocking food supplies, napkins, and filling sauce containers
• Hand wash dishes and operating industrial dishwasher
• Providing breaks and lunch coverage to areas needed
• May assist with occasional counter issues and guest questions
• Communicate with multiple departments
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must possess ability to juggle multiple responsibilities
• Must have common sense and organizational skills
• Outstanding customer service skills including conflict resolution and courtesy
• Must be have or be able to obtain food handlers card
• Must be able to work in extreme heat and cold
• Must be able to pass a drug test, including marijuana
• Candidates must agree to a background check

Benefits

• Free membership with reciprocal zoo
• 40% off in Restaurant and Gift Shop
• Sick leave
• Vet and vehicle services at cost
• Free animal encounters
• Employee parties throughout the year

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Wildlife Safari is a drug-free workplace and applicants must pass a drug screen (including for Marijuana) prior to being offered a position.

Wildlife Safari will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Wildlife Safari will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of physical or mental disability in regard to any position for which the applicant is qualified.