Food Preparer & Server Job at Balsam Shops, Inc., Mackinac Island, MI

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  • Balsam Shops, Inc.
  • Mackinac Island, MI

Job Description

Begin date: 4/1/2026

Full Time: Yes

Number of Workers Requested: 6

Job Duties: ***RFI response*** Prepare and serve food in a fast food counter restaurant. Duties include: taking customer orders and payments; preparing daily food items and nonalcoholic beverages; clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas; and collect and wash dirty dishes. May work in various work stations throughout the day. Food service is a combination of pre-made items that are cooked or heated and served with some assembly required, and items which must be mixed and served before serving. Specific food items to be prepared include hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, keilbasa, pulled pork sandwich, chicken salad sandwich, breakfast sandwich, pretzels, popcorn, nachos, pizza, donuts, hard scooped ice cream, prepacked ice cream treats, and bagged chips, and beverages prepared includes coffee, hot chocolate, fountain soda, frozen slushy, bottled beverages & water. Food preparation includes removing frozen items from the freezer to thaw in the refrigerator, cooking items in the microwave, and maintaining items in a warmer to be packaged and presented to the customer upon ordering. Each food item is either cooked or assembled according to the utilized tools and equipment prescribed for that item. Donuts, pizza, popcorn, and pretzels are cooked in foodspecific machines. Other foods are assembled from precooked components, including sandwiches, ice cream, and soda. Coffee and hot chocolate come in prepacked amounts that are loaded into respective machines. Specific items are prepared as follows: The hot meat items, including hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, kielbasa, and pulled pork are microwaved. If prepped pre-order, they are placed in a warmer before being assembled on a bun and put on a paper plate. Premade chicken salad is removed from refrigerator, spread on a bun, and put on a paper plate. Premade breakfast sandwiches are removed from freezer and microwaved. Nacho cheese is warmed in a nacho cheese warmer and pumped onto chips in a plastic container. Popcorn machine is heated, oil added, and popcorn added. When popcorn is fully popped, the pot is dumped into the warming area and served in a popcorn box. Premade pizza crusts are assembled with toppings using refrigerated and frozen ingredients, cooked in a pizza oven, cut, and placed in a heated glass display case. Packaged ready to eat items are heated in microwave then placed in a heated display case. Premade pretzels are removed from the freezer and placed in the warmer to heat. #87929461v1 November 10, 2025 Page 3 Donut ingredients are measured and mixed and placed in the donut machine, cooked on a conveyor, after they are cooled, they are frosted and decorated from ingredients that are measured and mixed. Donuts are then placed in the display case for sale. Soda Syrup and Co2 canisters are attached to the soda dispenser. The dispenser mixes the ingredients for service. Slushy mix is poured into the slushy machine where it freezes for dispensing. Packaged water, soda, and other beverages are placed in a refrigerated display for sale. Ice cream is scooped from the display freezer and put on either a cone or in a bowl Equipment and tools used in the preparation of food and beverages includes: microwave, hot dog warmer, pretzel warmer, popcorn machine, mixer, donut machine, pizza oven, freezers, refrigerators, ice cream scoop, nacho cheese dispenser, soda fountain dispenser, and slushy machine. The donuts and popcorn are made in large batches with prepackaged ingredients that need to be measured, mixed, and cooked per the equipment specifications. Other foods are prepared using premade ingredients in smaller quantities. ***Original** Prepare and serve food. Duties include: taking customer orders and payments; preparing daily food items and nonalcoholic beverages; clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas; and collect and wash dirty dishes. May perform other job duties pursuant to 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

Job Classification: 35-3023.00 - Fast Food and Counter Workers

Experience Required: No

Special Requirements: No formal education, training or experience required. On-the-job training will be provided.

Number of Hours Per Week: 35

Work Schedule (Start/End time): 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work

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