Posted on Jun 19, 2025

Food Service Worker

groupsUNITE HERE Local 8
groupsSSP America
groupsFull Time
groups$21.96/hour
groupsSeattle, WA
groupsHealth Insurance, Life & Disability insurance, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan

Job Description

Food Service Worker


  • $21.96 / hour + tips
  • Employee assistance program
  • Career development and opportunities

 

Our restaurant portfolio in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport includes Capitol Hill, Ballard Brew Hall, Mi Casa Cantina, LouLou Market and Bar and many more. 

 

Here are a few things you can expect as a Food Service Worker at SSP America:

  • Greet guests in a courteous and friendly manner
  • Process orders and enter them accurately into the POS system
  • Receive payment from the customer and process change
  • Responsible for set-up, regular maintenance, cleaning, and break-down of any machinery and equipment
  • Complete opening, on-going, and closing checklists as required
  • Return all items used during your shift to the proper place, clean and organize all work and storage areas (including all coolers and refrigerators), empty and re-line all trash containers
  • Perform general and specific cleaning tasks using standard cleaning products as assigned by supervisor to adhere to health standards
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Skills & Other Requirements

  • Minimum one year experience working in food service environment.
  • High school diploma preferred
  • Ability to read, speak, and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and take orders
  • Ability to remember, recite, and promote the variety of menu items
  • Ability to operate a keyboard & point of sale procedures to pre-check an order & close out a check
  • Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long period of time
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Benefits:

  • Highly Competitive Wages
  • Full-time employment
  • Paid training
  • Employee meal program—50% discount on purchased food from our shops
  • Paid time off
  • Extra pay for holidays worked
  • Retirement plan with safe harbor company match
  • Medical benefits $50 per person monthly.
  • Basic Life & ADD is company paid 100%
  • Voluntary plans available (pet insurance, accident, illness, hospital indemnity, dental, vision)


About the employer: SSP America

In addition to caffeine, we’re driven by a shared vision to bring authentic restaurant experiences to every airport in North America. We love food, hospitality and great design. We’re restaurateurs, foodies and culinary experts who happen to operate restaurants in airports. And, as we all know, airport travel can be stressful for people. From traffic to parking and shuttles, security, flight delays and more, the moment a traveler walks into a restaurant should be a moment of relaxation and relief. In fact, we train our team to understand, “the best part of the journey begins with me.”

About the union: UNITE HERE Local 8

UNITE HERE Local 8 represents about 5,000 workers in the hospitality industries of Oregon & Washington State. Local 8 members work in hotels, restaurants, food service, and airport concessions. They include room cleaners, cooks, bartenders, bellmen, food and beverage servers, bussers, and dishwashers. Local 8′s parent union, UNITE HERE, represents hotel, food service, and gaming workers throughout the US and Canada.

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