Storeroom Specialist (Union Only)

From fine dining restaurants to residential dining, USC Hospitality serves over 65,000 students, athletes, faculty, and staff, as well as our many visitors. Hospitality is one of the six core business units that comprise USC Auxiliary Services and one of the largest employers on campus. We are renowned for our fresh take on self-operated food concepts with 43 restaurants between both campuses. The team at USC Hospitality is led by innovative executive chefs and directors who strive every day to craft nourishing and wholesome alternatives for our hungry Trojan Family and our guests. 

We at USC Hospitality take pride in offering the best in residential dining options to our students, athletes, faculty, and staff. From Parkside Restaurant & Grill to Everybody’s Kitchen (EVK) to Café 84, our team works hard to make sure there are fresh, healthy options for all of our developing Trojans. We look forward to meeting the changing needs of the USC community, including the introduction of locally sourced whole foods to fuel our guests for studying and student life and home-style meals to welcome every guest into our family. Each restaurant offers a unique communal dining experience appealing to a variety of dining preferences and nutritional lifestyles of our diverse student population.

We are seeking a Storeroom Specialist to join our rapidly growing team.

The Opportunity:

The Storeroom Specialist will be responsible for maintaining our storeroom facility in line with our standards of excellence. You will have the opportunity to receive, process, and stock our inventory as it arrives. As the team member receiving shipments, you will ensure that all products match our order logs and are recorded properly to maintain accurate records. No details are too small for our team – we expect that you feel the same way!

The Accountabilities:

• Provide customer services to faculty, staff, students and guests.
• Receive product/merchandise. Ensure all received goods meet standards and health code requirements.
• Reconcile invoices with order sheets.
• Stock all inventory in designated areas.
• Assist in identifying product needs. Place product orders.
• Maintain inventories. Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly inventory counts. Record end-of-month inventory.
• Maintain organization of storage areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of facilities.
• Adhere to department service standards and to all health, safety and University rules and regulations.
• Attend and participate in meetings as required.
• Report to station, ready to work at the time work assignment is scheduled to begin.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

The Qualifiers:

• Education: High School not required.
• Experience: 1 year.
• Expertise:
  • Demonstrated customer service experience.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English.
  • Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
  • Must possess a valid California State Driver’s License.
  • Ability to drive a truck.

What We Prefer:

• High School Diploma.
• 2 years of experience.
• Experience with inventory control and maintenance.

The Trojan Family Rewards:

We pride ourselves in creating the BEST USC EXPERIENCE, and that begins with our employees! We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs that support our staff and their families including:

• Benefits:  dental and vision plans, tuition assistance for our employees and their families, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, 2:1 retirement plan contributions, child care centers and up to $50,000 housing subsidy. And because we are a qualifying public service organization, you may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for educational loans.
• Perks: discounts to USC sporting events, USC Bookstores, wireless plans, travel, accommodations, and local entertainment. 
• CareerGrowth: We are the largest private employer in Los Angeles offering tremendous development opportunities in multiple fields and industries. The Trojan Network connects current and previous members of the Trojan family to create an endless professional network.

This support advocates work-life balance and employee well-being. As members of the Trojan family, employees are connected by the traditions and history that make us proud to be Trojans!

The hourly rate for this position is $25.65. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Minimum Education: Less than high school Minimum Experience: 1 year Minimum Field of Expertise: Demonstrated customer service experience. Experience working in a fast paced working environment. Ability to effectively communicate in English. Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. Must possess a valid California State Driver's License. Ability to drive a truck.