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A food internship is a temporary position designed to give students or aspiring professionals hands-on experience in the food industry. Interns may work in restaurants, food production companies, catering businesses, or related areas, assisting with tasks such as food preparation, research, quality control, or menu development. These internships provide practical training, industry exposure, and networking opportunities that can help launch a career in the culinary or food science fields.

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Hospitality Management Internship - Food and Beverage

Hospitality Management Internship - Food and Beverage

Six Flags Great Adventure

Old Bridge, NJ • On-site

$16/hr

Other

Posted 14 days ago

Six Flags rating

6.5

Company rating: 6.5 out of 10

Based on 521 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

23rd of 56 rated theme parks

Job description

Overview:

$16 per hour!

The Food and Beverage Department at Six Flags Great Adventure has an exciting opportunity available and is looking for candidates to be a part of the Hospitality Management – Food and Beverage Internship Program. Our goal within the Food and Beverage Department is to not only deliver exceptional meals to our guests, but to also assist in making memorable family experiences around our meals while following the Six Flags Mantra. Joining our program will provide you the tools necessary to jumpstart a career within the Hospitality Management world by providing you the knowledge of Back of House and Front of House operation.


Responsibilities:

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Selling food and beverages at outdoor carts and/or indoor restaurants.
  • Taking and filling orders and being able to multitask.
  • Preparing and assembling food items in a kitchen area, including the use of a fryer, grill, broiler, and other industrial cooking equipment.
  • Preparing, handling and serving food products including but not limited to meat, meat products, pork, shellfish, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, and nut products.
  • Point of Sale Handling, and processing orders properly for the kitchen.
  • Dispensing and selling alcoholic beverages.
  • Setting and stocking tables, outdoor carts, and restaurants.
  • Working with cleaning chemicals.
  • Working independently or as part of a large team.
  • Plans for and ensures that all Team Members, facilities, and materials are in complete readiness for daily operation.
  • The opening and closing duties, along with identifying and reporting repair and maintenance of kitchen equipment.
  • Remain in strict accordance with the Department of Health and Beverage Laws.
  • Ensure adequate stock of supplies and also consistently maintain venue inventory.
  • Manage food, beverage, and non-labor costs through proper hands on monitoring.

Qualifications:

Qualifications for each applicant:

  • Must be at least 18 years old by program start date
  • Must be professional, outgoing, energetic, self-motivated, and able to motivate others, and have a positive attitude.
  • Have open availability
  • Work a minimum of four days of the week, two being weekend days (Friday-Sunday)
  • Work a shift that will at minimum be eight hours
  • Willing to work at minimum thirty-two hours a week
  • Be open to Bi-Weekly/End of Program Evaluations

*Please be sure to attach a resume, applications without it will be not be considered for the position.* 

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest regional theme park company with 26 parks across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. For more than 58 years, Six Flags has entertained millions of families with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks and unique attractions. With a culture built on safety, service, fun and friendliness, integrity, innovation, and results orientation, our mission at Six Flags Great Adventure is to create fun and thrills for all ages.  

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