What’s Cookin’ at the Missouri Beef House

By the MCA Beef House Committee

Volunteer Jobs

The meat is ordered, the house has been cleaned, now all we need is YOU! Our Missouri Beef House will be open during the Missouri State Fair from August 10-20, 2023, in Sedalia. So why do we need YOU?

While we do have a small group of paid staff to carry on the day-to-day operation during the fair, we have numerous jobs that YOU can do to make our operation run smoothly and efficiently, and honestly, we cannot do without YOU! Whether you are experienced or new, we will instruct you and be there for you with a smile. We have all the aprons, hats, gloves, spatulas, spoons, etc. We just need YOU! So that you can start thinking now, the basic list of jobs includes:

Greeter-Stand outside our front door to welcome guests and direct them to the serving line

Runner: Takes order ticket from Order Taker to behind counter to Caller & keep silverware filled

BBQ/Burger/Beef Dog/Bun Station: Place meat on bun for orders called for these items… Gloves required

Drink Machine: Scoop ice in cups and fill to order with Pepsi products… Gloves required

Front Grill Burgers: Cook our delicious beef burgers

Front Line Server: Place fries or baked potato or toast on plate… need good listening left ear to hear Caller request and will be standing close to hot grills…

Gloves required

Steak Stick Station: Place rare, medium-rare, medium, medium-well, well-done steak sticks on plate/bun to assist Steak Grillers as to what has been ordered… Gloves required

Salad Server & Condiment Table: Keep prepared bowls of salad on Salad Buffet and check/fill items on Condiment Table… Gloves required

Salad Prep: Cut tomato slices and fill salad bowls with lettuce… Gloves required

Toast Station: Place bread in toaster and then butter one side… Gloves required

French Fries Station: Place frozen fries in fryers… will be standing close to hot fryer, grills, and ovens

Dishwasher: Wash pots, pans, spatulas, carving knives, etc… customers tableware is throw-away

Garbage Patrol & Ice Man: Monitor all trash cans and pull full sacks to our dumpster in back as well as keep an eye on ice at Drink Stations… washing hands required!

Bus Tables Inside/Outside: Need at least 2-3+ depending on how many your group brings… to take trays from customers, wipe tables and refill tea/coffee/ water

Beef House Express: Need at least 2+ depending on how many your group brings to serve drinks, beef/ cheese burger, BBQ, or beef dog in our sandwich shop behind the Beef House… no cooking required

We will sign up for your volunteer job during orientation which will be held under the Beef House patio cover approximately 30 minutes before your shift is to start. We’ll meet and greet you soon!

Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook at www.facebook. com/MoCattle. During the fair, we will be posting pics!

Thought for the month: Little Boy Blue, go shut the gate; the sheep’s in the meadow, the cows on the plate!