Craft service
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Craft service is often assumed to be a film or motion picture production term for a person who is only responsible for maintaining a table of snacks between meal periods on the set. (On location, actual "meals" are generally left to motion picture caterers. In the studio, shooting crews are on their own for lunch).
This assumption is misleading, however. The term "craft service" is, at least in theory, what it sounds like: a person who provides janitorial and other services for the various crafts (i.e. the cast and the rest of the crew). So, when it comes to "cleaning up" in Hollywood, craft service is "where it's at"! And that can be quite challenging on a Western movie set!
Outside of Hollywood, the meaning of "craft service" is often reduced to meaning nothing more than the snacks and drinks on the set! There IS no craft service person. That role is usually handled by a P.A. (production assistant).