Artisan Cook - Part-Time Kitchen Lead & Menu Master

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is seeking a part-time Cook for the Donaldson Brown Center in Northern Maryland (Cecil County). Under general supervision, you will prepare menu items according to standard recipes, ensuring quantity and quality standards are maintained.

You will oversee kitchen activities, train staff, manage production, and assist with planning menus, inventory, and orders; must be able to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as events are scheduled.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years in commercial or institutional cooking.
• Ability to follow recipes and adjust as needed.
• Experience supervising others and training staff.
• Available to work early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Oversees food preparation activities by determining work priorities, assigning work and ensuring safe and sanitary conditions are maintained.
• Prepares, seasons, cooks, fries and bakes food according to standard recipes, determining necessary production amounts; revises and/or alters daily menu/recipes if necessary.
• Prepares food items for serving; carves portions of meat, fish and/or fowl for individual servings.
• Measures, weighs and combines ingredients for quantity preparation of meats, vegetables, salads and beverages in accordance with established recipes; modifies recipes and/or production amounts.
• Operates a variety of manual and/or automated kitchen equipment such as ovens, grills, toasters, fryers, mixers etc.
• Determines food quantities, prepares estimates of time, labor and materials to be used on assigned tasks.
• Responsible for assuring optimal quality of food throughout preparation and service according to food health and safety standards.
• Protects equipment, utensils, food and other items of inventory from contamination, spoilage and pilferage.
• Provides guidance and training to subordinate personnel.
• Washing and cleaning the kitchen and cooking utensils and storing the equipment, taking out trash and sanitizing the kitchen at the end of each shifts.
• Planning and organizing menus for different gorups with an understanding of budget, seasonal ingredients, and dietary needs of guests.
• Taking stock of ingredients, equipment, and serving items. Replenishing orders for those necessary items in a timely fashion.

Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Multitasking

Food safety

Sanitation

Knife skills

Reading & writing

arithmetic

Tools

Ovens

Grills

Toasters

Fryers

Mixers

Job description

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is seeking a part-time Cook for the Donaldson Brown Center in Northern Maryland (Cecil County). Under general supervision, you will prepare menu items according to standard recipes, ensuring quantity and quality standards are maintained.

You will oversee kitchen activities, train staff, manage production, and assist with planning menus, inventory, and orders; must be able to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as events are scheduled.