Assistant Cook (Full Time, Calendar Year)

Johnson & Wales University; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI is seeking an Assistant Cook (Full Time, Calendar Year) to support daily meal prep and station setup across campus dining locations.

The role involves following recipes, cooking with the team, maintaining health codes, labeling and storing ingredients, and assisting with serving during busy periods. Must be able to work days, evenings, and weekends, with JWU requiring relocation to the Providence Campus area.

Qualifications

• Experience working in prep and/or dishwasher or related job.
• Must obtain and maintain Food Safety Manager certification approved by Conference for Food Protection.
• Must be able to work days, evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes and prep lists for daily need.
• Prepares and cooks food products, timely and efficiently, alongside cooks as needed.
• Cools, refrigerates, labels and stores food and ingredients per policy and health code.
• Uses cleaning procedures to ensure products are maintained according to policy.
• Prepares kitchen for daily setup and stocking and assists with serving.
• Organizes prep boards based on operation needs and delivery schedules.
• Adjusts work during prep as needs change and decides on quantity and quality of prep.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Experience working in prep and/or dish

Workdays/evenings/weekends

Education

Food safety manager certification

Job description

Assistant Cook (Full Time, Calendar Year)

Job no: 11234
Work type: Full Time
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Categories: Staff/Administration, Campus Dining, Calendar Year (12-Month), Campus Based

Summary

Prepares ingredients to support recipes, menus and stations, in accordance with health code regulations

Essential Job Functions

• Follows standardized recipes and prep lists for daily need
• Prepares and cooks food products, timely and efficiently, alongside cooks, as needed
• Cools, refrigerates, labels and properly stores food and ingredients according to university policy and health code requirements
• Utilizes appropriate cleaning procedures for assigned duties so that products are acquired, maintained, and stored according to university policy and health code requirements
• Prepares kitchen for daily set up and stocking as well as assists with serving food at stations, as needed
• Organizes the prep boards based on needs of operation and delivery schedules
• Adjusts work, as needed, while prepping because of changing needs
• Decides on quantity and quality of products to be prepped
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in prep and/or dishwasher or other related experience
• Obtain and maintain food safety managers certification approved by conference for food protection
• Ability to work days, evenings, and weekends

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Advertised: 26 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Open until filled