Assistant Coordinator, Catering Prep

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Cold Spring Harbor, New York, Town of Oyster Bay (NY, NY, NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Catering Prep Assistant Coordinator to support its vibrant events and catering services. This role involves assisting in food preparation, training staff, and ensuring adherence to sanitation standards. With a commitment to excellence, this position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact the quality of service. If you are passionate about food preparation and enjoy working in a collaborative atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Exceptional health benefits

Retirement plans

Time off

Recognition programs

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• Five years' experience in restaurant and/or hotel management.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Catering Chef in food preparation for events.
• Train and supervise catering prep employees.
• Ensure proper sanitation procedures are followed.

Skills

Cold food preparation and serving

Proper sanitation procedures

Organization skills

Ability to speak Spanish

Computer literate

Work scheduling

Diplomacy and tact

Social etiquette

Telephone etiquette

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Sanitation Certificate

Job description

Position Description

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned scientific research organizationlocated on the North Shore of Long Island, is hiring a Catering Prep Assistant Coordinator.

This individual will assist in producing & expediting cold food preparation tasks to support Events & Catering.

Position Responsibilities

• Assist Catering Chef in food preparation for events, dining & catering services.
• Stand in for Catering Chef during absence.
• Contribute to developing catering menus and maintaining recipe database.
• Contribute to insuring that menus, recipes and procedures are followed by catering preparation staff
• Train and supervise full, part time and seasonal catering prep employees.
• Insure cold preparation staff follows proper sanitation procedures.
• Interact in a courteous manner with clientele, fellow employees and other supervisors.
• Provides support to the Chef Catering services including:
• Purchasing of produce & baked goods
• Job performance feedback
• Ensuring that the administrative and operational policies and procedures of the department and the Laboratory are followed.
• Perform and insure secure close up of work area / facility at the end of a shift / work day

Position Requirements

EDUCATION:

• High School diploma, or equivalent.
• Sanitation Certificate

EXPERIENCE:

• Five years' experience in restaurant and/or hotel management.

SKILLS:

• Ability to speak and understand the Spanish language is helpful.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as required.
• Work scheduling.
• Vendors and sources of supply.
• Cold food preparation and serving.
• Proper sanitation procedures.
• Organization skills.
• Diplomacy and tact.
• Social etiquette.
• Telephone etiquette.
• Computer literate.
• Operation of a departmental computer database.
• Familiarity with the facilities on the Laboratory grounds.

Supplemental Information

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Position ID: 01316

Environment

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned biomedical research institution in New York. It has shaped contemporary biomedical research and is the home of eight Nobel Prize laureates. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory provides a highly dynamic and interactive research environment and also a unique opportunity of timely exposure to advances in various biomedical research fields and of interaction with a broad range of researchers from all over the world through its renowned Meetings and Courses program. We believe that science is for everyone and our researchers have a wide variety of backgrounds.

Compensation and Benefits

Our employees are compensated in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs. Visit our CSHL Benefits sites to learn more. The hourly rate for this role is $22.77- $25.70. The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., years of relevant experience, education, credentials, and internal equity).

CSHL is an EO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. VEVRAA Federal Contractor