Bakery & Food Production Specialist

Duke Clinical Research Institute; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University is seeking a Kitchen Cook to prepare, portion, and bake various foods in large quantities following established recipes and instructions. Work under general supervision in the dining facilities on campus in Durham, NC.

Responsibilities include preparing meat, fish, vegetables, breads, and desserts; ensuring accurate portioning, sanitation, and equipment maintenance; and assisting with training junior staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: high school education or equivalent.
• Experience: six months as a Production Worker Trainee or related food production experience.
• OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Responsibilities

• Cook large quantities of meat, fish, fowl, gravies, vegetables, cereals, soups, fruits and other types of food according to recipes and instructions to include, but not limited to, baking, roasting, frying, stewing, broiling, boiling, and steaming.
• Review menus, recipes and production sheets; measure and batch ingredients; mix, mold, knead, roll, cut, weigh, proof and bake dough for bread, pastries, pies, rolls, doughnuts, and other baked goods.
• Measure and serve individual portions of bakery products; glaze, ice, fill, and decorate cakes and pastries; prepare pie shells and fillings as needed.
• Wash, weigh, portion, mix, batch, chop, cut, bone, trim, and otherwise prepare food stuffs for cooking as appropriate; operate and maintain food production equipment.
• Carve portions of meat, fish, and fowl for individual servings; place prepared food on trays or dishes for storage or pick up by food service personnel.
• Ensure all supplies, materials and equipment are available in assigned work area for proper performance of duties; report production or equipment problems to appropriate personnel; maintain accurate production records to include portions and quantities of products prepared, used, and leftover.

Education

High school education

Job description

Duke University is seeking a Kitchen Cook to prepare, portion, and bake various foods in large quantities following established recipes and instructions. Work under general supervision in the dining facilities on campus in Durham, NC.

Responsibilities include preparing meat, fish, vegetables, breads, and desserts; ensuring accurate portioning, sanitation, and equipment maintenance; and assisting with training junior staff as needed.