Cook

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting day one

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services (H&HS) is seeking a Cook to support multiple work stations, preparing raw food items, and assisting with menu production. You will lead a team, monitor tasks, and ensure timely, quality meals for student-residents, faculty, staff, and guests.

The role emphasizes adherence to sanitation guidelines, safe equipment use, and ability to adapt to varying shifts, including nights and weekends. Competitive benefits start from day one.

Qualifications

• Three to four years of experience in food preparation in a kitchen or dining area (Preferred).
• Ability to read, understand, and speak English to perform duties (Required).
• Time management to meet meal service timelines (Required).
• Knowledge of safe food handling and sanitation guidelines (Required).
• Ability to lead one or more workers in a high-volume dining environment (Required).
• Ability to measure ingredients and follow standardized recipes (Required).
• Familiarity with production equipment and basic culinary terminology (Required).
• Ability to maintain production records and temperature logs (Required).

Responsibilities

• Prepare raw food items for cooking and pan meats/vegetables as directed.
• Provide team leadership to assistants and line staff; assign and monitor production tasks.
• Ensure production goals are met and adhere to timelines and quality standards.
• Operate and sanitize kitchen equipment according to safety guidelines.
• Interact with guests and coworkers in a high-volume dining setting.

Skills

Food preparation

Team leadership

Time management

Guest communication

Problem solving

Math skills

Sanitation knowledge

Education

High School Diploma (Preferred)

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Mixers

Food processors

Slicers

Blenders

Ovens

Stoves & grills

Job description

Department Summary

At UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services (H&HS), you become part of UCLA's tradition of excellence by providing quality housing, dining, and hospitality services to student-residents, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. We believe there's more to a job than simply being employed. In addition to competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and retirement plans, H&HS team members enjoy significant opportunities for professional and personal growth in a supportive work environment. No matter what your role, you will join more than 2,600+ H&HS team members who understand that our motto Hospitality First! means that a warm, gracious attitude makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve. AMAZING BENEFITS Starting Day One!

Position Summary

Responsible for food preparation and production support for multiple work stations. Prepare raw food items for cooking, including washing, trimming, cutting, and panning meats and vegetables, as well as opening and panning convenience food items. Under the direction of the Management Team, Executive Chef 4, or Chef 2, provides team leadership to one or more Assistant Cooks, Senior Food Service Workers, and Food Service Workers. Assign, motivate, and monitor the work of others in the production of multiple food products from specified menus to guests. Prepare menu items and recipes according to production and quality standards in different workstations/locations and accept changes of assignment as needed. Assign and monitor food production needs to team members and ensure production needs are met. Adhere to all food handling and sanitation guidelines. Accurately and appropriately utilize all production equipment under the safety guidelines. Follow established timelines for food production as required by customer flow. Interact with team members and guests in a high-volume dining environment. Work is assigned on a daily basis by shift supervisor.

Salary & Compensation

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-4 Years Three to four years of experience in food preparation and general maintenance in a kitchen or dining area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (Preferred)
• Ability to read, understand, and speak English sufficient to determine and carry out job duties. (Required)
• Time management skill including organizing production tasks to achieve meal service within the prescribed time constraints. (Required)
• Working knowledge of the basic principles of food preparation including standardized recipes, batch cooking and proper temperatures for storage and service (Required)
• Skill in interacting effectively with guests and team members and managers in a high volume public contact setting using positive body language, direct eye contact, active listening, problem solving techniques. (Required)
• Skill in adding and subtracting whole numbers, decimals and fractions sufficient to properly adhere to production and customer flow parameters. (Required)
• Ability to measure dry and liquid food ingredients in the appropriate units of measurement. (Required)
• Skill in operating equipment such as mixers, food processors, slicers, blenders, pizza ovens, gas range, flat top grill, char broiler, hot wells, deep fat fryers, rotisseries, rheon machines, woks, saute pans, steamers, and kettles. (Required)
• Knowledge of the rules and procedures of sanitation and safety as they apply to production, storage and service within a food establishment. (Required)
• Culinary knowledge of food inventory, recipes, menus and production methods, including a good understanding of culinary terminology. (Required)
• Ability to provide team leadership to one or more Senior Food Service Workers and Food Service Workers. (Required)
• Ability to accurately complete and maintain paperwork, including temperature logs and production records. (Required)
• Ability to lead small teams in a collaborative manner, motivating team to complete tasks effectively and efficiently. (Required)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• High School Diploma (Preferred)

Special Conditions for Employment

• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
• Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
• Pre-Placement Physical: Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory physical examination.
• Reading Comprehension Test: A reading assessment will be conducted.

Schedule

Working hours will vary. Will include nights and weekends.

Union/Policy Covered

SX-Service

Complete Position Description

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