Cook (9mon, 2nd)

Michigan Technological University; Houghton (MI); Presencial; USD 26.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Michigan Technological University is seeking a cook to handle the proper preparation and production coordination of all hot and cold menu items as assigned by the supervisor. The role requires meeting daily production schedules across cafeteria lines, retail operations, and events, while ensuring safety and quality across all tasks.

The position emphasizes skill in baking, roasting, frying, grilling, and other methods, with a focus on portion control, recipe interpretation, equipment operation,

Formación

• High school diploma with culinary training or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years experience in a commercial or institutional kitchen.
• ServSafe certification is desirable.
• Ability to obtain a food safety certification within six months.

Responsabilidades

• Meet daily production and serving schedules for cafeteria lines, retail operations, and events.
• Requisition or retrieve foodstuffs and supplies to meet production needs.
• Operate kitchen equipment with proper safety procedures.
• Advise staff on portion size, ingredients, and quality standards to ensure recipes are followed.
• Provide information to customers as requested.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe work area.
• Assist in inventory and recycling tasks in assigned area.
• Assist in training new employees and student workers.
• Participate in training to adapt to operational changes.
• Adhere to uniform policies and safety practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Integrate safety practices into daily activities.
• Provide supervision to student assistants and other personnel.

Conocimientos

Skilled cooking

Food safety knowledge

Read/interpret recipes

Food service equipment

Sanitation standards

Communication skills

Driver's license

Teamwork

Food safety certification ability

Educación

High school diploma & culinary training

ServSafe Certification

Descripción del empleo

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.

The area's waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

Summary

Cooks at Michigan Technological University are responsible for the proper preparation and production coordination of all hot and cold menu items as assigned by supervisor.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• 1. Meet daily production and serving schedules with respect to cafeteria lines, retail operations, special luncheons, buffets, and banquets.
• 2. Requisition from stores clerk, and/or personally retrieve from storage as needed, foodstuffs and supplies to meet daily production and preparation schedules.
• 3. Operate all equipment used in preparation and production of menu items assigned to his/her area employing proper safety procedures.
• 4. Advise other departmental employees on portion size, food items, ingredients, preparation methods, presentation, garnish, and quality control issues to ensure that recipes are followed to meet production demands and quality standards.
• 5. Provide information to customers as requested.
• 6. Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe work area.
• 7. Responsible for garbage removal and cardboard recycling in assigned area.
• 8. Conduct daily, weekly, or monthly physical inventories in designated areas as assigned by supervisor.
• 9. Assist in the training and instruction of new employees, both regular and student assigned to food production, as needed.
• 10. Participate in any training necessary to accommodate changes in operation which directly affects regular assigned duties.
• 11. Adhere to current uniform policies.
• 12. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
• 13. Integrate safety practices into daily activities.
• 14. Functional supervision is exercised over student assistants and other personnel as assigned.

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures

• High school diploma and culinary training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

Required Experience

• Three years experience working in a commercial, institutional, restaurant or hotel kitchen, or a similar food service operation as a skilled cook or equivalent position.

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• SERV Safe Certified

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to perform as a skilled cook in processes such as baking, roasting, frying, grilling, braising, boiling, simmering and stewing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cooking time, correct temperature, weight loss, portion control, and production standards in the cook's department.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret recipes relative to quantity, consistency, and composition of all menu items assigned to the department.
• Demonstrated knowledge of all food service equipment operation.
• Knowledge of sanitation standards required in the preservation of cooked and uncooked items and the prevention of food contamination.
• Demonstrated ability to give and follow instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with people in varying situations and in all areas when assigned.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a food safety certification within six months of employment.
• Possess valid driver's license and meet Michigan Techs vehicle use requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints.
• Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons with a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints.

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; work in high, precarious places, is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat and cold.

Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment

• Employee Safety Overview
• Annual Data Security Training
• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training
• Annual Title IX Training

Additional training will be required by the department on a periodic basis.

Background Check:

Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) % (1=100%)

1.0

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Appointment Term

9 months

Shift

2nd Shift

Contractual. External candidates will receive the minimum amount ($19.15/hr).

Title of Position Supervisor

Director of Dining

Posting Type

Internal & External

Dependent on Funding

No

Special Instructions to Applicants (if applicable)

AFSCME Posting 10/08/2026 - 10/15/2026

External applicants are encouraged to apply, however internal AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal AFSCME posting dates.

Other Conditions of Employment

Other Conditions of Employment:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of your appointment, and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout your appointment.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. Michigan Tech will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the Michigan Tech Public Safety.

In compliance with the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) and its implementing regulations (34 CFR Part 86), Michigan Tech is committed to maintaining a drugfree campus environment and actively promoting the health and safety of its community. Find our notice that outlines the University's policies, legal sanctions, health risks, and available support resources related to the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol.