Cook/Baker (SC)

Hallmark Management Service Inc.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

401K with company match

Free Meal while working

Free nonskid shoes

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Hallmark Management Service Inc. operates an onsite dining program at Columbia International Univ in Columbia, SC. The Showcase Station Cook/Attendant prepares, cooks, presents, and serves bowls and other menu items, ensuring quality, portion control, and safety.

The role emphasizes teamwork, customer service, and maintaining a clean, organized station during the evening shift. Responsibilities include setting up the station, replenishing items, cooking to order, and closing duties with

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to provide friendly and professional customer service.
• Maintain food safety standards and logs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook all food items required for daily showcase station service.
• Set up, stock, and maintain the showcase station prior to and during meal service.
• Serve guests by preparing bowls, plates, and menu items as requested.
• Provide friendly and professional customer service while interacting with guests.
• Maintain portion control and consistent food quality and presentation.
• Monitor food temperatures and maintain food safety logs.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, labeling, and rotation of food.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Food safety

Job description

COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIV, Columbia, SC, US

Salary Range: $13.00 To $16.00 Hourly

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Responsible for independently operating and managing an assigned food service bar during the evening shift. Duties include preparing and replenishing food items, maintaining proper food temperatures and presentation, serving guests, and keeping the station clean, organized, and properly stocked. Responsible for all aspects of daily station operations, including food preparation, customer service, and closing duties.

Hallmark Management Service is an onsite food service management company providing residential dining service, catering, and retail operations at some locations. Our dining program specializes in made from scratch and made to order meals. Our customers will find a wide variety of fresh salads and soups, deli sandwiches, hot entrees, delicious sides, inspiring accompaniments, homemade desserts and more.

Our values are purposefully simple, we believe in being honest, hardworking, hospitable, and hungry to achieve great things together. These four simple words help us define what is important and how to make good decisions that we can be proud of together.

At Hallmark Management, we offer:

• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• Annual opportunities for merit increases
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401K with a company match
• Free Meal while working
• Free nonskid shoes
• Employee Assistance Program
• The Showcase Station Cook / Attendant is responsible for the preparation, cooking, presentation, and service of all food items offered at the showcase station. This position requires an individual who can prepare food according to established recipes and standards, maintain an attractive and properly stocked station, and provide friendly, attentive service to guests. The employee is responsible for preparing customized bowls and other menu items to order while ensuring food quality, portion control, and food safety standards are consistently maintained.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prepare and cook all food items required for daily showcase station service.

  • Set up, stock, and maintain the showcase station prior to and throughout meal service.

  • Personally serve guests by preparing bowls, plates, and other menu items according to their requests.

  • Provide friendly and professional customer service while interacting with guests.

  • Maintain proper portion control and consistent food quality and presentation.

  • Monitor food temperatures and maintain required food safety logs.

  • Ensure proper food handling, storage, labeling, and rotation procedures are followed.

  • Keep the cooking and serving areas clean, organized, and sanitary throughout the shift.

  • Monitor inventory and communicate food and supply needs to management.

  • Properly break down and clean the station at the conclusion of service.

  • Follow all established recipes, departmental procedures, and food safety requirements.

  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Job Related Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrates culinary knowledge and technique with an emphasis on bakery preparation both scratch and convenience as required
• Ability to use pastry bag for cake/dessert decorating to support menu and special event requirements
• Maintains a clean and organized workspace storing, labeling and rotating product according to our standards
• Provides quality menu items and food products through our company recipe and presentation standards
• Tastes food items to assure they meet our standards
• Accurately completes production records
• Follows health, safety, and sanitation guidelines in our commercial production kitchen
• Exhibits a customer comes first attitude

Position Requirements:

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling up to 40 lbs.