Cook - Full/Part-Time, Evening & Weekend Shifts

Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services; Vallejo (CA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 33,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free shift meal

Free parking

Training and development

Retirement plan

Health and wellness programs

Discount marketplace

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Voluntary benefits incl. critical Illl

Job summary

Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services in Vallejo, CA is hiring for full-time and part-time COOK positions at Cal Poly Maritime Academy. The role prepares food per recipes, ensures quality and safety, serves meals, and assists with ordering and maintenance.

Shift flexibility includes nights and weekends with online applications accepted only. Applicants must have prior cooking, sanitation, and prep experience; benefits include free shift meal and free parking.

Qualifications

• Prior cooking, sanitation, and prep experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items.
• Uses established ticket collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Attends in-service and safety meetings.
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ensures proper presentation, portion control and maintenance of serving temperatures; follows HACCP standards.
• Personal commitment to your own safety and that of others.
• Abides by all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to:
• The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
• The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
• The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.

Skills

Cooking experience

Sanitation experience

Food prep

Job description

Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services in Vallejo, CA is hiring for full-time and part-time COOK positions at Cal Poly Maritime Academy. The role prepares food per recipes, ensures quality and safety, serves meals, and assists with ordering and maintenance.

Shift flexibility includes nights and weekends with online applications accepted only. Applicants must have prior cooking, sanitation, and prep experience; benefits include free shift meal and free parking.