COOK (FULL TIME)

Chartwells School Dining Services K12; University City (MO); On-site; USD 20,664 - 23,419; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Chartwells K-12 is hiring full-time COOK positions for University City School District, MO. Schedule is 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM; days may vary. Pay ranges from $15.50 to $16.50 per hour. Online applications accepted only. Experience preferred.

Responsibilities include preparing meals to standards, portioning, ensuring proper temperatures, and maintaining HACCP compliance. Benefits, including retirement and health programs, are offered.

Qualifications

• Previous cooking experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares high‑quality food items according to recipes and schedules.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery with correct portioning and serving temperatures.
• Maintains cleanliness and safe food handling in kitchen areas.
• Assists in production planning, reporting, and ordering of food and supplies.
• Reports maintenance needs and equipment issues to the supervisor.

Skills

Cooking experience

Job description

Position

We are hiring immediately for full time COOK positions.

Location: University City School District - 7700 Olive Boulevard, University City, MO 63130. Note: online applications accepted only.

Schedule: Full time, days may vary, 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM. More details upon interview.

Requirement: Previous cooking experience is preferred.

Pay Range: $15.50 per hour to $16.50 per hour.

Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available.

Job Summary

Prepares food in accordance with applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations with established policies and procedures. Ensures quality food service is provided at all times.

Essential Duties and 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.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft ProtectionPet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Medical (full-time only)
• Dental (full-time only)
• Vision (full-time only)
• Life Insurance/AD (full-time only)
• Disability Insurance (full-time only)
• Commuter Benefits (full-time only)
• Employee Assistance Program (full-time only)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) (full-time only)

Additional Notes

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Because this position requires you to perform services in an educational facility, there may be periods when the Company does not require you to perform work (such as winter and summer breaks when food service needs decline or cease). Any such periods during which you do not perform work on the Company’s behalf will be unpaid and deemed a temporary layoff. However, depending on business needs, you may be required to work year-round, potentially at a different location during break periods. Business needs may vary from year to year.

Chartwells K-12 maintains a drug‑free workplace.

Equal Opportunity

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Chartwells K-12 maintains a drug‑free workplace.