Cook (Full Time, Academic Year)

Recent Jobs; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Wales University in Providence seeks a campus cook to plan, prepare and cook meals in alignment with recipes and health code regulations. You will set up stations, garnish displays, and ensure quality while maintaining logs and sanitation standards.

The role requires cooking experience in a commercial setting, valid Food Safety Manager certification, and a TAPS certification. Must be able to work days, evenings, and weekends and live within commuting distance of the campus.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking in commercial settings or related experience.
• Must obtain and maintain Food Safety Manager certification approved by CFP.
• Must obtain and maintain TAPS certification.
• Ability to work days, ev enings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Follows standardized recipes and procedures to cook food, set up/stock food stations and garnish food for display.
• Maintains cleaning procedures for assigned duties to meet health code regulations.
• Keeps food safety and operational logs up to date.
• Adjusts recipes and food preparation according to guest requests.
• Prepares inventory lists for food stations as needed.
• Collaborates with assistant cooks on food prep and storage per specs.
• Operates and cleans kitchen equipment.
• Assists other cooks as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Experience cooking

Education

Food safety manager certification

TAPS certification

Job description

Summary

Plans, prepares and cooks food in a timely manner to maintain quality of food, service and experience, in accordance with health code regulations

Essential Job Functions

• Follows standardized recipes and procedures to cook food, set up/ stock food stations and garnishes food for display, as appropriate for service
• Utilizes appropriate cleaning procedures for assigned duties so that products are acquired, maintained, and stored according to university policy and health code regulations
• Maintains food safety and operational logs
• Adjusts recipes and food preparation, as needed, according to guest request and specifications
• Prepares inventory lists, as needed, for food stations
• Works closely with assistant cooks, as needed, with food preparation, cooking and storing of food according to specs and standards
• Operates assigned kitchen equipment, including cleaning and sanitizing
• Assists other cooks, as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Experience cooking in commercial settings or other related experience
• Obtain and maintain food safety managers certification approved by Conference for Food Protection
• Obtain and maintain TAPS certification
• Ability to work days, evenings and weekends

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.