Cook II

Brigham Young University Hawaii; Hawaii; On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Tuition benefits for employee and qual

Medical and Dental

Short- and Long-term disability

Paid parental and maternity leave

Job summary

Brigham Young University Hawaii is seeking a team-oriented food service assistant to support preparation and serving for Cafeteria, Catering and Farmer's Market. The role focuses on food prep accuracy, diet knowledge, and cost control.

The position requires completing basic training, maintaining a clean uniform, and assisting in training student employees to develop leadership skills. It offers an hourly wage with opportunities for meal and work benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and operating instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to perform basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and serving of food for main service outlets.
• Maintain gluten-free, vegetarian and restricted-diet meal knowledge.
• Utilize fresh herbs from the garden.
• Help control food and labor costs by reducing waste and proper storage.
• Visually inspect all food from the kitchen.
• Participate in more complex preparation and cooking.
• Train and supervise student employees to be leaders.

Skills

Safety rules

Communication

Reading/Writing

Basic math

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Assists in the preparation and serving of food for Cafeteria, Catering and Farmer's Market.

Primary Responsibilities

Food Preparation and Cost (60%)

• Assists in preparation and serving of food for the main service outlets.
• Maintains specialty foods know-how, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and restricted diet meals.
• Utilizes fresh herbs from the Food Services garden.
• Helps control food and labor costs by reducing waste with proper techniques and storage of food products.
• Visually inspects all food sent from the kitchen.
• Participates in more complex preparation and cooking of food.

Sanitation and Safety (30%)

• Maintains awareness of routine cleaning schedules and points out areas for deep cleaning as needed.
• Utilizes sanitation solution properly.
• Keeps uniform clean at all times.
• Follows safety procedures and reports repair needs to management.

Training and Other (10%)

• Trains new recruits.
• Supervises and trains student employees to be leaders.
• Fosters good working habits by setting an example.
• Conducts meetings when necessary.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

High school diploma or GED, one year of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio, and percent.

License or Certification

• Current food handlers’ permit.
• HAZCOM training required.
• Must be willing to work toward Serve Safe certification

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Tuition benefits for employee and qualified dependents
• Medical and Dental
• Short-and Long-term disability benefits
• Paid parental and maternity leave

As an educational institution affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU–Hawaii prefers to hire qualified members of the Church in good standing, as authorized under 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.5 (a)(6). To be eligible for employment, applicants who are members of the Church must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend and receive a clearance from the Church’s Ecclesiastical Clearance Office. Job applicants must be able to meet these conditions to advance through the hiring process successfully. An expired temple recommend will prevent consideration for hire.

Approximate starting hourly rate:17.00 - 18.00The wage offered could be above or below range based on education and experience as it relates to the job description.