Cook's Helper

brown; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University is seeking a Cook to join our dining services team. The role involves formulating simple standardized recipes, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring a clean, efficient kitchen environment.

The position requires one year of food service experience, the ability to follow instructions, neat appearance, and basic mechanical skills. Work is 40 hours per week, 41 weeks per year with a long summer break; a satisfactory background check is required.

Qualifications

• One-year experience as a Food Service Worker, or extensive related food preparation experience.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions, read recipes, and interpret weight/measure symbols.
• Neat and clean appearance.
• Ability to perform tasks with speed and efficiency.
• Basic mechanical ability to operate kitchen equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Formulating simple standardized recipes under supervision, following food safety standards.
• Observing maximum safety precautions for wet floors, cutting/slicing/chopping equipment, ovens and stoves.
• Disassembling, cleaning and sanitizing all kitchen equipment; maintaining a sanitary work area.
• Performing basic equipment maintenance and reporting malfunctions to supervisor.
• Practicing proper food handling to reduce foodborne illness.

Skills

Food service experience

Ability to follow instructions

Fast work pace

Safety awareness

Job description

Job Description

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to understand and follow instructions, take direction, read and interpret recipes, and understand symbols of weight and measure.
• One-year experience as a Food Service Worker and/or experience in and demonstrated ability to assist in all areas of basic food preparation and/or extensive experience in some areas with a working knowledge of all others.
• Neat and clean appearance.
• Ability to perform required tasks with speed and efficiency.
• Basic mechanical ability to operate assigned equipment correctly and safely

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to stand for extended periods; walk; sit, bend; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl use hands to finger, handle, slice, dice, chop, or feel objects, knives, tools or controls on kitchen equipment; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; smell, talk or hear.
• Must occasionally lift or move products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.
• Push and/or pull carts weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Must consistently utilize all Personal Protective Equipment per Brown Dining Services guidelines
• Must wear a cut resistance glove whenever using a sharp or potentially sharp tool or instrument.
• Frequently moves about campus to various locations for catered events.
• Ability to tolerate extreme heat and cold.

TASK DESCRIPTION

• Formulating simple standardized recipes, with supervision, while adhering to food safety standards related to preparation, holding and service.
• Observing maximum safety precautions in performance of tasks, especially those, which relate to wet floors; cutting, slicing and chopping equipment; steamers, hot ovens and gas stoves; and hot food and pans.
• Correctly disassembling, cleaning and sanitizing all kitchen equipment while maintaining an uncluttered and sanitary work area.
• Performing basic equipment maintenance such as oiling, sharpening, etc. and reporting any malfunction or repair needs to supervisor.
• Practicing proper food handling techniques as instructed to reduce/prevent any incidence of foodborne illness.
• Observing all established policies, procedures and regulations of the kitchen, the department, and the University.
• Improving skills by learning and demonstrating the tasks and responsibilities of a Cook.
• Practicing teamwork by being cooperative with peers and being sensitive and respectful of other's feelings and beliefs.
• Maintaining a neat, well-groomed professional appearance.
• Performing other tasks as requested.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check to Brown University

This position works 40 hours per week, 41 weeks per year with 11 weeks off in the summer

Benefits of Working at Brown

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