Culinary Worker III- Continuous Post (2026)

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is seeking staff for food preparation and service duties. The position involves preparing a wide range of menu items from standardized recipes, cooking using various methods, and ensuring kitchen cleanliness and safety under supervision.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent, one year of related experience, and a valid Illinois Food Handler Certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year (12 months) of work experience that is comparable to that described in the lower level of this series
• Illinois Department of Public Health, Food Handler Training Certification (from an ANSI-accredited trainer)

Responsibilities

• Prepares food by various methods with a full variety of menu items from standardized recipes and cycle menus
• Cooks food items including grilling, baking, braising, frying, and deep frying
• Performs recipe construction and sizing for meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, soups, gravies, and vegan/vegetarian items
• Bakes bread, rolls, pastries, from scratch or mix
• Cooks quantities based on portions to be served per menus and dietary restrictions
• Cleans and inspects equipment and work areas to ensure cleanliness and safety
• Oversees and directs activities of workers in meal preparation and serving; trains employees
• Compiles and maintains records of food use, inventory, and reports; plans disposal of leftovers with supervisor approval
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

The starting wage for this position is listed above. This positionis represented by AFSCME Local #878. For more information regardingsalary and other details please visit: https://laborrelations.siu.edu/labor-contracts/

These employees typically prepare food by various methods with afull variety of menu items from standardized and portion sizerecipes, dietary manuals, oral or written instructions and cyclemenus including preparing modified diets. They may directlower-level kitchen tasks performed by others regarding servingfood, kitchen cleanup procedures, and minor food preparation, suchas peeling vegetables, making toast, mixing juice, etc. They workunder the direct supervision of a designated supervisor.

Examples of Duties

• prepares food for cooking, such as cleaning and cutting meat, fish,or poultry;
• cooks food items, including grilling, baking, braising, frying, anddeep frying;
• performs recipe construction and recipe sizing for meats, poultry,fish, vegetables, starches, soups, sauces, gravies, vegetarian, andvegan items;
• bakes bread, rolls, cakes, and other pastries, from scratch ormix;
• prepares and cooks cereal, soup, fruits, meats, fish, poultry,gravies, vegetables, and prepares other foods (i.e., salads,desserts);
• cooks quantity food items based on the number of portions to beserved, according to menus, special dietary or nutritionalrestrictions;
• cleans and inspects equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areasto ensure cleanliness and functional operation;
• oversees and/or directs activities of workers who assist inpreparing and serving meals; trains employees;
• compiles and maintains records of food use and expenditures, takesinventory of supplies and equipment, and prepares simplereports;
• plans the disposal of left-over food, following procedures andsupervisor approval;
• performs duties consistent with the lower level of thisseries;
• performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. One (1) year (12 months) of work experience that is comparableto that described in the lower level of this series.
3. As required by the position to be filled, possession of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Food Handler TrainingCertification (from an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)accredited trainer).

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement

Pursuant to the StateUniversities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates mustestablish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the startdate for this position.

About Civil Service Examination/Testing

The Civil Serviceexamination for this classification is based on your applicationmaterials and responses to the supplemental questions. Noparticipation other than submission of application materials isrequired from applicants that qualify to take the exam. If you meetthe minimum required qualifications for this position, yourapplication will move forward for examination/testing in which youwill receive a score calculated based on your education andexperience, and your name will be placed on the active employmentregister by exam score. This score will be emailed to the emailaddress noted on your application. After the application deadline,the names within the top three scores will be referred to thedepartment for interview.

Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available. For moreinformation visit https://policies.siu.edu/policies/employment-non-us-citizens.php