Football Cook/ Range - Kellogg Center

Kellogg Center; Albion Township (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellogg Center is seeking a cook to primarily prepare meals for the MSU football team, reporting to the cooks who coordinate with strength coaches and dietitians to fuel elite performances.

The role involves grilling, broiling, frying, and preparing cooked-to-order entrées for the State Room, room service, Breslin Center, and Kellogg Center. The position may require a chauffer’s license for driving a box truck and requires flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Two years satisfactory cooking experience in an a la carte restaurant or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Working knowledge of cooking methods, processes, and materials.
• Ability to follow prescribed recipes.
• Willingness to work a flexible shift.
• Standards of personal hygiene consistent with sanitation rules and regulations.
• Occasional lifting 26 to 75 pounds is required.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and portion meats and seafood.
• Grill, broil, fry, and prepare cooked-to-order items such as steaks, chops, fish, eggs, bacon, sausage, and other individual entrees and accompaniments.
• Prepare items with different preparation times and cooking techniques.
• Prepare stocks, sauces and soups.
• Assist other cooks in preparation and serving of food items.
• Develop and prepare specials and soups of the day.
• Taste-test food items.
• Assist supervisors with issues related to menu, production, safety, sanitation, and equipment operation.
• Coordinate timing and sequence of operations to ensure variety of items available throughout serving hours.
• Set up equipment like bain-marie and steam tables; arrange work and serving areas.
• Plate items from various stations for serving.
• Obtain ingredients and equipment for assigned items.
• Operate, clean, and maintain cooking and serving equipment.
• Substitute for other cooks during absences.
• Store and chill all food per guidelines.

Skills

Cooking experience

Recipe adherence

Food safety

Flexible shifts

Lifting 26-75 lbs

Job description

Cook for the Spartan football team! This position will predominately cook for the MSU football team, which is a vital part of the program’s support staff fueling elite athletes.

This position reports to the Cooks, who collaborate with strength coaches and dietitians to fuel championship performances.

This position is scheduled 40 hours a week. The contract ends in 9 months, with the possibility of renewal depending on operational needs.

Overview:

To grill, broil, fry, or otherwise prepare and assist in the serving of cooked-to-order and individual entrée items for the State Room and room service and to assist other cooks in the preparation and serving of other food items at Breslin Center and Kellogg Center.

This position will predominately serve as a cook for the MSU football team.

Has, or is willing to obtain, Chauffer’s license for driving box truck.

Duties:

• Fabricate and portion meats and seafood.
• Grill, broil, fry, and prepare cooked-to-order items such as steaks, chops, fish, egg, bacon, sausage, and other individual entrees and accompaniments.
• Prepare simultaneously food items requiring different preparation times and cooking techniques.
• Prepare stocks, sauces and soups.
• Assist other cooks in the preparation and serving of food items.
• Develop and prepare specials and soups of the day.
• Taste-test food items.
• Assist supervisors with the elimination of problems related to menu, cooking production, safety, sanitation, and the operation of equipment.
• Consult other cooks to determine time, place, and sequence of operations to ensure that a variety of food items having different preparation times will be available throughout serving hours.
• Set up equipment such as bain-marie and steam table and arrange work and serving areas.
• Plate food items from steam table, grill, bain-marie, fryer, broiler, or serving counters.
• Obtain necessary ingredients and equipment for the preparation of assigned food items.
• Operate, clean, and maintain food preparation, cooking, and serving equipment such as grills, bain-marie, steam tables, and slicers.
• Substitute for other cooks during absences due to scheduled days off, vacation, personal leave, and illness.
• Store and chill all food items in accordance with University, Federal and State Health Department guidelines.

All positions in RHS are designated as critical status. In the event of a university closure, modification, or suspension of operations due to snow or other emergency condition, you will be expected to make all reasonable attempts to report to work as scheduled for the duration of the closure/suspension. If you have an approved remote work agreement to work a portion of your normally scheduled work hours remotely, you may be called upon to work on-site to serve the MSU community.

Required Qualifications

• Two years satisfactory cooking experience in an a la carte restaurant or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience is necessary.
• Working knowledge of cooking methods, processes, and materials is necessary.
• Ability to follow prescribed recipes is necessary.
• Willingness to work a flexible shift is necessary.
• Standards of personal hygiene consistent with sanitation rules and regulations is necessary.
• Occasional lifting 26 to 75 pounds is required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Physical Demands

• Occasional lifting of 26 to 75 pounds is required.

Work Hours

5am-1:30pm, mainly Monday-Friday with some weekends as needed

Work Location

Work Location Kellogg Center (Loc)