Landon Cook I

MSU - Michigan State University; East Lansing (MI); In loco; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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MSU - Michigan State University is seeking a Cook for its Culinary Services team in Landon Hall. Prepare ingredients, cook menu items, and portion servings while following recipes and safety protocols.

You will work with grills, ovens, and fryers in a fast-paced campus kitchen and ensure consistent quality for daily service. Responsibilities include ensuring proper food temperatures, maintaining sanitation, and adhering to health codes.

Competenze

• Ability to follow prescribed recipes and standard cooking methods.
• Two years of satisfactory experience in food service or related training.
• Willingness to work a flexible shift and comply with sanitation rules.

Mansioni

• Prepare ingredients by washing, chopping, and measuring for daily service.
• Cook dishes using grills, ovens, and fryers and season to ensure quality.
• Portion food precisely to control waste and cost.
• Maintain safety, sanitation, and temperature records as required.

Conoscenze

Follow recipes

Cooking methods

Food service experience

Flexible schedule

Hygiene & sanitation

Lifting 26–75 lbs

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Working/Functional Title

Landon Cook I

Position Summary

Are you a passionate culinary professional ready to showcase your skills in a high-energy kitchen? Join our dynamic Culinary Services team as a Cook! In this role, you will bring menus to life—expertly preparing, seasoning, cooking, and portioning a wide variety of delicious foods. If you have a love for great food, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to elevate our guest dining experience, we want you on our line!

Your position will include preparing ingredients by washing, chopping, and measuring food items for daily service. You will cook dishes while executing recipes accurately using grills, ovens, and fryers and seasoning properly to ensure consistent flavor and high quality in every meal. You will also portion food by measuring exact servings to control waste and costs and maintaining safety and following health codes, sanitizing stations, and tracking food temperatures.

Position is located in Landon Hall.

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, persons in this position are expected to make all reasonable attempts to report to work as scheduled for the duration of the closure/suspension. If a person has an approved remote work agreement to work a portion of their normally scheduled work hours remotely, they may be called upon to work on-site to serve the MSU community.

Minimum Requirements

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

Desired Qualifications

• Customer Focus: Deeply customer-oriented with a proven ability to anticipate needed changes in service and customer demands before they impact operations.
• Proactive Action: Highly skilled in taking initiative to solve kitchen problems and improve service flow independently.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates high flexibility when responding to sudden volume spikes, changing menus, or shifting production schedules.

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.

Required Application Materials

Resume

Work Hours

Monday 1:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday off, Thursday through Sunday 1:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Building Location

LANDON HALL

Website

CAREERS.MSU.EDU

Summary of Physical Demands

Occasional lifting of 26 to 75 pounds is required.

Bidding eligibility ends September 22, 2026 at 11:55 P.M.