Lead Cook

North Carolina State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 18,752 - 26,708; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading university where you can showcase your culinary skills as a Lead Cook. In this role, you'll provide professional leadership in a vibrant dining environment, ensuring high-quality food preparation and service. Collaborate with a passionate team while contributing to the success of students, staff, and faculty. This position offers an exciting opportunity to engage in recipe development, enhance your culinary expertise, and work in a fast-paced setting that values teamwork and excellence. If you're ready to make a difference in campus dining, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to perform cooking tasks and follow recipes.
• Experience in maintaining high sanitation ratings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise line cooks and student cooks.
• Prepare food according to standardized recipes and specifications.

Skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Customer service skills

Ability to follow safety procedures

Ability to communicate effectively

Adaptability to changing customer volume

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Culinary Arts Education

Tools

Cooking equipment

Job description

JOIN THE PACK !

We are seeking individuals to Join our Pack as a Lead Cook. Successful candidates will work with the chef and co-workers in a dining hall, food court or restaurant setting.

Essential job duties include:

• Provide professional leadership and supervision to Line Station Cooks and Student Cooks.
• Prepare food as per the standardized recipes and specifications.
• Perform small batch cooking and made to order items, display station set-up and service, transport cooked foods to hot boxes for line service.
• Provide support to the front of house operations with back-up food to ensure that there is no lag time between changing out food items.
• Portion food products prior to cooking according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications.
• Perform specialty tasks such as display station set up and service, enhanced garnishing, recipe development and event meal assistance.
• Perform necessary cleaning of utensils, work space, tables, shelves, and equipment in accordance with maintaining a Grade "A" Sanitation rating.
• Participate in recipe development, and event meal assistance.
• Other duties as assigned to ensure NC State Dining business needs are met. Position may be asked to assist in other locations as necessary.

This is an hourly position, that includes a State required 32-day break at the end of 11 months. Superior work performance may provide an opportunity to renew employment and/or advance into a benefits eligible permanent position.

NC State Dining provides campus wide food services to students, staff, and faculty on the North Carolina State University Campus. NC State Dining operates 10 cafes, 3 food courts and 4 dining halls, 4 convenience stores, vending, a nutritional counseling service, and a catering department. The department employs approximately 1000 temporary and student employees and approximately 150 permanent EHRA , EPS and SHRA employees.

Is Time Limited

Is Time Limited No

Department Information

Job City & State

Department

Department NC State Dining

System Information

Classification Title

Classification Title Temporary-Skilled Trades

Working Title

Working Title Lead Cook

Requirements and Preferences

Work Schedule

Work Schedule Shifts are available from early morning to late nights including weekends. Please list your availability in the appropriate section of the application. Full- and part-time positions are available.

Other Work/Responsibilities

* Be an ambassador for NC State Dining and the university as a whole and enrich the quality of life for the campus community and support student success.
* Work as a cohesive team member and play an integral part in creating a positive work environment.

* High School Diploma or equivalency;
* Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work will also be considered.
* Previous professional cooking experience.

Department Required Skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Contribute to maintaining a Grade A sanitation rating of 95% or better.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with customers, supervisors, and peers.
• Ability to follow written and/or verbal instructions.
• Provide outstanding customer service, including the ability to remain professional and respectful under pressure when dealing with difficult situations.
• Excellence in completing all tasks.
• Ability to adapt to the changing customer volume level with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.
• Knowledge of equipment, cooking methods, measurements and food safety.
• Ability to follow safety procedures. Will routinely handle sharp items such as knives and slicer blades as well as be around hot food items, food pans, ovens, fryers, steam tables, grills.
• This position requires standing for long periods of time, walking, bending, twisting, pulling and pushing. Because of the nature of a food service operation and working in a kitchen, you must be able to work in extremely hot and cold conditions.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 lb with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

• Culinary Arts Education (certificate, diploma or degree).
• Two years of progressive food service experience; work experience in a casual dining setting preferred.
• Proficient at recipe preparation, short order and high volume cooking.
• Diverse culinary knowledge, such as working knowledge of meat fabrication, a variety of cuisines, measurements and advanced knowledge of cooking methods and food safety.

Required License or Certification

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required?

Valid NC Driver's License required? No

Commercial Driver's License Required?

Commercial Driver's License Required? No

Recruitment Details

Anticipated Hiring Range

Anticipated Hiring Range $16.50 per hour

Recruitment Dates

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 12/23/2024

Quick Link

Quick Link https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/212507

EEO

NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail]. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process, please call 919-515-3148. Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. If highest degree is from an institution outside of the U.S., final candidates are required to have their degree equivalency verified at www.wes.org or equivalent service. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit. NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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