Lead Cook 3 – High-Volume Campus Dining

Notre Dame Hospitality; Notre Dame (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Notre Dame Hospitality is hiring a Cook 3 at North Dining Hall on the Notre Dame campus. The role involves advanced food preparation across multiple stations and leading junior cooks to ensure timely, high-quality meals for a high-volume operation.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED and proven experience in institutional dining, with strong food safety knowledge and the ability to train others. This full-time position offers steady hours on-site at Notre Dame.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Progressive culinary experience in a commercial, institutional, or high-volume setting.
• Proficient in multiple cooking techniques and station production.
• Strong understanding of food safety and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Execute advanced food preparation and cooking across multiple stations per recipes and schedules.
• Maintain consistent food quality, presentation, taste, and portioning.
• Operate independently while supporting kitchen production and service.
• Monitor station readiness, food levels, and service timing.
• Provide informal leadership and daily guidance to Cook 1 and Cook 2 team members.
• Assist in training new employees on recipes, techniques, and kitchen procedures.
• Support production planning by organizing prep priorities and workflow.
• Maintain strict adherence to food safety, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
• Ensure proper labeling, storage, and rotation of all food products.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready work environment.
• Assist with inventory awareness, product usage, and communication of shortages.
• Support waste reduction through proper handling and batch production.
• Identify operational challenges and communicate effectively with the Sous Chef.
• Contribute to recipe ingredient selection and consistent product execution.

Skills

Cooking techniques

Station production

Food safety

Sanitation standards

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Notre Dame Hospitality is hiring a Cook 3 at North Dining Hall on the Notre Dame campus. The role involves advanced food preparation across multiple stations and leading junior cooks to ensure timely, high-quality meals for a high-volume operation.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED and proven experience in institutional dining, with strong food safety knowledge and the ability to train others. This full-time position offers steady hours on-site at Notre Dame.