Lead Stadium Cook — Event-Based Shifts & Benefits

University of Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages & holidays

Tuition benefit

Health plans

FSAs

HSA

Life insurance

Wellbeing program

Retirement plans

PSLF

Counseling services

Transit passes

Job summary

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is seeking a Cook for Huntington Bank Stadium. This on-site role focuses on preparing, planning, and cooking high‑quality food items to deliver an exceptional dining experience for guests, clients, and staff.

The position offers an event-based schedule with overtime as needed. Responsibilities include food prep, executing complex recipes, operating kitchen equipment, maintaining cleanliness, and sometimes leading a small team during shifts to ensure

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED.
• Must have at least two (2) years of relevant experience or education in quantity food production.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to accurately perform mathematics and recipe conversion calculations.
• Must be able to read, write, understand and communicate in English.
• Must be able to stand up for four (4) hours at a time.
• Possess safe knife-handling skills.
• Regular attendance is an essential qualification for this position.

Responsibilities

• Preps food products to be used in recipes.
• Prepares complex recipes a majority of the time and simple recipes as needed.
• Uses independent judgment in menu presentation and food quality assessment.
• Produces a whole meal by preparing multiple recipes in a meal menu, often from scratch, following brand specifications.
• Identifies recipe issues and resolves or elevates to managers.
• Completes food production records.
• Determines batch cook amount and frequency.
• Operates food production equipment, mechanical cutting equipment, and other manual cooking utensils, including knives, in daily duties.
• Puts away food and supplies.
• Completes daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning as assigned.

Skills

Stand for four hours

Lift up to 50 pounds

Mathematics and recipe calculations

English language proficiency

Education

High school graduate or GED

Two years of relevant experience or education in quantity food production

Job description

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is seeking a Cook for Huntington Bank Stadium. This on-site role focuses on preparing, planning, and cooking high‑quality food items to deliver an exceptional dining experience for guests, clients, and staff.

The position offers an event-based schedule with overtime as needed. Responsibilities include food prep, executing complex recipes, operating kitchen equipment, maintaining cleanliness, and sometimes leading a small team during shifts to ensure