Pastry Cook, Variable Shift, IU Dining & Hospitality

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Health savings account

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington's IMU Dining is seeking a bakery assistant to support the campus bakery operations in Bloomington. The role involves preparing baked goods, decorating pastries, and following recipes with strict food safety practices to ensure quality products for campus events and retail orders.

Under direct supervision, you will manage prep lists, monitor storage, and assist across opening and closing tasks while delivering excellent guest service to IU's community and visitors.

Qualifications

• General knowledge at the high school level.
• ServSafe certification within 180 days from date of hire.
• Experience in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare baked goods according to recipes and food safety guidelines.
• Check and control proper storage and portioning of products.
• Decorate cookies, pies, cakes, and other pastries.
• Mix and bake doughs, batters, sauces, and related items.
• Record orders, determine production lists, and ingredients needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of bakery tables, shelves, and equipment.
• Ensure holding temperatures with thermometers and correct storage.
• Open/close tasks and manage par levels for retail and catering orders.
• Provide high level customer service and address guest needs.

Skills

Safety-minded

Follow recipes

Kitchen sanitation

Team player

Stand/walk for long periods

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Commercial kitchen equipment

Job description

Department

IMU DINING (BA-DIMU-IUBLA)

Department Information

Indiana University (IU) Dining and Hospitality embraces and expandsIU's core values of education, innovation, and tradition whichembody the true spirit of Hoosier hospitality. IU Hospitality infuses IU's beautiful campus with vibrant life,creating a home away from home for visitors and the IU communityalike. From our space in the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU),hospitality staff serve thousands of guests each year throughprofessional dining and retail operations and catered events,conferences, and celebrations, keeping our spaces clean, our foodtasty, and our customers happy.

IMU Dining runs all dining operations in the IMU, including theTudor Room, Sugar and Spice, The Vault Pub, and the Globe. IMUdining staff work closely with the hotel and catering teams, aswell as IU's retail dining, to embody the Hoosier spirit throughevery customer interaction.

Job Summary

• Under direct supervision, prepares baked goods according torecipes and following all food safety precautions.
• Checks and controls the proper storage of product and portioncontrol.
• Decorates cookies, pies, cakes, dessert bars, chocolates,etc.
• Mixes and bakes doughs, batters, sauces, etc.
• Records and interprets orders, determines production list, anddetermines quantities of ingredients needed.
• Completes prep lists in allotted time frame.
• Visually inspects, selects and uses only food items of thehighest quality in the preparation of all menu items.
• Follows recipes and measurements using a variety of kitchenequipment to prepare baked goods.
• Tests baked goods by sampling portions and smelling their aromafor accuracy.
• Sets up retail and catering orders based on pars established byPastry Chef and by following production sheets.
• Ensures baked and pastry goods are stored and kept at properholding temperatures, through the use of thermometers.
• Completes various opening and closing tasks, includingmaintaining cleanliness of bakery tables, shelves, coolers, floors,and equipment.
• Informs supervisor of any irregularities occurring within thefood preparation.
• Promotes and maintains the highest level of customer service toall guests while staying alert to their needs.
• Resolves guest complaints within scope of authority; otherwiserefers the matter to management.

Qualifications

Education

Required

• General knowledge at the high school level.

Work Experience

Preferred

• Experience in a related field.

Licenses and Certificates

Required

• Food Safety (ServSafe) certification within 180 days from date of hire

Skills

Required

• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
• Working knowledge of preparation methods and practices for a variety of foods
• Knowledge of basic kitchen sanitation methods and food safety practices
• Ability to interpret and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to read and interpret recipes and calculate necessary quantities of ingredients
• Ability to learn and operate institutional kitchen equipment
• Ability to coordinate both preparation and timing for menu food items
• Ability to perform work requiring considerable standing and light-medium physical effort under hot and or humid working conditions
• Ability to maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene
• Ability to review and analyze impending menus to determine appropriate levels for supplies
• Ability to work in team environment as an effective team player

Working Conditions / Demands

This position requires tasks typically associated withback-of-the-house food service work. It involves periods of bothsedentary work and times of frequent movement about the workspace.This position involves using commercial kitchen equipment andtools, moving supplies weighing from 20 to 50 pounds, and effectivecommunication skills are necessary. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an anaccommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$15.00 per hour

Work Hours

This is a variable shift position. Management reserves the right to adjust work hours to accommodate special meals and events.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, criticalillness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IUcourses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Foundational

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Operations

Job Family: Food Services

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