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Lead Cook, Late Shift, IU Dining and Hospitality - Bloomington Indiana
Company: Indiana University Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Posted On: 05/09/2024
DepartmentIU BLOOMINGTON HOSPITALITY (BA-HSPY-IUBLA)Department InformationIU Dining and Hospitality offers a dynamic, creative, collaborative environment in which motivated employees can expand their skills as part of a diverse team while providing exceptional guest experience. Through positions in campus dining, catering, retail operations, and the hotel, employees can develop skill sets that open career opportunities on campus and beyond.IU Dining is committed to serving the Hoosier community through creation of innovative cuisine and shared experiences.Job SummaryDepartment-Specific Responsibilities - Leads a team of full time and student staff in the preparation and service of daily menus.
- Works with standardized recipes, follows instructions to prepare and serve food for their station.
- Familiar with ingredients and cooking techniques to effectively work with a variety of ingredients and cooking styles.General Responsibilities
- Receives and stores food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas. Carries food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
- Responsible for the rotation and timely use of all food products located within production areas, including walk-in refrigerators, upright/chest freezers, and kitchen pantries.
- Weighs or measures ingredients. Uses manual and/or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods. Washes, peels, and/or cuts various foods to prepare for cooking or serving.
- Removes trash and cleans kitchen garbage containers.
- Assures that the kitchen is equipped with all necessary food and cooking items for scheduled meals. Informs supervisors when supplies are low or equipment is not working properly.
- Cleans galley equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas in order to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.
- Answers staff and customer questions, troubleshoots basic issues, and provides guidance on urgent matters. May provide guidance to lower-level Cooks.
- Works from recipes and instructions to prepare and cook food; calculates, weighs, and measures ingredient quantities; washes, peels, cuts, slices, trims, or blends various items for cooking and serving. Under limited supervision, prepares food items according to menus and numbers of portions to be served.
- Works with management in establishing closing procedures for the dining facility. Ensures proper cleaning and disinfecting of equipment.
- Regularly trains, leads, and provides guidance to lower-level cooks. Reviews work for quality and works with supervisor and chef to ensure all proper procedures are followed by food services staff. Prioritizes and monitors work assignments.
- Responsible for covering employee break times; ensures that service is always maintained.
- Assists in other kitchen departments as time permits.QualificationsEDUCATION/ WORK EXPERIENCERequired
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED) with 2 years of cooking experience and demonstrated leadership skills OR
- General knowledge at the high school level with 2 years of experience at the intermediate cook level and demonstrated leadership skillsLICENSES AND CERTIFICATESRequired
- Food Safety (ServSafe) certification within 180 Days From Date of HireSKILLSRequired
- Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
- Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to represent the company with external constituents
- Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
- Strong verbal communication and listening skills
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- 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
- Ability to work with wide variety of cultures and backgroundsWorking Conditions / DemandsThis position requires tasks typically associated with back-of-the-house food service work. It involves periods of both sedentary work and times of frequent movement about the workspace. Using commercial kitchen equipment and tools, moving supplies weighing from 20-50 pounds, and effective communication skills are necessary. This role also will work around both hot and cold temperatures and loud noises. This role involves handling meat and plant-based food products as well as a variety of ingredients that may include some or all of the top 9 allergens in the preparation of menu items. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.Work LocationBloomington, Indiana Advertised Salary$17.25 per hourIU Dining is currently paying a shift premium of $1.50 per hour on top of the regular hourly rate for hours worked between 2:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., provided at least 6 hours are worked between those times.Salary plan and grade: SM3FSThis is an AFSCME union covered position.Work Hours2:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, with alternating weekends.Management reserves the right to adjust work hours to accommodate special meals and events.Benefits OverviewFor full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
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