Cook, F/T - Dining Services - Roger Williams University

Job Description:

The culinary cook is responsible for the proper preparation, cooking technique, station setup, and execution of menu items and daily cafe specials. The culinary work in this position must all follow Dining's commitments to sustainability, proper health, safety guidelines and allergy training standards.

Essential Functions/Characteristics

• Interacts professionally with other employees, customers, and suppliers.

• Performs quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.

• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.

• Works independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

• Cooks food based on recipes, guidelines, and proper culinary techniques.

Cleaning Services

• Cleans work areas, equipment, and utensils, distributes supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.

Compliance

• Assist in the implementation and follow-up of proper food safety and sanitation practices in accordance with the RI Food Code.

• Assures compliance with all HACCP food safety requirements.

• Interacts with co-workers to ensure compliance with company service standards, and inventory and cash control procedures.

• Assures compliance with all allergy training procedures.

Customer Service

• Serves customers in an efficient and friendly manner, and resolves customer concerns seeking assistance from supervisors or management as needed.

Food Preparation

• Ensures that all food is properly cooked, garnished, and served.

• Follows all food production standards including understanding of production metrics.

• Understand the importance of guest count, small batch cooking, and reducing waste.

• Knowledge of all cooking techniques, such as grilling, baking, broiling, steaming, frying, and sautéing.

• Knowledge of all cooking equipment.

• Utilizes approved food production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures, and standard portion control.

• Able to work all cook stations in Upper Commons.

Set up and Preparation

• Ensures that all stations and condiments are set up in time for service.

• Properly stores foods in designated areas following wrapping, dating, and rotation procedures.

Additional Functions

• This position does not directly supervise anyone but is responsible for working in a team and completing tasks in a group setting.

FT Dining

$500 signing bonus after a 4-month satisfactory probationary period is completed

Competitive salary and excellent benefits package including health, dental, paid holidays, free parking, free meals during working hours, free uniforms, free gym membership, tuition benefits, paid employee referral program, and a generous 403(b) match

Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Strong passion and motivation to create great food. Culinary knowledge of basic kitchen practices, protocols, and procedures.

• At least 2 years working in a high volume restaurant kitchen or similar working experience.

• Understanding of typical culinary units of measure.

• Ability to work safely with large volume culinary equipment including but not limited to slicer, large quantity mixer, robo coupe, and convection ovens.

• Possess the ability to meet Dining unit-specific uniform standards for this position.

• Utilize all Personal Protective Equipment's per dining guidelines.

• Wear a cut-resistant glove whenever using a sharp or potentially sharp tool or instrument.

• Ability to follow all of Dining's health and safety standards and requirements.

At the University's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be accepted where the candidate can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the University, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Additional Information:

Roger Williams University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable state and federal law. For information on our Non-discrimination policy, visit here.

RWU prohibits all forms of discrimination on the basis of sex in its education programs and activities and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulations not to discriminate in such a manner. Complaints of Title IX sexual harassment should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator at the contact information listed below. Details regarding the formal complaint process can be found here: Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures. All complaints of sexual harassment will be taken seriously and responded to promptly. TITLE IX COORDINATOR: Dr. Jen Stanley, 1 Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809 / Phone Number: (401) 254-3123 /Email Address: jstanley@rwu.edu

Salaries for new hires at Roger Williams University usually fall between the minimum and midpoint salary ranges.

$19.00/hour

Application Instructions:

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and list of three (3) professional references. In your cover letter/letter of interest, in addition to listing how your qualifications meet the requirements of the position, please include information about how you would be able to contribute to RWU's diversity, inclusivity, and equity goals.

For more information about our Dining Services opportunities, please call our informational help line at: 401.254.3460 or email us at commonsdiningwork@rwu.edu. A manager will be in contact with you. Thank you!

Department: