Cook 1
About The Position
University Housing and Dining Services at Oregon State University is hiring multiple full-time Cook 1 employees. The position assists the Cook 2 in providing dining-center customers with appealing, nutritious, and satisfying meals. Duties include preparing menu items using appropriate cooking methods, maintaining service quality, and following safety and sanitation requirements. In collaboration with the management team, the Cook 1 trains and leads student employees by scheduling, assigning, and approving work. The employee must support the professional standards, policies, and procedures of the work unit, department, and university. This is a physically active position in a commercial kitchen, involving extended periods of standing on hard floors and working with commercial kitchen equipment amid changing workloads, temperatures, and noise levels. The employee must perform frequent arm movements and may often lift or carry objects and push or pull carts weighing up to 50 pounds. Work may involve raw meat and common food allergens, including gluten. Shifts may change based on operational needs, and early morning, evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required. Reliable attendance, punctuality, and wearing the required uniform at the start of shifts are essential. The position is designated essential and may require reporting during inclement weather, emergencies, or university closures. The employee may also serve as a backup for food and beverage deliveries to access-secured residence halls or access residence-hall storage areas without an escort; these security-sensitive duties require passing a criminal history check.
Requirements
- One year of experience as a cook in a commercial food service facility, or a Certificate of Completion in culinary arts and/or Foods and Hospitality Service from a certified community college or technical school.
- Successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined position qualified.
- Be able to work shifts on one's feet and perform frequent arm movements.
- Be able to often lift and/or carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds and push and/or pull carts weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Work with raw meat and common food allergens, including gluten.
- Maintain reliable attendance, follow attendance and break schedules, and be on time and in uniform when shifts begin.
- Have flexibility to work changing shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
- Report to work during inclement weather, emergencies, or university work curtailments or closures when expected.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a high-volume food service operation.
- Lead work experience in training, scheduling, and assigning work.
- Cashiering experience and accurate cash-handling skills.
- Ability to use a computer to complete forms and timesheets and check email.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Cook 2 in ensuring dining-center customers receive appealing, nutritious, and satisfying meals.
- Prepare menu items using good cooking methods while maintaining quality of service.
- Follow safety and sanitation requirements and maintain standards.
- Train and lead student workers, including scheduling, assigning, and approving their work in collaboration with the management team.
- Support the work unit, department, and university's professional standards, policies, and procedures.
- Provide backup delivery of food and beverage items to access-secured residence halls or access residence-hall storage areas when needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
