Cook - Middle Tennessee State University - Middle Tennessee St. Univ.

Aramark•Murfreesboro, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Cook on the team, you will help bring recipes to life while being able to flex your creativity. Surrounded by fresh ingredients and the best equipment, you'll be immersed in a world that goes beyond food preparation, experimenting with different cuisines, flavors, and cooking styles. Aramark emphasizes health with production guidelines and safety procedures. The role encourages reaching new heights, igniting passion, and pursuing what matters through cooking.

Requirements

Experience as a cook or in a related role required
Validated knowledge of the basic principles of food preparation, various cooking methods, and food safety regulations such as accurate food handling, sanitation, and storage
Must be able to acquire food safety certification
Demonstrate basic math and counting skills
Demonstrates interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

Cooks and prepare a variety of food according to production guidelines and standardized recipes
Sets up workstation with all needed ingredients and equipment
Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items
Safely uses a variety of utensils including knives
Operates equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, mixers, etc.
Bakes, roasts, broils, steams, and uses a variety of cooking methods on meat, vegetables, and other foods
Arranges, garnishes, and portions food according to established guidelines
Properly stores food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures
Cleans and sanitizes work areas, equipment, and utensils
Maintains excellent customer service and positive demeanor towards guests, customers, clients, co-workers, etc.
Adheres to Aramark safety policies and procedures including accurate food safety and sanitation
Ensures security of company assets