Hilltop Cook Tier 5 $18.00/hour

AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATION OF SUNY CORTLAND•City of Cortland, NY

19h•$18 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Cook is responsible for preparing food from scratch on a large scale according to production sheets and standard recipes. This role involves planning daily and weekly production tasks, directing other production employees, and ensuring all kitchen procedures for safe food preparation, handling, and storage are followed. The Cook will also review and record waste, inventory, production amounts, and equipment temperatures, and improvise production as needed. They will ensure all food is ready by mealtime and maintain supply during service hours. The Cook uses a variety of kitchen equipment, reviews food presentation, and may adjust recipes under the direction of the Executive Chef. This role also assists in ordering food items, collaborates on menu planning, and maintains cleanliness of work surfaces and equipment. The Cook takes ownership of their workstation, utilizing student employee support, and performs any other duties assigned based on business needs.

Requirements

3 Years of professional institutional cooking experience
Computing skills to make cash change, take inventory, create # of pieces for a portion by performing adding, subtracting, multiplication and division
Understanding of HACCP guidelines, food trends, the chemical changes in food when heated, cooled, held and mixed.
Ability to interact with customers, coworkers, and vendors in a diplomatic manner
Ability to work effectively as a team member
Ability to organize and plan resources and workload to meet deadlines
Ability to read on a level to comprehend recipes, ingredients, instructions, procedures and equipment operation manuals.
Able to verbally explain multi-step tasks to customers and coworkers.
Ability to perform a variety of tasks in a variety of locations and determine the order and sequence with limited daily supervisory direction.
Understanding of common kitchen practices such as knife skills and food identification.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred
ServSafe Certification preferred - must be obtained within one year of hire

Responsibilities

Take proper food and equipment temperatures.
Prepares food from scratch on a large scale from a production sheet and standard recipe according to established food preparation procedures.
Plans daily and weekly production tasks including defrosting, marinating, chopping, pre-cooking and mixing.
Directs and assigns daily tasks to other production employees.
Ensures all kitchen procedures for safe food preparation, handling and storage are followed.
Reviews and records waste, inventory, production amounts and equipment temperatures.
Improvises in production for filler when the meals served exceeds the expected count.
Increases and decreases production according to the numbers to be served at a period of time.
Ensures all production is ready by the meal time and continues to maintain supply during the service hours.
Uses a variety of kitchen equipment including electric fryer, steamer, slow cooker, gas stove, gas oven, grill, broiler, knives and mixer.
Review the presentation of all food for taste, appearance, pairing, display, garnish and dishware and serving utensils.
Under the direction of Executive Chef, assesses recipes for appropriate flavor, texture and appearance and adjusts the recipe if needed.
Assists in the ordering of food items needed on hand to prepare future meals.
Collaborates on the nutritional menu planning.
Keeps work surfaces and equipment clean and clear of debris.
Uses commercial strength chemicals to clean, sanitize and polish.
Reviews the preparation and serving areas for cleanliness.
Assists in other areas with food preparation duties as needed.
Takes ownership for the workstation utilizing student employee support.
Any duties assigned based on business needs.