Cook (10-Month)

Georgia Institute of Technology•Atlanta, GA

43d

About The Position

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers. About Georgia Tech Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. Georgia Tech's Mission and Values Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: 1. Students are our top priority. 2. We strive for excellence. 3. We thrive on diversity. 4. We celebrate collaboration. 5. We champion innovation. 6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. 7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community. 8. We act ethically. 9. We are responsible stewards. Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Job Summary Assists in all aspects of food preparation as part of the culinary team. Assists with gathering food items, reading recipes, and preparing food items. May work in Front of the House or Back of the House Operations. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Kitchen staff and customers This position typically will advise and counsel: NA Leads the preparation of food and performs general cooking duties for the dining halls and/or catering events. Performs other preparation and sanitation duties as required. Assists in supervising Cook I and Cook II positions. This position will interact on a regular basis with: This position will interact on a regular basis primarily with culinary staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: NA This position will supervise: Cook I and II, and Steward

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED or Vocational School Diploma
Two to three years of job-related experience
Maintain a high degree of pace and intensity for an extended period of time
Knowledgeable of intermediate knife skills, food safety, kitchen etiquette, and written/oral communication. Knowledgeable of basic cooking skills including weights and measures, steaming, grilling, roasting, frying, and sautéing. General food safety and sanitization experience.
Have good customer service skill. Be courteous and dependable. Maintains a high degree of pace and intensity for long periods of time and strong time awareness and management.

Nice To Haves

Certifications or licenses preferred: SERV Safe Certification
Technical Diploma, Associate Degree, or two years college course work in the Culinary Arts related field
Three or more years of work related experience in institutional food service or large-scale food production kitchen

Responsibilities

Prepares and follows daily prep sheets and recipes according to management and ensures food quality and safety requirement are met in accordance with all standards
Assist in adhering to and accurately completing food production and service records
Participates in ongoing development and food safety training for staff and assists with training and development of new employees
Responsible for keeping workstation in a clean, organized and sanitized manner, utilizing First in First out (FIFO) inventory practices, correct product labelling and storage guidelines
Assists with keeping daily and weekly production records, distributing daily recipes and production schedules, and occasional testing and development of recipes
Records leftovers of food items prepared and stores them according to safety standards for future use
Monitors inventory of food and supplies, alerting a supervisor when shortages occur. Occasionally assists with monthly inventory procedures
Perform other related duties as assigned

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