Line Cook

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Job Title:
Line Cook

Department:
Student Life | Dining Services

Job Description
Under supervision from the unit Sous Chef, the Line Cook is responsible for the preparation of all types of food including, proteins, starches, soups, sauces, stock and gravies, a la cart items, grab-n-go and cook to order style foods; operates as part of the unit culinary team; interacts and improvises dishes directly with customers often in theatrical style; interprets recipes, weighs and measures ingredients, and operates standard kitchen equipment; work hours include 2pm - 10:30pm, Sunday thru Thursday.

Office of Student Life Mission Statement:
The Office of Student Life fosters students’ development, learning, well-being and sense of belonging; empowers students to achieve their academic, personal and professional goals; and prepares students to be engaged in a global society. 

Additional Information:
Student Life Dining Services is a premier campus dining department dedicated to serving students, staff, faculty and guests. Critical to the Residential Experience, Dining Services administers the student meal plan to approximately 15,000 residential students on the Columbus, Mansfield, Newark and Wooster campuses.
This position will serve as a Line Cook at Traditions at Scott. Traditions at Scott is a high-volume traditional dining style operation. The successful candidate for this position will be eligible for premium pay in addition to base pay. Premium pay is available to employees who work a minimum of four consecutive hours after 3:00 pm.
The target hiring range for this position is $16.00/hr
Required Qualifications
Required: 8th grade education plus one year of full time experience in cooking and food preparation and use of kitchen equipment; knowledge of ServeSafe or similar food safety program; ability to read weights and measures; ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing; ability to read and interpret recipes; ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions; ability to life 50 pounds; upon completion of the probationary period, must successfully pass specialized, title specific training administered by department.
Desired: High school diploma or equivalent; high volume kitchen experience (1 year); experience (1 year) in a high volume food court or station dining concept serving 2,000-7,000 customers per day.

Location:
Scott House (1108)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
Second Shift

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