Cook II
Cook II
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Job Description
About Rice:
Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lecture series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary
The cook ll prepares a variety of foods in accordance with menu instructions and standardized recipes; ensures that proper food standards are maintained in the areas of quality sanitation and appearance; maintains a clean work area and assists with general kitchen cleaning. The cook II performs one or more of the following specialized roles in addition to the duties mentioned above: grill cook pizza maker food prep/sauces lead dishwasher or baker for the university campus dining operations.
Weekly schedule will vary and will include working on weekends and holidays Must be available to work any shift required.
Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate has experience working in a team environment and three years of related experience preferably in a commercial kitchen environment. H/She should be comfortable working in a fastpaced environment managing multiple tasks.
Workplace Requirements
LIGHT Exert up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally. Requires walking or standing up to 8 hours per day. Other physical requirements of the job include manual dexterity and the ability to see hear reach climb and balance. Must be able to detect scents and discern flavors.
Work environment is a commercial kitchen and includes exposure to temperature extremes. Work hazards include exposure to chemicals wet floors dangerous equipment (fryers dough sheeter tortilla machine stoves ovens knives slicers etc. and hot oil steam and water.
This position is considered essential during a campus emergency. The incumbent in this position is expected to report to campus provide the essential services designated and work under the overall direction of the Crisis Management Team for the duration of a campus emergency.
Hourly Hiring Range:$15.72 to $16.00 contingent upon qualifications and experience.
Minimum Requirements:
- No formal education
- One year related culinary experience
- Certified Food Handlers Permit (Houston) or equivalent (ServSafe)
- Able to documents HACCP log sheets
Skills
- Must be able to speak and understand basic English
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team with others
- Able to read and understand standard recipes/production sheets
- Must be able to detect scents and discern flavors
- Requires walking or standing up to eight hours per day.
- Other physical requirements of the job include the ability to bend/crouch/or kneel lift see reach climb and balance
Essential Functions
- Prepares and serves food items in accordance with menus and standardized recipes
- Participates in maintaining a high degree of sanitation within the kitchen and serving area including cleaning standard kitchen equipment
- Performs one or more specialized roles:
- Grill Cook: Responsible for preparing all food on the grill; ensures that prepared food is always stocked for consumers
Pizza Maker: Responsible for preparing baking and serving a variety of pizzas per menu instructions throughout the lunch service
Food Prep/Sauces: Responsible for assisting with food preparation and production; prepares various sauces based on daily menus as directed by Cook III / Sous Chef
Lead Dishwasher: Provides direction and supervision for dishwashers and assist in daily dishwashing
Baker / Pastry: Responsible for assisting Cook IIIs and Pastry Chefs with bakery food production for the university campus dining operations
- Performs all other duties assigned
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center ator for support.
If you have any questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Employment Type
Full-Time
