Provides leadership in culinary, quality, safety, sanitation and customer service. Directs & executes food prep for on & offsite events.
Duties/Physical Demands:
Trains and supervises staff in all culinary skills, including the receiving and handling of food, traditional and display cooking, presentation, and service.
Prepares high quality, visually appealing foods from large quantity scratch recipes. Employs artistry and theatrics in exhibition-style display cooking.
Ensures that all foods are prepared, maintained, and served at proper temperatures. Adheres to strict sanitary methods of receiving, storing, preparation, chilling, and reheating foods. Monitors foods throughout this process to guarantee food safety.
Communicates effectively with production staff, fellow members of the food service management team, building management staff, and the customers and guests.
Observes strict safety and sanitation rules, and trains staff to ensure that departmental, university, HACCP, and other sanitation standards and safety regulations are followed.
Assists in the requisitioning and evaluation of all foods and related supplies. Assists in maintaining appropriate inventory levels. Strives to reduce waste and to optimize the profitability of the food service unit.
Maintains records of food usage, inventories, food temperatures, work performed, etc. Record keeping requires the use of computerized systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate’s degree, or vocational or technical school degree of an accredited culinary program, which includes a diversified curriculum encompassing all types of food preparation, or equivalent training or combination of education and 3-5 years experience is required. Certified in ServSafe.
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