Cook, Marketplace Dining Hall
- Employer
- Washington and Lee University
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Sep 27, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Food Services Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Description:
Cook understands and follows basic recipes primarily requiring grilling, deep frying and assembly techniques. Produces high quality, properly seasoned, nutritious food in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to recipes and safety and sanitation procedures.
Washington and Lee University actively promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in their areas of expertise.
Work Schedule: This position will work a variety of shifts between the hours of 6:30 AM-9:00 PM. Typical shifts are 6:30AM-3:00PM and 12:30PM-9:00PM. This position works 9 months out of the year, during the academic year.
Essential Functions:
- Prepare food items to specifications using grilling, deep
frying and assembly cooking techniques.
- Follows guidelines, policies and procedures as set forth by the
Department including uniform dress code and hygiene. Follows “Serve
Safe guidelines” in regards to food preparation and service, always
performing job duties in a safe, sanitary and cautious manner
remembering the safety of self and others.
- Ensures that products are prepared and rotated FIFO so as to
reduce waste.
- Set-up and clean-up of kitchen and any designated refrigerated
or storage areas. Cleans counters and floors.
- Proper labeling and rotating of all stock and product. Proper
holding and serving temperatures of all product
- Notifies Lead, Full or Part Time cook of any shortages or
quality issues.
- Under supervision, operates standard cooking equipment such as
mixers, steamers, toasters, choppers, fryers, ovens and
stoves.
- Assists in other areas of the Department as needed and performs
other duties as assigned.
Application Instructions: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Resume and cover letter are optional. Upload documents to the Resume/CV upload section of the application. You will be asked to provide names and contact information for three professional references.
External Applicants: Application instructions for external applicants are located on the jobs.wlu.edu or here .
Current W&L Employees: Apply from your existing Workday account. Instructions are located at jobs.wlu.edu or here .
Physical Requirements
- Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working,
primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in
handling.
- Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and
palm.
- Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of
the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at
the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable
degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back
muscles.
- Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or
knees.
- Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg
and spine.
- Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for
sustained periods of time.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly
for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
- Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something
with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or
outward.
- Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to
draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
- Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or
moving objects horizontally from position to-position. This factor
is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the
substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
- The worker is subject to both environmental conditions:
Activities occur inside and outside.
- The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of
physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts,
moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and
high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
- The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin
exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
Position Type:
Non-Exempt, Full Time, Benefit Eligible
Minimum Pay:
$16.25 - Pay Commensurate with Experience
The university requires employees to become fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and new employees must provide proof of at least their first shot prior to the first day of employment. Boosters are required. Individuals may seek a medical or a religious exemption to the vaccination requirement.
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