Food Service Cooks UMN Crookston Campus

Promotional priority for Teamster employees runs from 7/22/2020 through 7/29/2020

POSITION: Three full-time, 10-month positions at $16.96/hr. starting August 17^th, 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. Days of week and hours of work will vary working some evenings and weekends.  Successful candidate must be willing and able to work every fourth weekend.  May supervise student workers. Responsible for providing large quantity food products for University employees, students, and the general public. This is a lead worker position that must be capable of operating a wide variety of equipment that produces both hot and cold food, organizing work groups to meet production standards and time lines.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs and participates in the timely preparation a wide variety of food items in large quantities, including special diet foods. Reprocesses already combined food to produce new food items. Uses independent judgment in the production of food and in the direction of work in the food preparation area; follows cost control procedures.
• Prepares food products that are attractive to students and the general public; follows established food-handling procedures.
• Prepares garnishes and presents upscale menu items for catered events such as special seafood, fancy hors d'oeuvres, prepare salad bar, and work grill station and specialty lines when needed; adjusts recipes to produce the proper quantity of finished food products.
• Informs and directs other workers in proper portioning, slicing, plating, chilling, and refrigeration of raw or cooked foods.
• Maintains clean and sanitary conditions in work area; cleans work areas to insure proper food sanitation and safety, including refrigerators, grills, stoves, steam cooking equipment, sinks, spills on the floor, etc.; directs workers procuring supplies from walk-in cooler, freezer, or storage areas.