Culinary Assistant (full-time)
Company: College of the Holy Cross
Location: Worcester
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Culinary Assistant (full-time)
Category:
Restaurant / Food Service
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Department:
Dining Services
Locations:
Worcester, MA
Posted:
May 27, 2022
Closes:
Open Until Filled
Type:
Hourly
Position ID:
148289
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About College of the Holy Cross:
Founded in 1843 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the College of the
Holy Cross is among the nation's leading liberal arts institutions.
A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of
3,000 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous,
personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.
Holy Cross highly values the unique skills, perspective, talents
and passion that each employee contributes to its learning
community. To work at The College is to accept an invitation to
participate in the growth and development of all campus members,
students, faculty and staff. The College's commitment to diversity
is an important feature of the Holy Cross education. Informed by
the presence of diverse interpretations of the human experience,
Holy Cross is building a community marked by freedom, mutual
respect, and civility. We seek others who support our values of
diversity and inclusiveness. Job candidates of all ethnic, racial
and religious backgrounds who embrace the open and inclusive
culture of Holy Cross are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Job Description:
Perform various culinary duties to provide meals and services to
students and guests following exact menu and recipe specifications
with established practices and procedures. Responsibilities include
food preparation, cook-to-order line service, station set-up,
stocking, rotating product and maintaining a clean safe area
following sanitation and food allergy regulations and safety
standards. Responsibilities also include the operation of various
standard equipment; turbo vector, impinger, deck, rotisserie and
convection ovens, slicers, mixers, choppers, flat-top and Panini
grills, deep fryers, induction display cooking units, rice/pasta
steamers. Other responsibilities include assisting in the set-up,
execution and clean-up of catered events and performing other
similar tasks as required or requested. Annual certification
training required in both ServSafe Food Safety and Food Allergy
Awareness.
Essential Functions:
Work from established food production, planning and control
operating systems-FoodPro for pre-established practices for food
preparation and service.
Communicates with guests in a friendly, efficient manner following
outlined steps of service. Resolves any complaints in a friendly,
service-oriented manner.
Assist customers with special orders when needed.
Oversees on-call staff, student captains/workers and temps with
routine tasks.
Have the ability to work safely and effectively with various types
of foods that may contain allergens such as wheat, eggs, nuts, tree
nuts, dairy, fish, shellfish and soy.
Participate and practice in annual training classes involving
sanitation, customer service, team building, food allergy awareness
and other required training mandated by the Human Resource
Department.
Have production/service unit set-up for established hours of
operation.
Greet and receive orders from guests through verbal orders, FoodPro
orders or mobile apps. Prepare orders following sanitation and food
allergy established practices and procedures.
Communicate defective or unsafe equipment/products as well as
unusual situations to managers and supervisors.
Follow standardized recipes, maintain food temperature logs and
accurately complete daily service records for inventory.
Stock and maintain all other food and beverage items and
units.
Assist in special functions as needed.
Accurately complete service records and inventory data for Food-Pro
systems.
Ability to frequently lift up to 25 pounds; occasionally lift up to
50-100 pounds with assistance.
Comply with all safety and risk management practices, policies and
procedures. Maintain work area in a neat and orderly
manner.
Ability to succeed in a high-pressure environment.
Ability to communicate with guests, co-workers and other members of
the college community with professionalism and respect.
Available Shifts
Ref #2478: Hogan Campus Center/Crossroads, Monday-Friday,
11am-7:30pm. This position is 40 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
(typically weeks that would not be scheduled would be during the
summer and academic breaks).
Ref #2831: Hogan Campus Center/Crossroads, varying schedule
dependent on departmental needs. This position is 40 hours per
week, 40 weeks per year (typically weeks that would not be
scheduled would be during the summer and academic breaks).
Ref #1462: Kimball Main, Sunday & Monday, 6am-2:30pm, Friday &
Saturday, 8:30am-2:30pm. This position is 28 hours per week, 40
weeks per year, but is still eligible for full-time benefits
(typically weeks that would not be scheduled would be during the
summer and academic breaks).
Ref #1625: Kimball Main, varying schedule depending on department
needs. This position is 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per
year.
Ref #1470: Kimball Main, Friday-Tuesday, 12pm-8:30pm. This position
is 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Ref #1429: Kimball Main, Wednesday-Sunday, 12pm-8:30pm. This
position is 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Requirements:
To mitigate the spread and effects of COVID-19, and as an integral
part of its public health and safety measures, College of the Holy
Cross requires that all successful applicants show proof of full,
up-to-date vaccination (including a booster dose once eligible) by
an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine before beginning employment,
unless an accommodation exempting the applicant from this policy
has been granted. Applicants who wish to request an accommodation
based on a disability or sincerely-held religious belief should
inform Human Resources after an offer of employment is extended;
please do not include any medical, genetic, or religious
information in your application materials.
Additional Information:
Dining Service employees can select a free meal during their shift.
This is a full-time, non-exempt position. The College also offers a
competitive benefits package for full-time staff, including:
to learn more.
The College of the Holy Cross is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets
Employer.
Application Instructions:
Please attach resume and cover letter if possible, otherwise,
please submit an online application.
In your cover letter please address how your work might support the
College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college
(see http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and its core commitment to
diversity and inclusion. Please provide examples of any past work
that illuminate your commitments in these areas. For more
information, please visit http://holycross.edu/diversity.
Should you be a candidate for further consideration after hiring
manager review, you will be contacted by a human resources
representative.
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