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Baltimore, MD, USA|Onsite

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Hourly
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $21.14
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Work Schedule

Weekend Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and development opportunities
flexible scheduling

Job Description

John Hopkins University (JHU) is a prestigious educational and research institution renowned globally for its commitment to innovation, academic excellence, and community service. As part of its comprehensive student and faculty life services, JHU operates Hopkins Dining, a food service organization dedicated to delivering high-quality food experiences to the university community. JHU Dining is a diversity-focused, growth-oriented establishment that values fair treatment, equal opportunities, and a healthy work environment for all its employees. Hopkins Dining emphasizes leadership in the food service industry while maintaining high standards of safety, sanitation, and customer satisfaction.

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Job Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a high-volume restaurant kitchen
  • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
  • Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds regularly
  • Ability to work varied shifts including nights and weekends
  • Obtain ServeSafe and Allertrain certifications within first six months
  • Ability to follow health and safety standards
  • Ability to use time keeping systems
  • Ability to meet uniform and personal protective equipment guidelines
  • Ability to communicate effectively in basic English

Job Qualifications

  • Strong passion and motivation to create great food
  • General culinary knowledge of basic kitchen practices, protocols, and procedures
  • 2 years of equivalent experience working in a high-volume restaurant kitchen
  • Understanding of typical culinary units of measure
  • Ability to work safely and efficiently with large volume culinary equipment including but not limited to grill, fryers, steamers, tilt skillets, and convection ovens
  • Ability to follow all health and safety standards
  • Possess the ability to meet specific uniform standards for this position
  • Utilize all personal protective equipment per guidelines
  • Wear a cut resistance glove whenever using a sharp or potentially sharp tool or instrument
  • Ability to use time keeping system to properly record time worked for payroll processing
  • Proven knowledge of baking methods and culinary terms and processes as well as standards and food safety regulations such as proper food handling, sanitation, and storage
  • Demonstrates basic math and culinary skills
  • Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
  • Must be willing to perform a variety of tasks as assigned
  • Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Job Duties

  • Prep and prepare high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules
  • Serve meals or prepare for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty
  • Use established ticket collection procedures, production sheets, banquet event orders, short ordering cooking during service
  • Clean kitchen and equipment after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness
  • Store or discard excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures
  • Keep refrigerators, freezers and storerooms clean and neat
  • Ensure food and supply items are stored per standards
  • Operate and maintain kitchen equipment as instructed
  • Assist in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required
  • Assist in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required
  • Report needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately
  • Attend in-service and safety meetings
  • Maintain good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers
  • Perform job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment
  • Ensure security of company assets
  • Assure compliance with all HACCP, ServSafe, Department of Health and JHU sanitation and safety requirements
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Job Location

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