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Marymount University

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Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Hourly
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $24.00
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Work Schedule

Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Professional Development
Paid holidays
Life insurance

Job Description

Marymount University is a private university located in Arlington, Virginia, known for its commitment to providing high-quality education and fostering a diverse and inclusive community. Founded with a mission to prepare students for leadership roles in a global society, Marymount emphasizes academic excellence, ethical leadership, and service to others. The university offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple disciplines, with a focus on cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and professional skills. As part of its broader campus operations, Marymount University maintains on-site culinary and retail services to support its students, faculty, and staff, contributing to the vibrant campus... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Associate’s degree or two-year equivalent preferred
  • Willingness to be open to learning and growing
  • Maturity of judgment and behavior
  • Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance
  • Maintains a positive attitude
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful
  • Must comply with any dress code requirements
  • Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays
  • Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity
  • Ability to present self in a professional manner
  • Ability to communicate with professionalism and respect
  • Ability to use a computer
  • Good knowledge of food preparation
  • Familiarity with kitchen equipment
  • Ability to read and follow recipes unsupervised

Job Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree (AA) or two-year equivalent preferred but not required
  • Willingness to be open to learning and growing
  • Maturity of judgment and behavior
  • Maintains high standards for work areas and appearance
  • Maintains a positive attitude
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule helpful
  • Must comply with any dress code requirements
  • Must be able to work nights, weekends and some holidays
  • Attends work and shows up for scheduled shift on time with satisfactory regularity
  • Presents self in a highly professional manner to others and understands that honesty and ethics are essential
  • Ability to maintain a positive attitude
  • Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect
  • Maintains a professional relationship with all coworkers, vendor representatives, supervisors, managers, customers, and client representatives
  • Ability to use a computer
  • Good working knowledge of food preparation
  • Requires familiarity of kitchen equipment
  • Must be able to read and follow a recipe unsupervised

Job Duties

  • Prepares and cooks to order foods that may require short preparation time
  • May prepare food and serve customers at an a la carte and may operate a grill station
  • Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided
  • Reads food orders or receives verbal instructions on food required by patrons, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions
  • Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times
  • Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments
  • Prepares foods under direct supervision or instruction by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use

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Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)

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