Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
employee wellness program
Professional Development
Job Description
Duke University, established in 1924 through a trust by James Buchanan Duke, is one of America’s premier research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is situated in the heart of the vibrant Research Triangle, a region recognized annually as one of the best places in the United States to work and live. The university is home to over 15,000 students who engage in rigorous study and cutting-edge research across its 10 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. Employing approximately 40,000 individuals, Duke University stands as the third largest private employer in North Carolina and boasts international programs spanning more than... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school education or equivalent
- Six months as a production worker trainee or related food production experience
- Ability to move throughout dining facilities
- Capability to lift and move heavy materials and equipment up to 50 pounds
- Ability to perform light cleaning duties in high and/or low areas
- Position self to reach materials on shelving units
- Potential transport and stock of assigned supplies and materials
Job Qualifications
- Work requires the ability to understand and follow instructions, interpret recipes, use fractions to modify proportions and mix, measure and/or prepare ingredients generally acquired through a high school education
- Six months as a Production Worker Trainee or related food production experience
- Ability to operate and maintain food production equipment
- Knowledge of safe food handling and sanitation practices
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Effective communication skills
Job Duties
- Cook large quantities of meat, fish, fowl, gravies, vegetables, cereals, soups, fruits and other types of food according to recipes and instructions to include, but not limited to, baking, roasting, frying, stewing, broiling, boiling, and steaming
- Review menus, recipes and production sheets
- measure and batch ingredients
- mix, mold, knead, roll, cut, weigh, proof and bake dough for bread, pastries, pies, rolls, doughnuts, and other baked goods
- Measure and serve individual portions of bakery products
- glaze, ice, fill, and decorate cakes and pastries
- prepare pie shells and fillings as needed
- Wash, weigh, portion, mix, batch, chop, cut, bone, trim, and otherwise prepare food stuffs for cooking as appropriate
- operate and maintain food production equipment
- Carve portions of meat, fish, and fowl for individual servings
- place prepared food on trays or dishes for storage or pick up by food service personnel
- Ensure all supplies, materials and equipment are available in assigned work area for proper performance of duties
- report production or equipment problems to appropriate personnel
- maintain accurate production records to include portions and quantities of products prepared, used, and leftover
- Clean working area, production utensils and production equipment to include ovens, cabinets, cooler, floors, choppers and blenders
- follow appropriate sanitary procedures while cooking and cleaning
- Operate and maintain equipment such as mixers, cutters, ovens, doughnut machines, freezers, refrigerators, scales and other food service equipment
- Count, wrap, bag, stack, label and store baked products
- load baked products on trays and trucks to be conveyed to kitchen or cafeteria
- Monitor the work of and assist in training employees in lower classifications
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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