Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $22.72
Work Schedule
Fixed Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Paid holidays
Vacation and Sick Time
Free Meals
set schedule
Job Description
University at Buffalo Campus Dining is a prominent dining service provider that plays a crucial role in delivering exceptional culinary experiences to students, faculty, and staff across the University at Buffalo campuses. Dedicated to quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction, UB Campus Dining offers a diverse range of food services, maintaining the highest standards of food preparation, safety, and sanitation. The department supports a dynamic and fast-paced environment typical of high-volume institutional dining, making it a vital part of university life and campus community engagement.
The role of Sous Chef at UB Campus Dining is an exciting and rewarding career op... Show More
The role of Sous Chef at UB Campus Dining is an exciting and rewarding career op... Show More
Job Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of high-volume, professional cooking experience
- Knowledge of thickening techniques, soup and sauce classification and production, saute, stir fry, pan frying, deep frying, grilling, broiling, roasting, steaming, braising and stewing, cold food production, and food presentation and garnishing standards
- Knowledge of equipment used in high-volume kitchens including grills, deep fat fryers, alto shams
- Demonstrate proficiency in knife-handling skills with ability to cut/trim meat or carcasses
- Pleasant customer service focused demeanor
- Experience in directing work assignments of support staff in cooks’ area
- Experience in following and extending standardized recipes
- Experience in organizing and maintaining kitchen workstations
- Experience in maintaining production and usage records
- Experience in safe food handling, preventing food-borne illness, and sanitation techniques
- Ability to correctly identify product and read production sheets
- Ability to prioritize work and execute tasks with speed, efficiency, and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and part of a team to fulfill customer orders
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to speak, read, and write English
- Accurate math skills
- Maintain professional appearance, demeanor, and hygiene
- Reliable transportation and attendance
- Ability to pass Cook 1 screening test
Job Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of high-volume, professional cooking experience
- Knowledge of equipment used in high-volume kitchens including grills, deep fat fryers, alto shams
- Proficiency in professional knife-handling skills with ability to cut/trim meat or carcasses
- Pleasant customer service focused demeanor
- Experience in directing work assignments of support staff
- Experience in following and extending standardized recipes
- Experience in organizing and maintaining kitchen workstations
- Experience in maintaining production and usage records
- Experience in safe food handling, preventing food-borne illness, and sanitation techniques
- Ability to correctly identify product and read production sheets
- Ability to prioritize work and execute tasks with speed, efficiency, and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to speak, read, and write English
- Accurate math skills
- Maintain professional appearance, demeanor, and hygiene
Job Duties
- Provide exceptional service for University at Buffalo’s Campus Dining Program
- Set up, service, cooking specialty foods under constant pressure to prepare meals quickly while ensuring quality is maintained and safety and sanitation guidelines are observed
- Lead and direct the prep and production team in the kitchen
- Ensure cleanup of the kitchen space
- Maintain food quality and presentation standards
- Direct work assignments of support staff in cooks’ area
- Organize and maintain kitchen workstations
- Maintain production and usage records
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)