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Who are we?

The University of Texas at Austin, Housing and Dining (UHD) operates a variety of dining locations throughout the Forty Acres, including dining halls, restaurants, coffee shops and convenience stores! Our locations serve residents, students, staff and campus visitors.

What are the benefits?

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Free Capital metro bus rides
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time, and holidays
• Career growth &professional development

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website at https://hr.utexas.edu/ to learn more about the total benefits offered when you join our team!

What does this position do?

Make a difference in Longhorn’s lives! Responsible for assisting the Sous Chef in the planning and execution of daily food production serving breakfast, lunch and dinner for 3,000+ customers.

What are the job duties?

• Assists in preparation of all types of food items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Able to read recipes, comprehend them, handle conversions on recipes, and execute recipe. Responsible for independently preparing anywhere from five – eight recipes for a meal period for up to 150 portions per recipe in a high volume establishment. Batch cooks recipes to needs of business, and being able to time the batches as to reduce waste and provide the freshest product possible. Reports recipe discrepancies to chef.

• Assists in cleaning the whole kitchen area, kitchen equipment, refrigerators, freezers, and storage area. Responsible for efficient organization and placement of prepped and stored items. Properly utilizes, stores, and labels cooked food and food items.

• Assist on serving line, interact and prepare food according to customers ingredient selections. Oversees food display and garnish on all serving lines.

• Advises supervisor of kitchen equipment repair or replacement.

What qualifications do I need?

• One year experience as a Cook or Food Prep in a restaurant, commercial, or institutional facility

• Experience operating cooking equipment

• Experience following recipes.

• Ability to complete and maintain University Housing and Dining Food Safety Training and/or ServSafe throughout employment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

What preferred qualifications could I have?

• Culinary degree

• Two or more years’ experience as a Cook or Food Prep in a restaurant, commercial, or institutional

• High volume cooking experience

• Basic computer skills.

• Ability to multi task and work with little supervision

• Professional demeanor and ability to work with a diverse staff and customer base.

What are the working conditions?

• Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished).

• May work in extreme temperatures.

• May work around biohazards.

• May work around chemicals.

• Use of manual dexterity.

• Climbing of stairs.

• Climbing of ladders.

• Pushing, pulling and moving up to 50 pounds;

• Lifting and moving up to 62 pounds.

• The successful candidate will be required to successfully complete testing for strength and agility prior to employment.

Requisition #: R_00022234

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $39,520.00 per year

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: One location

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