Cook - Mississippi State University- Fresh Food Company

About the role

Join our team as a Cook and bring recipes to life while flexing your creativity. Surrounded by fresh ingredients and top-tier equipment, you’ll experiment with diverse cuisines, flavors, and cooking styles in a dynamic environment. We prioritize your health with production guidelines and safety procedures to support you in doing what you love.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of food according to production guidelines and standardized recipes.
• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and equipment.
• Prepare ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items.
• Safely use a variety of utensils, including knives.
• Operate equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, and mixers.
• Apply baking, roasting, broiling, steaming, and other cooking methods to meat, vegetables, and other foods.
• Arrange, garnish, and portion food according to established guidelines.
• Properly store food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Maintain excellent customer service and a positive demeanor toward guests, customers, clients, and co-workers.
• Adhere to Aramark safety policies and procedures, including accurate food safety and sanitation.
• Ensure security of company assets.

Note: Job duties may change or new ones may be assigned to meet business needs without formal notice.

Requirements

• Experience as a cook or in a related role.
• Validated knowledge of basic food preparation principles, cooking methods, and food safety regulations (e.g., handling, sanitation, storage).
• Ability to acquire food safety certification.
• Basic math and counting skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Physical Demands

• Lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, and/or extended walking and standing.
• May require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

About Aramark

Aramark proudly serves millions of guests daily through food and facilities services in 15 countries. Rooted in service and united by purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, communities, and the planet. We believe in fostering a workplace where talents are developed, passions are fueled, and professional growth is empowered.