Food Services II - Cook/Generalist

About the role

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is seeking a Cook/Generalist to join the Foothills Lab 2 Cafeteria team. This role involves preparing and serving food in daily operations, special events, conferences, and caterings.

Responsibilities

• Work hours including mornings & afternoons for day-to-day operations, and evenings & weekends for special functions
• Aid in food preparation for daily cafe operations - ensuring variety, quality, and safe handling of ingredients
• Ensure food production amounts are met with minimal waste
• Organize and setup all areas of workstation and service line
• Understand portion size and plate presentation
• Serve customers in a timely and appropriately friendly manner
• Attend pre-shift meetings with Chef & back-of-house (BOH) staff, when requested
• Assist with food delivery check-in, and storage
• Practice safe cleanliness & sanitation
• Operate point of sale (POS) system
• Short order grill cooking to include full scope of breakfast and lunch
• Aid staff by sharing knowledge of recipes, preparation, equipment, or procedure
• Aid in preparation of a variety of food items for special functions which may include appetizers, entrees, salads, and desserts as directed by Chef and requested on banquet event order
• Attend pre-event meetings with Chef & catering staff, when requested
• Aid with food presentation & displays
• Aid with closing responsibilities to include proper food storage, cleaning & sanitizing

Requirements

• At least two years’ experience in the food service industry
• ServSafe certified, or ability to successfully obtain certification
• High School diploma or equivalent

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask in a high-volume, customer-oriented, deadline-driven environment
• Comprehend & follow recipes
• Willingness to work with all products and ingredients
• Good self-management skills - ensuring quality output with minimal supervision
• Effective communication and customer service skills

Skills

• Knowledge of hot and cold food preparation to include appetizers, salad items, entrees, desserts, etc.
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment to include slicers, steamers, food processors, ovens, fryers, etc.
• Knowledge of math to determine serving sizes, and to estimate quantities of food to prepare
• Knowledge of POS system and sales transaction basics
• Professional appearance, demeanor, and positive outlook

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Time off allowance to attend classes, and other professional development opportunities
• UCAR contributes 10% of your eligible pay into your retirement account; 100% fully vested on day one
• Starting minimum accrual of 20 days of personal time off each year (prorated for less than full-time positions)
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Short-term medical leave paid at 100% of your regular salary
• EcoPass for local Colorado residents to use the Denver and Boulder-area transit system at no cost

Pay

Hiring Salary Range $46,675 - 48,614 Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role.

Schedule

This position requires fully onsite presence at the Foothills Lab 2 building/cafeteria in Boulder, CO. full on-site