Second Cook

3 days ago

Vancouver, Canada UBC Food Services Full time

**Location**:UBC Food Services Residence Dining Halls

**Position**: Second Cook - Residence
- At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career._

**Job Description Summary**:
Positions in this classification cook and prepare meals in accordance with a menu plan and assume responsibility for an assigned area of meal preparation in a high volume commercial kitchen.

**Organizational Status**:
Reports to Chef or unit manager

**Work Performed**:

- Cooks and or prepares main courses, pastry items, desserts, salads, sandwich plates and specialty items on a large scale and as per unit requirements for established menu plans.
- Supports direction given by Commissary Chef and or First Cook in daily communications.
- Assumes responsibility for a specific area of food production as required by the unit, delegating tasks to assistant cooks as required.
- Assesses and ensures quality of finished product prior to shipping out.
- Greets, interacts and serves guests adhering to UBC Food Services customer service standards.
- Maintains a fundamental working knowledge of allergens, ingredients and substitutions to address allergy concerns.
- Maintains high standards of sanitation and safety, ensuring work is performed in compliance with Foodsafe, UBC policy and UBC Food Services safety guidelines. Maintains adherence to the UBC Food Services dress code.
- Recommends food inventory levels and assists with maintaining inventory.
- Cleans kitchen and kitchen equipment.Relieves responsibilities of other food service workers as operationally required.
- Carries out any other related duties as required in keeping with the qualifications and requirements of positions in this classification.

**Consequence of Error/Judgement**:
Decisions relate to the sequence of food preparation; errors may result in minor delays.

**Supervision Received**:
Works under general supervision and independently as required

**Supervision Given**:
May delegate work to assistant cooks

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Minimum Qualifications: Certificate in cooking from a recognized cooking institution and Food Safe Level 1 Certificate. 2 years relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own. Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Be part of something big UBC Food Services nourishes more than 70,000 students, staff and faculty on the UBC Vancouver Campus. We shape the daily experience of thousands of customers through the high-quality, healthy food we serve and every interaction we make._
- By joining our diverse and skilled team, you are helping us to shatter stereotypes about institutional customer service, food quality, sustainability and workplace culture by upholding our innovative Food Values._
- UBC Food Services operates 30+ locations including residence dining rooms, restaurants, markets, cafes, catering and franchises._

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