Cook Dining Services

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers 50 majors and robust offerings of graduate and professional programs across eight schools of study including Rhode Island's only law school, with campuses on the coast of Bristol and in the heart of Providence, R.I. With small classrooms and a focus on undergraduate and graduate research and community engagement, a Roger Williams education blends the strength of liberal arts and professional studies, providing all students with the depth and breadth of interdisciplinary thinking and well-rounded knowledge necessary to succeed in our interconnected, global world.

RWU is committed to strengthening society through engaged scholarship so that students graduate with the ability to think critically and apply the practical skills that today's employers demand.

Roger Williams University seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. We value all races, genders, identities, and abilities. RWU is committed to creating a thriving community that encourages lifelong learning, professional development, and academic innovation.

The culinary cook is responsible for the proper preparation, cooking technique, station setup, and execution of menu items and daily café specials. The culinary work in this position must follow Dining's commitments to sustainability, proper health and safety guidelines and allergy training standards.

• Interacts professionally with other employees, customers, and suppliers.
• Performs quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Works effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Works independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Cooks food based on recipes, guidelines and proper culinary techniques.

• Cleans work areas, equipment and utensils, distributes supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.

• Assist in the implementation and follow up of proper food safety and sanitation practices in accordance with the RI Food code.
• Assures compliance with all HACCP food safety requirements.
• Interacts with co-workers to ensure compliance with company service standards, and inventory and cash control procedures.
• Assures compliance with all allergy training procedures.

• Serves customers in an efficient and friendly manner, resolves customer concerns seeking assistance from supervisors or management as needed.

• Ensures that all food is properly cooked, garnished and served.
• Follows all food production standards including understanding of production metrics.
• Understand importance of guest count, small batch cooking, reducing waste.
• Knowledge of all cooking cooking techniques, such as, grilling, baking, broiling, steaming, frying, sautéing.
• Knowledge of all coking equipment.
• Utilizes approved food production standards to ensure proper quality, serving temperatures and standard portion control.
• Able to work all cook stations in upper commons.

• Ensures that all stations and condiments are set-up in time for service.
• Properly stores foods in designated areas following wrapping, dating, and rotation procedures.

• This position does not directly supervise anyone but is responsible for working in a team and completing tasks in a group setting. This position is responsible for training of new staff members.

PT Dining $250 signing bonus after a 4-month satisfactory probationary period is completed
Generous paid holidays, vacation, and sick time, free gym membership, free meals during working hours, free uniforms, free parking, paid employee referral program and 403(b)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential…