First Cook Supervisor (FT, FY)

Job no: 492926
Position type: Staff Full Time - Full Year
Location: Lewiston, ME
Division/Equivalent: VP for Admin & Treasurer
School/Unit: Dining Conferences and Campus Events
Department/Office: Commons
Categories: Culinary

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Title: First Cook Supervisor (FT, FY)

$500 Sign-On Bonus Available!

Position Purpose:

Bates Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events provides/oversees services for a self-operated student dining program, campus catering, retail dining operations, vending, summer programs, one day programs, major campus events, campus space scheduling and non-student short term housing.  The first cook supervisor's position oversees front line culinary operations for student dining and catering events. This is a hands-on supervisory position which requires an individual with the skills to understand the global needs of the operation, and the ability to organize their team's work with an eye to efficiency, timeliness, and production of high quality products. 

This position calls for someone with outstanding customer service skills who can safely, efficiently, and consistently produce and present food in a high-volume setting, and who possesses the demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships with individuals and groups with varying backgrounds, perspectives, education, and skills. Ability to work as part of a dynamic management team that embraces communication and inclusiveness is essential to the candidates’ success. Exemplary organizational, time management, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills are a must as well as a demonstrated ability to teach others.

Job Duties:

  • Prepare student meals.
  • Prepare catered events.
  • Oversee the daily running of the kitchen.
  • Organize and outline daily/weekly staff assignments.
  • Review recipes with staff to insure compliance.
  • Hold pre-shift meeting updating staff on information pertinent to the meal at hand and share operational updates.
  • In the event of unexpected staff absences, prepare a strategy to ensure food is fresh and available at all times. 
  • Ensure proper production records are maintained.
  • Ensure proper sanitation standards are maintained.
  • Display a pleasant demeanor and helpful attitude.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

  • Culinary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience desired. 
  • Serve Safe certification.

Experience

  • Minimum of four years’ experience in an institutional or high-volume full-service food operation required with a demonstrated forward professional progression. 
  • Previous experience in a high-volume collegiate setting desired.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
  • Commitment to customer service. 
  • Exemplary organizational and time management skills are a must. 
  • Ability to multi-task.
  • Understand and thrives in a high-volume food service environment. 
  • Creativity and expertise in most facets of food production. 
  • Ability to follow written and oral directions.
  • Mastery of all production/cooking equipment.
  • Mastery of all stations/cooking concepts.
  • Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks.

   
 

Benefits: 

Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.  Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations.  All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

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