General Cook
Core
Prepares and cooks menu items in small batches, manages kitchen stock, and ensures food quality standards for Harvard University Dining Services.
Role type
Senior IC General Cook
Builds
Catered functions and daily meals for students, faculty, and staff
Domain
Hospitality / Food Service
Required skills
Knife skills, cooking methods (frying, grilling, sautéing, roasting, baking, braising, steaming), HACCP compliance, sanitation standards, inventory management, temperature control, portion control, equipment operation
Preferred skills
Supervisory experience, large volume cook-chill process experience, off-site catering experience, university environment experience, Culinary Arts degree
Technologies
Digital and analog thermometers, scales, kitchen tools and equipment
Responsibilities
Prepares and cooks menu items according to standardized recipes, tastes and evaluates food before service, ensures kitchen is stocked, instructs kitchen personnel on equipment usage, assists with on-the-job training, maintains sanitary workspaces, records portion amounts, fills out sanitation and temperature logs, complies with food illness policy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
