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Cook's Assistant

Smith College💼 Full-time💰 $52,603–$52,603🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Assist with food preparation, cooking, and service in a commercial kitchen environment, ensuring safe and sanitary operations for students and guests.

Role type

Food service cook's assistant

Builds

Breakfast items, soups, entrees, salads, desserts, and special dietary meals

Domain

Higher education food service

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Quantity cookery, baking, food preparation, sanitation compliance, inventory management, data entry, physical strength, lifting 50 lbs, standing for prolonged periods

Preferred skills

Culinary arts degree, equivalent training

Technologies

College computer access, email, dining access system

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook menu items, clean and sanitize dining areas and equipment, receive and store food supplies, inventory storage areas, assist with meal counts and data entry, perform dining room coordinator duties, participate in special event preparation

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC

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