Job Description
Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (40 hours per week), non-exempt, benefits-eligible Hot Food Cook
opportunity.
Haverford Offers Great Benefits : The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes
possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match
required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year's Day off),
Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and$1400 for families (no match required), affordable medical plans, and a
beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page () for more
information.
Work Location: Dining Center
About the Position The Hot Food Cook
performs a variety of culinary duties related to the preparation and presentation of meals, and is responsible for portion control and
general food production procedures in the kitchen. This position requires working early morning hours, evening hours, weekends, and holidays
as needed, and is considered essential staff.
Primary Responsibilities - Prepare entrees, soups, and side
dishes for meals
- Pre-check the production sheet to ensure that all items are available for the meal in the correct quantity and
quality
- Instruct swing cook, and direct general kitchen workers and student workers
- Check equipment to ensure it is
available, clean, and in good working order
- Cook and/or otherwise prepare food in accordance with the production sheet menu,
correcting, if necessary, recipes for yield and quality after review with the manager
- Time food preparation to coincide with
starting meal hours and ensure that all food items are ready to serve at the necessary time
- Make substitutions as dictated by meal
counts and approved by the manager
- Prepare food in small batches, when possible, to ensure freshness and high
quality
- Monitor service line to ensure proper food service utensils are available, to instruct servers in food portion size, and to
decorate line for proper presentation
- Consult with the manager to determine the use of leftover food
- Properly store leftover
food in accordance with HAACP and Serv Safe guidelines
- Assess the quality of all food items coordinating with the
manager
- Ensure that items on the service line are properly labeled
- Consult with the receiver to ensure food items are pulled
for the next day's meals and notify the manager of any problems
- Maintain proper food temperatures of both hot and cold foods (hot
above 140F and cold food below 40F), taking corrective action when necessary; keep accurate food temperature charts, reporting problems to
supervisors
- Adhere to standards outlined by the sanitation program (Serv-Safe), Lower Merion Health Department, and Haverford
College Dining Services
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
- Work special events and catering functions as
needed
- Clean equipment used in the preparation of the meal
- Coordinate cleaning schedule for the kitchen with other kitchen
staff and student workers
- Complete production sheet and submits to manager
Line of Report: The Hot Food
Cook reports to the Executive Chef and Sous Chef/Culinary Supervisors. General Food Services Workers may report to this
person.
Minimum Qualifications - Three years of experience as a cook in the food service industry or any
combination of education and experience in producing the necessary skills, abilities, and knowledge
Professional
Competencies - Ability to operate industrial-type kitchen equipment including but not limited to meat slicer, steamer, steam
kettles, ovens, cooking utensils, buffalo chopper, deep fryer, mixer, grill, and range
- Ability to properly use various knives, hand
tools, utensils, and equipment to portion, cut, slice, score, julienne, whip, beat, or otherwise prep food
- Ability to perform basic
mathematical functions
- Ability to use and convert weights and measures, both liquid and dry
- Effective communication skills
to include reading, writing and following instructions
- Ability to view small print in various forms (such as cash register keys,
receipts, and instruction sheets)
- Must be mobile between work stations and numerous campus buildings, able to climb stairs while
carrying heavy items, to bend over/pick up and lift heavy items up and down, and to work in extreme temperatures
We are aware that
some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested
in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and
have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet
the position's qualifications.
Special Requirements - Serve Safe Certification or ability to obtain
certification at the college's expense within 3 months
- Aller-train Certification or ability to obtain certification at the
college's expense within 3 months
To Apply : Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to
include a cover letter and resume by visiting rnal/job/Haverford-Campus/Hot-Food-Cook_R823 . The application deadline is
January 1, 2026 . Application review will
begin after the deadline has passed. Please email recruiting@haverford.edu with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from
them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.
Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer
committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of
race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran
status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically
marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.
We at Haverford College recognize that we live
and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now,
and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and
communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today
and Lenape peoples.
Job Tags
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