Percent of Time/Week:100% Service Schedule:Calendar Year

Position Description:

Creates and tests recipes for fine dining and catering; develops banquet menus, food costing and establishes food cost goals for catering; recommends, hires, and interviews for all catering production staff; conducts training, coaches and oversees staff; manages and negotiates catering specifications; recommends large equipment/capital investment purchases to support catering culinary needs; and uses menu management software to analyze data and solve food cost issues.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts or related field required. An Associate's plus six years of experience as Sous Chef or equivalent in food service operations may be substituted.

Required Qualifications:

At least three years of experience as Sous Chef or equivalent in food service operations required.

Certifications:

Servsafe certification required within 3 months of start date

Desirable Qualifications:

Supervisory experience of culinary staff; experience working in a university or large volume hotel or convention center; experience with recipe creation and specification writing; large volume (300+) catering experience; experience making presentations and teaching cooking classes to students and campus community; fine dining experience; recipe testing experience; and experience using local, organic and sustainable products preferred.

Online Application Required Documents



Application Type:

This job requires basic applicant information, plus a resume. Your resume should not be sent to the contact below. The resume will be attached during the Online Application Process.

Professional References:

Applicants must enter reference information online as part of the application process. Number of References: 3 Cover Letter:A plain text cover letter is required.
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Contact Information:


Attention: Your resume should not be sent to the contact below. The resume will be attached during the Online Application Process.

Contact:Jill Chelesvig - jill.chelesvig@uni.edu
Redeker Center
Phone: 319-273-2333
Department URL: https://uni.edu/dor/

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