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Relief Head Chef - Shoals Marine Lab

University of New Hampshire – Main Campus · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$100kDetected 5 days ago
BudgetingHRHRISFDA RegulatoryResearchCommunicationCollaborationHACCP

About the role

  • include menu planning, food purchasing, budgeting, and ensuring meals are made primarily from scratch using local ingredients when possible.
  • The role involves supervising and scheduling kitchen staff, student workers, and volunteers while maintaining relationships with food suppliers, with an emphasis on sustainability and food waste reduction.
  • Additionally, the position ensures compliance with health and safety regulations, upholds a clean and safe kitchen environment, and provides excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning and preparation of 20+ meals per week for Appledore Island for up to 100 residents and additional groups of day visitors, and on island catering.
  • Maintain and coordinate relationships with food suppliers, with an emphasis on local ingredients and farms and fishers.
  • Develops and maintains a professional team that reflects courtesy, civility, and mutual respect.
  • Maintain responsibility for menu planning, management of dietary restrictions, food purchasing and budgeting, food transportation, kitchen cleaning, dishwashing, and food storage.
  • Maintain a keen focus on sustainability and food waste reduction.
  • Maintain cleanliness and safe operating environment of kitchen at all times.
  • The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission.

Requirements

  • Experience as a head or executive chef successfully leading dining services teams in successful execution of regular meal service for large groups of more than 50.
  • Experience in addressing allergy, food preferences and food intolerances in a discrete and safe manner.
  • Knowledge of basic computer skills
  • proven organization skills
  • Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States.
  • Selected candidates must be able to successfully participate in pre-employment and random drug testing.
  • Meet the University of New Hampshire's hiring requirements for both criminal and driving history (background checks are required).
  • Good communication skills and ability to work well with students, faculty and other staff members in an isolated environment.
  • Required Licenses & Certifications:
  • All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law.

Skills

  • Must be willing and able to assist with moving, packing, loading and unloading of supply runs both on Appledore and on the mainland.
  • Must be able to lift and move more than 50 lbs.
  • Must be able to work while standing and moving 8-11+ hours per day.

Compensation

  • Salary will vary by candidate, based on experience at Shoals, and cooking experience
  • There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs.
  • The pay range for this position is listed above.

Benefits

  • USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources
  • Ensure compliance with Maine Department of Health regulations, utilizing FDA HACCP and Serve Safe guidelines to ensure safe food storage and preparation

Equal opportunity

  • The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer.
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