About the Role
We are seeking qualified individuals for our teaching restaurant Eatery 73 and Grab & Go at Austin Community College. Our ideal candidate is kind, positive, and works well with others, believing in quality, consistency, and a clean, organized environment where respect and dignity are prioritized. Line cooks are a crucial part of our restaurant operations who prepare, cook, and plate dishes; assist in organizing ingredients; and help keep the kitchen clean for service.
Responsibilities
- Cook/Prepare plated food in an efficient & timely manner while adhering to food safety and sanitation guidelines required by the Executive Chef and ACC Culinary Department.
- Follow recipe guidelines, procedures, & techniques required by the Executive Chef and ACC Culinary Department.
- Adhere to forecasting/par levels and prep levels as set by the Executive Chef.
- Communicate with the Executive Chef & coworkers in a professional and timely manner regarding the needs of the business, equipment, and product integrity.
- Adhere to and maintain safety & sanitation standards at all times in accordance with ACC Culinary Department’s policies and procedures.
- Check-in and store incoming orders/products following FIFO & labeling procedures to ensure proper rotation and usage.
- Prepare, cook, and plate dishes.
- Assist in organizing ingredients.
- Help keep the kitchen clean for service.
Requirements
- Previous experience in a professional kitchen
- Knowledge and understanding of safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures.
- Understanding of how to follow written and verbal instructions
- Strong attention to detail
- Team-oriented attitude
- Display a working knowledge of all ingredients and preparations used on the menu.
- Consistently ensure that station mise en place is prepped, seasoned, and stocked throughout service and overall station remains clean and organized.
- Effectively participates in a professionally run service period, ensuring excellence in cooking, timing, plate assembly, and communication.
- Employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment.
- If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Skills
- Kindness
- Positivity
- Works well with others
- Belief in quality
- Belief in consistency
- Works in a clean, organized environment
- Prioritizes respect and dignity
- Food safety
- Sanitation
- Food handling procedures
- Following written and verbal instructions
- Attention to detail
- Team-oriented attitude
- Working knowledge of ingredients and preparations
- Station prep
- Cooking
- Timing
- Plate assembly
- Communication
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Hourly
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Previous experience in a professional kitchen
Salary/Compensations
- $23.00/hour
About the Company
- Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.
- We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.
- We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
- As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
- Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
- Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
- Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
- Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
- Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
- Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.
Equal Opportunity
- As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes.
- If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
- Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC.
- The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.
- For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.
