Cook

Job Title Cook Job Description

Elizabethtown College's Dining Services Department is currently seeking a full time Cook.

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure quality service and food production for all guests

This position is full-time, 12 months per year. Hours will be 11:30am-8:00pm (subject to change based on business needs).

Why work at Elizabethtown College? We've got great PERKS!

• FREE College undergraduate tuition for employee, spouse and dependent(s) after six months of full-time employment
• Excellent benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement match & more!)
• PAID time off between Christmas-New Years
• FREE access to Bowers Center exercise equipment & pool
• Generous paid time off for vacation & sick leave
• Beautiful campus setting with walking paths, library, cafeteria, Starbucks kiosk, college bookstore, mail services, pool, exercise classes
• Local business discounts for EC employees
• FREE Employee held events throughout the year on campus

Job Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Prepare and cook a variety of menu items
• Set up and operate action stations
• Follow proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures
• Utilize knives, cooking utensils, and all kitchen equipment effectively
• Maintain sanitation, production, and equipment records as required
• Monitor food temperatures and appearance
• Maintain optimum station coverage at all times - cover for co-workers' breaks
• Set up and break down cooking stations
• Adapt to special dietary needs and allergen requests
• Assist with receiving, storing, and rotating food inventory
• Support catered campus events
• Contribute to team efforts
• Respond flexibly to operational needs
• Train student personnel
• Other duties as assigned

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assist other areas within dining services
• Assist with cleaning and sanitation duties
• Conduct all responsibilities in a safe manner according to regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc.)

Other Skills, Abilities, and/or Training:

• Ability to work extended hours as needed
• Ability to work weekends
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work within strict deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and desire to be a team player
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Excellent oral communication skills (i.e. ability to deal effectively with others, speak professionally on the phone, etc.)
• Ability to read and communicate in English

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED is required.

Associate's degree from an accredited culinary institute is preferred; plus two years of food service experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

For full consideration please provide resume and contact information for (3) references.

Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to remain seated in a normal position for long periods of time
• Regularly required to walk about
• Regularly required to maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running
• Regularly required to reach up and out with hands and arms
• Regularly required to talk and hear; verbally express information or instructions
• Regularly required to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects, or hold objects
• Regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Regularly required to climb stairs and/or ladders
• Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet
• Occasionally required to push and/or pull up to 50 pounds a distance of 10 feet
• Regularly required to stand for long periods of time

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number AS687P Open Date 07/03/2025 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants About Elizabethtown College

Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,800 students more than 75 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its commitment to "Educate for Service," Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult www.etown.edu.

Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community-students, faculty, staff, and administrators-are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.

Status

Hours Per Week 40 hours per week, 12 month position Work Schedule 11:30am-8:00pm (subject to change) Salary per hour $19.00-$19.50-plus shift differential for working nights! Annual Salary