Overview This role is an academic year position. Shift: Sunday & Thursday: 1:30PM - 10:00 PM, Monday and Tuesday Off. Wednesday: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Friday & Saturday: 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM. Tufts Dining is a self-operated food service provider managing a comprehensive collegiate dining program on the Tufts University Medford/Somerville and SMFA/Fenway campus, delivering high quality, contemporary and innovative food and hospitality services to meet the various needs of students, staff, faculty, administrators and visitors in a fiscally responsible manner. Our team provides a progressive resident dining program as well as innovative retail services, and a distinctive university catering program serving a campus community comprised of 6600 undergraduates, 2100 graduate students, and 2300 staff, faculty and administrators. Residential dining Centers and Catering are open 7 days a week. Working weekends & evenings will be expected. What You'll Do The Third Cook prepares, cooks, and presents a variety of menu items in accordance with established recipes, production schedules, quality standards, and food safety requirements. This position utilizes a variety of cooking methods and commercial kitchen equipment to produce food in support of daily dining operations. • The Third Cook is responsible for maintaining assigned production stations, ensuring food is prepared and served in a timely manner, and maintaining high standards of food quality, sanitation, and customer service. • Working both independently and as part of a team, the Third Cook assists with food preparation, service, station setup and breakdown, and other kitchen-related duties as assigned. • The position is responsible for following all food safety and sanitation procedures, maintaining a clean and organized work area, and accurately completing required production and temperature logs. • In customer-facing areas, the Third Cook provides courteous and professional service while contributing to a positive dining experience. • The Third Cook must demonstrate the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, adapt to changing business needs, and perform assigned duties with minimal supervision. • This position supports the overall success of dining operations through a commitment to quality, safety, teamwork, and exceptional customer service while performing additional duties as required to meet departmental and operational needs. • All employees are responsible for punching in and out in accordance with department policy and standards. • All employees must be given permission from a manager to punch in early or stay past their schedule "out time." • All employees must adhere to posted schedule. • All requests for time off will be granted based on business needs. • In accordance with the CBA, schedules will be posted 14 days (excludes catering) in advance. • Time off requests must follow proper procedure and will be approved or denied in accordance with department needs. • No request will be honored for Senior Week, Holidays, Alumni Weekend, Commencement, Orientation, Matriculation, or Special Events during the Academic Year. What We're Looking For Basic Requirements: Knowledge and experience typically acquired by: • High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience • Minimum of 1 year of food preparation or commercial kitchen experience preferred • Ability to safely operate commercial foodservice equipment or learn equipment operation through on-the-job training • Demonstrated knife skills and knowledge of basic culinary techniques • Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and proper food handling procedures • Ability to work independently and as part of a team • Strong customer service and communication skills Preferred Qualifications: • Associate Degree or Certificate in Culinary Arts • ServSafe Food Handler or ServSafe Manager Certification • Experience in high-volume institutional, university, hotel, restaurant, healthcare, or catering foodservice operations • Experience using commercial food production equipment The pay rate for this position is $28.16 / hour.