Chef

Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely
recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by
Forbes and is minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining,
shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours
away.

Dickinson College offers full-time employees a broad range of benefits, including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life
insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees
and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement
account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and
fully vested in the employee.

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Position Department

Dining Services – Kitchen

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Chef must have
the ability to work all stations in the kitchen/catering/Kove/retail and assume leadership in the absence of the Sous and/or Executive Chef.
The Chef is directly responsible for production and director supervision of staff on assigned station(s) and shift(s). Activities include
quality food preparation, recipe and menu construction and validation, production of banquets and catering on and off-premise, staff
training and direction, sanitation and safety.
Essential Functions:

• Produces all menu items and foods through use of any
  and all production stations during any shift.
• Take total responsibility for and properly execute special functions and associated
  menus independently and as assigned.
• Ensures the standardized production and quality presentation of all foods as assigned to self
  and subordinates.
• Assumes total responsibility for his/her shift in absence of Executive Chef.
• Communicates with assigned
  employees and other departments to ensure production tasks and timelines are met; collaborates with co-workers and other departments
  and
  employees to ensure success of assigned functions, events, and menus.
• Analyzes recipes for desired results and accurately
  converts recipe ingredient quantities as needed and submits corrections or recommendations to the Executive Chef and Production
  Manager.
• Ensures safety of self, co-workers, and customers Follow all ServeSafe standards and follow all HACCP
  procedures.
• Ensures self and subordinates maintain professional appearance of work spaces and persons in a neat, clean, and orderly
  manner.
• Fill out all production records for shift worked. Correct any observed actions of fellow
  employees that do not follow
  college food handling policies or procedures. Direct casual employees assigned to kitchen or utility duties as needed. Report any items in
  need of
  repair to supervisor.
• This position is designated as “emergency response personnel”. “Emergency response personnel” are
  required to report to work when the college is delayed or closed. They may also be called in at any time of the day to respond to weather
  and/or other types of
  emergencies as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Vocational or technical certificate/degree
  in Culinary Arts with 5-8 years of related experience. A combination of education and
  experience may be considered in place of the
  culinary degree if the candidate possesses significant work history in food service, to include supervision and training of employees,
  particularly in a high-volume operation and preferably within a higher education
  institution of a size similar to or greater than
  Dickinson Dining Services.
• Current ServSafe certification

EEO/Diversity Statement:

The College is committed
to building a representative and diverse faculty, staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.

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