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Kitchen Manager, Clyde Austin 4-H Center: UT Extension
Kitchen Manager, Clyde Austin 4-H Center: UT Extension
The University of Tennessee
The person in this position will provide leadership for all hospitality at Clyde Austin 4-H Center, serving a diverse range of audiences, including youth education, corporate retreats, and special events. This person will coordinate every aspect of food service for events, as well as provide leadership for custodial services, and supervision of all kitchen staff. This position is charged with developing alternate menu options for special needs and allergy aware dietary requirements and develop procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, and university policies. This position will play a key role in sales to existing and potential clients regarding food service. Over time, the position will supervise a large, complex food operation.
Responsibilities
- Works to provide a safe, clean and attractive environment for all groups at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center
- Responsible for the purchasing, preparation, and cooking of meals. This encompasses 4-H camp, Environmental Ed groups, UT groups, and other outside groups and organizations.
- Supervises and teaches new staff as assigned by Center Director. Responsible for training and supervising all kitchen staff.
- Acts as instructor as needed in the Center's Environmental Education Program.
- Ensures TN Dept. of Health guidelines on food storage and service are followed throughout the 4-H Center.
- Verifies accuracy of food deliveries and quality of product; maintains rotation of stock; stays up to date regarding recalls on food products
- Obtains & analyzes bid comparisons from vendors, orders products from vendors & makes local market purchases
- Maintains records as required by Center Director & University fiscal policy
- Education:
- High school diploma or GED
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Excellent culinary skills; knowledgeable in field.
- Able to create & produce menus that are creative and profitable.
- Able to produce a high volume of accurate, complete, high quality work in a timely manner.
- Possess strong supervisory skills; able to maintain good working relations & communicate well with co-workers and outside groups; able to multi-task
- Possess strong work ethic; have a knowledge of relevant operations, safe work practice, standards for the kitchen.
- The candidate must have demonstrated success in being able to lead and coordinate work efforts, maintain a flexible work schedule, and have excellent customer service skills.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
