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Cook Helper

United States of America, Rochester Employment contract 19.13 - 25.95 USD / Hour · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.

Job Responsibility

  • Assists in gathering food supplies and equipment for Cooks and assists them in the preparation of food
  • May perform grill and broiler activities independently
  • Tends foods that are cooking and tests them for progress of cooking
  • May adjust cooking time and temperature and add seasonings and ingredients as directed
  • Prepares beverages and like items
  • May prepare special diet foods and short-order foods such as on grills or in broiler
  • Peels, washes, trims and cuts vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese and other foods
  • Measures and mixes ingredients according to computer-generated recipes
  • Prepares servings of food items
  • Makes up patients' trays and serves food onto a food truck or containers
  • Observes precautions against deterioration and degradation of prepared foods, foods awaiting preparation and leftovers awaiting proper storage
  • Removes food from carts when returned
  • wraps, stores, processes or discards as directed
  • Cleans utensils, equipment and work area, stores food in prescribed manner and follows all other instructions to maintain prescribed standards of sanitation and safety
  • Obtains and arranges food, supplies, and utensils and prepares oven, fryers and grills
  • May obtain food trucks, containers and trays

Requirements

  • Requires knowledge of the methods of food preparation
  • ability to read and write English
  • ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
  • 1 year experience in commercial food service
  • or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Ability to lift items weighing approximately 40-50 pounds
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