Line Cook Lead Jobs

Under supervision from a Sous Chef, the Line Cook Lead is responsible for ensuring the overall preparation, sanitation and monitoring of all foods for an assigned area in a Fawcett Center operation that services guests of The Fawcett Center. The Line Cook Lead operates as a key part of the culinary and management teams and with regard to directing the workflow of a team of full-time and student employees within a food station or preparation area, as well as cooking meats, poultry, and seafood, breakfast items such as eggs, quiches, pancakes, meats, potatoes, cereals, and fruits, and presenting the finished products garnished and ready for service. Creates station diagrams, writes prep lists, and assist with menu suggestion, menu writing and plating design. The Line Cook Lead creates and interprets, as well as assists other in interpreting recipes and the measuring of ingredients. The Line Cook Lead is also knowledgeable in the proper operation of standard kitchen equipment and is skilled in training others on the equipment's proper and safe use. Additional hours, nights, and weekends may be required base on business need.

FUNCTION: Food Service

SUB-FUNCTION: Food Production

CAREER BAND: Technical

CAREER LEVEL: T4

Minimum Education Required
Per Classified Civil Svc Specs
Additional Education Desired
HS Graduate or Equivalent or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Qualifications:

8th grade education plus; 6 months in a Line Cook title; one year of full time experience in cooking and food preparation and use of kitchen equipment; ability to direct food workflow at food station; skill in providing excellent customer service; ability to education others on effective safety practices; ability to read weights and measures; ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing; ability to read and interpret recipes; ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and fractions; ability to lift 50 pounds. Must have successfully completed a food sanitation certification program.

Starting Salary $15.29 - $20.41 per hour plus shift and weekend differentials. Final salary will be determined based on education and experience. There are two openings for this position.

Ohio State is focused on enhancing the health and safety of our community. Therefore, the university is requiring every student, faculty and staff member to be compliant with Ohio State’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

By the start of employment, all newly hired employees must receive at least the first dose of a two-dose series or a single dose of a one-dose series COVID-19 vaccination. Individuals who choose a two-dose series vaccination must receive the second dose within 45 days of their start date. Proof of vaccination will be required at time of hire.

Candidates may request a medical or religious exemption from the vaccination requirement. Campus employees may also request an exemption for personal reasons. Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine or OSUP Employees are not eligible for personal exemptions. All exemptions are subject to Ohio State’s approval and subject to change, including revocation, due to legal and regulatory requirements.