Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting a Cook 2 to join our Central Marketplace team in Ellensburg, Washington. We are seeking dedicated team members who want to help change students' lives. Grow your career in the dynamic world of College and University Dining, and support the campus community through food. In addition to promotion and growth opportunities, CWU offers incredible benefits, including 8 credits in tuition waivers each quarter for employees and 50% off for dependents, generous paid time, and retirement matching. The role is an 11-month cyclic campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $39,804 - $52,920 annually plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjdhOegDa9A What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: The Cook 2 actively participates in the daily production while regularly instructing, training, and checking the work of others. Responsibilities include using Computrition to draft menus, add recipes, quantify recipes, order food items from the warehouse, to get menu information and enter inventory values. This position is directly involved in leading, directing and training the culinary staff including Cook 1, Food Service Worker Leads, Food Workers, on-call staff and students. This position ensures professional food preparation, leads food production, and helps prep for next day's meals, ensures proper food storage practices are taken, and maintains a sanitary work environment. The Cook 2 is a hands-on member of the kitchen staff and must be able to perform the cooking duties found in any of the dining units on campus, including line cooking. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties - Ensures the successful and timely execution of the menu and culinary direction provided by the Student Union Sous Chef and Executive Chef. - Prepares menu selections for customers according to established production standards and specific recipes. - Regularly assigns tasks, instructs and checks work of Civil Services employees, temporary employees, and student staff members. - Properly sets up and uses equipment for production. Cleans and sanitizes equipment once production is completed. - Reads, interprets, and follows standardized recipes. Adjusts wei