Commissary Attendant and Concession Event Cook

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Commissary Attendant & Concession Event Cook

Hourly Wage

19.00 non-tipped / 14.00 tipped

Summary/Objective Commissary Attendants are responsible for the stocking, preparation, and setting up of our concession stands. Event cooks will be responsible for cooking in a fast-paced working environment for UMD Hockey games that take place on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as other DECC events that take place throughout the year.

The Commissary Attendant & Event Cook position is a part-time position in our Concessions Department. The position is a hybrid of weekday/daytime commissary attendant hours as well as weekend/evening event-based cooking position. Shifts per week will vary based on DECC event needs, availability for UMD Men’s Hockey games are essential. Shifts are flexible, and other shift opportunities will be available as needed.

• At least one year of cooking or prep cook experience.
• Basic understanding of or the ability to learn basic sanitation and regulations for workplace safety.
• Basic understanding of or the ability to learn food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures.
• Ability to move quickly to different areas within the facility
• Ability to function well in a high paced and at times stressful environments.
• Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Works well in a team-oriented environment.
• Able to adapt and deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Respond courteously and promptly to customer needs.
• Ability to resolve problems and facilitate difficult situations as needed.
• Observes safety and security procedures.

• Perform stocking duties in concessions and in commissary before and during events.
• Maintain all equipment/product in a neat, clean, and orderly manner.
• Report any equipment issues to management.
• Prepare food items for events which requires the use of a knife, slicer, mixer, etc.
• Setting up and tearing down of concessions stands, including de-stocking and putting equipment away.
• Must be a self-starter who can work well with people in a team setting.
• Ability to define problems and resolve them quickly.
• Perform opening and closing duties.
• Follow sanitation, health and safety protocols.
• Other duties assigned by Concessions Managers

• Prepare concession food items while maintaining the highest food quality and safety standards. Examples:
  Pizzas, Burgers, Fried Foods, Hot Sandwiches, etc.
• Preparing food leading to rush times while being mindful of not overcooking and not having lots of waste.
• Responsible for quality and quantity of production of hot and colds foods with proper rotation practices.
• Operate large-volume cooking equipment, such as grills, fryers, flat tops, ovens, and pizza ovens.
• Multitasking between several different cooking tasks at once while keeping the hot holding window full and organized.
• Assist Concessions Operations Manager and FOH Concessions Manager with food production as needed.
• Maintain clean work areas including dishwashing, equipment cleaning, and assigned cleaning projects by the Concessions Operations Manager.
• Report any maintenance problems or other problem areas to the supervisor as they occur.
• Work positively and efficiently as a team to complete tasks.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Commissary Attendant

Required dress code may fluctuate based on the events held at the DECC

Stocking, Prepping, Set Up shifts require jeans (no holes) and a t-shirt (DECC preferred when other events are happening in the building).

Event days, The DECC will provide polos or t-shirts with the DECC logo. Jeans and sneakers are acceptable.

Event Cook

A DECC t-shirt will be provided by the DECC. Jeans (no holes) and proper sneakers preferable non-slip/closed toe shoes are acceptable.

The majority of work will be performed indoors; some events will be held outdoors in different seasons. Many of the work areas will fluctuate from moderate to loud noise levels. The temperature in the work areas can fluctuate from extremely hot and humid (80-90 degrees) to cold, such as outdoor winter weather in…