Culinary Supervisor

**Job no**: 518864
- **Work type**: On Campus
- **Location**: Normal, Illinois
- **Title**: Culinary Supervisor
**Division Name**: Student Affairs
**Department**: Event Management, Dining and Hospitality

**Job Summary**:
The Department of Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality is one of 13 departments within the Division of Student Affairs. It provides the campus community and guests with high-quality, efficient, and innovative event services and dining options in a variety of settings dedicated to accentuating and enhancing the campus experience in a diverse community.

This position plays an integral role in accomplishing this goal by training and supervising the culinary staff and directing the preparation and service of menu items in residential dining centers. Our staff utilizes a broad range of culinary skills and equipment to prepare fresh and delicious menu items, frequently participating in display cooking, utilizing woks, salad preparation, grilling, and pizza making to enhance our customers' experience.

Whether it's to find a place to study, gather with friends, enjoy a bite to eat, or plan a large event, the Department of Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality takes great pride in providing welcoming and inclusive spaces, high-quality food services, and experienced and professional staff who care about making every experience individualized and extraordinary. It is our philosophy to recruit, inspire, and retain talented team members and promote wellness and foster their development. It is our goal to promote a more fully diverse and inclusive campus community.

**Additional Information**:

- University Benefit Highlights:
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Retirement and supplemental retirement
- Tuition waiver benefits are available to staff as well as their eligible dependents.
- Paid holiday/administrative closures during Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
- Paid vacation and sick time-
**Salary Rate / Pay Rate**:
$23.38 per hour
- Effective 7/1/2024, the rate of pay will increase to $24.08 per hour_

**Required Qualifications**:
1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Three (3) years (36 months) of general work experience in quantity cooking in a commercial setting.
3. One (1) year (12 months) of experience comparable to that described in the lower level of this series. This includes higher-level functions such as planning, food procurement, cleaning supplies and equipment, inventory control, menus, keeping records and reports, and staff supervision.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
1. High school diploma or equivalency.
2. Full knowledge and acceptance of principles of diversity.
3. Supervisory and leadership skills; ability to train and instruct employees; ability to organize, prioritize, and assign duties.
4. Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce all policies and procedures, especially those pertaining to sanitation and safety.
5. Strong interpersonal skills; cooperative, flexible, and customer-oriented; ability to deal effectively with employee and customer conflicts; the ability to produce results working as part of a team or committee.
6. Knowledge of food values and nutrition; knowledge of materials and methods used in preparing food on a large scale.
7. Ability to read, follow and correct recipes; ability to plan simple menus with managers.
8. Computer skills, including menu management systems; accurate record keeping skills.
9. Current Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate.

**Work Hours**:
**Functional Expectations**:
Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
This position requires standing, walking, use of fingers and hands, reaching, lifting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, speaking, seeing, tasting, hearing, and smelling. It also requires the ability to stand for an extended time without a significant rest period. Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. frequently and 50 lbs. occasionally.

**Proposed Starting Date**:
August 2024

**Required Applicant Documents**:
Reference List

**Optional Applicant Documents**:
Certification of Retirement Annuity
Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Transcripts - See Special Instructions to Applicant section for additional options

**Special Instructions for Applicants**:
In order to receive the maximum eligible points for the civil service exam, you may upload transcripts or a food service certificate under the optional documents, if applicable. In order to be eligible for Veteran's Preference points on the exam, appropriate military service documentation, such as a DD214, may be faxed, mailed, or delivered to Human Resources, in order to receive the maximum eligible points:
Fax: 309.438.0011, Attn: Breanna Crippen
Address: Illinois State University
Human Resources
Campus Box 1300
Normal, IL 61790-1300

This position is represented by AFSCME Local 1110.

Illinois State University is authorized to do business within the State of Illinois. All work under this appointment