What are the responsibilities and job description for the Culinary Operations Assistant (COA) position at Institute of Culinary Education?
Company Description
ABOUT ICE:
The award-winning Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) was established in 1975 and has since grown to be one of America’s leading centers for culinary education and the largest culinary institute in New York City and Los Angeles. In 2015, ICE built and moved to a new flagship 75,000 sq. ft. location in lower Manhattan, NY. In 2019, USAToday ranked ICE the “#1 culinary school in America”. The foundation of ICE is its five Diploma Programs in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking Arts, Restaurant & Culinary Management, Hotel & Hospitality Management and Health-Supportive Culinary Arts. ICE’s programs are intensive, sophisticated and, as a diploma, can be completed in 8-12 months. In addition to career programs, ICE NYC offers a vast menu of recreational courses for the public, and a highly developed special events / cooking party division. In the spring of 2018, ICE opened a branch campus in Pasadena, CA. In the fall of 2018, ICE licensed the assets of the former Natural Gourmet Institute. In the summer of 2020, ICE licensed the assets of the former French Culinary Institute.
For more information about ICE, please visit our website at ice.edu or connect with us @iceculinary on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Watch our videos on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/iceculinary
The Institute of Culinary Education is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The award-winning Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) is seeking a Culinary Operations Assistant (COA). The Culinary Operations Assistant provides support to the Recreational and Stewarding Departments as well as Chef Instructors. This position includes assisting in ICE’s recreational classes; assembly and delivery of pulls, kitchen set up and breakdown; cleaning and organizing kitchens, and dishwashing. This position requires availability on evenings and weekends. Best of all, eligible employees of ICE may attend any one of our Career training programs tuition free.
Job Responsibilities:
RECREATIONAL CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
- Serve as assistant in recreational culinary, pastry, mixology and wine classes.
- Set up the class, assist the chef and guests as needed throughout the class and breakdown/clean the kitchen after the class has concluded
STEWARDING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Serve as an assistant to the Director of Stewarding and Purchasing
- Assist with the assembly of food pulls, receiving, inventory and daily maintenance of the department
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or chef instructor
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A strong interest in food and cooking
- Dependability, punctuality and timely attendance is required
- High school diploma or GED
- One (1) year experience in restaurant or food industry
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be familiar with weights and measure
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and interact in a collaborative manner
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Able to multi-task and execute instructions
- Able to set up and break down rooms for classes in a timely fashion.
- A strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and within a team.
Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
Additional Information
For more information about ICE, please visit our website www.ice.edu or www.ice.edu/about-us/jobs, YouTube channel or follow us @iceculinary on Twitter.
