Lead Cook 1

Hampshire College offers an excellent benefits package to dining service employees, which is prorated
based on employment cycle and start date.

New dining services employees are immediately eligible for the following paid time off
package:

• Holidays – 12 paid holidays per calendar year, including 3 floating holidays.
• Personal Days – 3 personal days per
  fiscal year.
• Sick days – 1 sick day accruing per month (Maximum of 130 days).
• Vacation days – 10 paid vacation days per
  fiscal year (July 1 – June 30); vacation time will increase with years of service.

Hampshire College also has a winter break that
is fully paid for employees from Christmas Eve to New Years each year, typically 6 ½ paid days.

On top of generous paid time off,
Hampshire College offers all full-time employees an excellent benefit package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
  Insurance.
• College paid basic life insurance.
• 403b Retirement plan.
• Educational opportunities for employees and
  their families, including a variety of college tuition benefits for dependent children.

Dining services offers regular, flexible
schedules to our employees as we operate breakfast, lunch, and dinner service at 3 on-campus locations 7 days a week.

For information
on Hampshire College, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at www.hampshire.edu.

ABOUT US:

Hampshire College, an independent,
innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is located on a beautiful rural campus in Amherst,
Massachusetts. We provide residential undergraduate education to approximately 800 students. Each department at Hampshire College
contributes to the collaborative culture of the organization and plays an important role in the success of the College. Our dining services
department provides high quality meal services to students, employees, and guests in the form of take-out, dining-in, and catering from
multiple locations on campus. Dining services is a creative, collaborative, and positive work environment. As part of the dining services
team, you will be instrumental in the department achieving its mission and goals!

DESCRIPTION OF
RESPONSIBILITIES:

The lead cook serves as a contributing member of the dining services team. This position works in close
coordination with other dining services staff and under the supervision of kitchen supervisors and the sous chef to prepare, present, and
serve food. The position supports all aspects of dining operations to include set up, cooking, cleaning, and general assistance to other
dining services staff.

As a lead cook, you should be able to maintain kitchen cleanliness, work together in a team, and work directly
with the sous chef and other employees to provide food for the Hampshire College Community.

REQUIRED
SKILLS:

• The person in this role will have working knowledge of standard culinary units of measure, current and popular
  trends in the food service industry, and the ability to replicate these trends.
• The person in this role will be familiar with, and
  able to operate a wide range of industrial kitchen equipment ie; steamers, convection ovens, tilt skillets, slicers, robot coupe and floor
  mixers
• This role will demand fine knife handling skills as well as the knowledge and ability to use numerous cooking techniques.
• The person in this position will need to work in a wide temperature range.
• Must be organized, detail oriented, and able to
  multi task.
• Must have good verbal communication skills.
• Must have a cheerful disposition when communicating with
  guests.
• Must be resourceful, resilient, self-motivated, and energetic.
• Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds, and frequently
  bend and twist from the waist.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time, up to 4 hours consecutive.
• This position
  will require frequent use of hands and arms.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity,
  inclusion and anti-racism.
• Demonstrates and supports a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Experience working
  directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, AND
EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent
• A minimum of two years working in a high volume restaurant,
  or college, kitchen.

Alternatives to formal education and paid work experience may be considered as equivalent qualifications to
include military service/training, volunteering, activism, and other non-traditional programs and experiences related to the
position.

WHO SHOULD APPLY:

Hampshire College is an equal opportunity employer and deeply committed to a
community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are particularly committed to revealing and combating the social and
institutional structures that support racism and white supremacy in all phases of employment and college life. We believe that the
educational and employment environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to work and grow. We
encourage applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, sexual minority groups, veterans, and other
candidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. Hampshire College is committed to removing
barriers to employment faced by equity-seeking groups and encourages (but does not require) members of these groups to self-identify in
their application materials. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in
the work environment are particularly encouraged to apply.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue
until the position is filled.