Culinary Cafe Coordinator/Instructor

Stark State is seeking a Culinary Cafe Coordinator to oversee the daily operations of our Culinary Cafe Lab. This dynamic role is split equally between hands-on lab responsibilities and instructional duties. You'll be essential in creating a professional, efficient, and inspiring environment for culinary students and guests alike.

Typical Hours of Work:
While instructors must be available to teach during both daytime and evening hours as needed, the typical schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Location: Main Campus (North Canton, Ohio) and Stark State Akron Campus.

Salary: $43,806 to $56,947

Who We Are:
The positive energy at Stark State College comes from exceptionally dedicated employees who work hard for students.
Success - for both our employees and our students - is the result.

You'll Be a Great Fit If:

If you're looking to make a real impact in an environment that values dedication and innovation, you'll feel right at home here. Do you have an understanding of culinary operations, food safety, and inventory management? Are you highly organized and enjoy mentoring and teaching future culinary professionals? If the answer to these questions is a resounding - yes - we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Culinary Cafe Lab, ensuring seamless service and a high-quality experience for guests.
• Maintain sanitation and food safety standards in accordance with SERV Safe and local health department regulations.
• Coordinate cafe menus and work collaboratively with the Marketing team to promote offerings.
• Act as the primary liaison with the county Health Department, ensuring timely inspections and compliance
• Supervise and mentor students in a live lab setting, fostering both technical and professional growth.
• Maintain accurate inventory and ensure cost-effective ordering and stock rotation.
• Deliver engaging, effective instruction in culinary courses, with a focus on hands-on learning and industry relevance.

To Be Considered, You'll Need:

• An Associate's degree (or higher) in Culinary Arts from an accredited institution.
• Current SERV Safe Food Manager or Instructor Certification, or equivalent National Restaurant Association certification
• At least three years of full-time experience in food service, including scratch kitchen experience
• Experience in managing a budget, as well as food service operations, is required
• Budget management and food service operations experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

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Click Here to View Outstanding Benefits You Can Expect From Stark State College: Full-time employees can expect excellent medical, dental & vision coverage; paid life and AD&D insurance; state pension/retirement (OPERS/STRS); paid time off, sick leave and paid holidays; paid Stark State tuition, tuition reimbursement and employee assistance program

The work you do at Stark State will matter to the thousands of students who walk through our doors, and eventually across the commencement stage, on their journey to a better tomorrow. Come join us and learn how your aspirations can be part of a better future for them - and you.

We love meeting stellar candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.