How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Summary
The University of Michigan Biological Station, an education and research campus in Pellston, Michigan, seeks to hire an Assistant Dining Hall Manager to lead a food service team and operations for its residential dining hall. During the summer months, students, faculty, researchers, and their families from around the country live at the Biological Station. The dining hall serves between 20 and 275 residents and offers high quality meals made on-site: 3 meals per day, seven days a week May through August (or mid-September). The start date for this position is April 1, 2024.
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Responsibilities*
Management & Supervision (35%)
- This is a supervisory position involving all aspects of operating the Biological Station kitchen.
- Assist the Biological Station Dining Hall Manager with managing inventory, placing orders and working with vendors to ensure fair prices, excellent products, and on-time deliveries.
- Foster a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for staff, students, researchers, and visitors.
- Consult with operational staff to determine number of residents eating meals and special dietary requirements of residents.
- Represent UMBS dining service to students, faculty, staff, and guests in a positive and professional manner.
Operations (50%)
- Maintain responsibility for kitchen and dining hall operations when Dining Hall Manager is absent.
- Maintain a clean and safe operating environment at all times.
- Perform all aspects of menu planning, ordering, preparation, serving and clean-up for 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, and for visiting groups and special events.
- Ensure a culture of cooking from scratch when possible and in a healthy manner. with local and sustainable ingredients as often as possible.
- Oversee nutrition and allergy signage and consult with residents with special diets.
- Anticipate, address, and resolves customer service issues.
Sanitation & Safety (15%)
- Ensure that kitchen equipment and facilities are in working order in coordination with the Dining Hall Manager and Station Facilities Manager.
- Recommend and implement new and/or revised policies, procedures, and standards.
- Ensure a safe work environment that includes education on proper safety and techniques, as well as provide supplies to ensure employee safety as required.
- Follow proper sanitation standards in compliance with regulations, U-M EHS standards and local, state regulations. Arrange and participate in all inspections.
Required Qualifications*
- At least 2 years of experience as a lead cook and managing dining services teams in successful execution of regular meal service for large groups.
- Must be able to foster positive leadership and can work well with students, faculty, and other staff members in an isolated environment.
- Must have experience creating healthy menus and flexibility to accommodate requests and special dietary requirements.
- ServSafe Manager Certificate (or willingness to obtain within least two weeks of employment).
- Physical requirements: Must be willing and able to assist with moving, packing, loading, and unloading of supplies. Must be able to transport and move 40 lbs. and work while standing and moving 8+ hours per day.
Desired Qualifications*
Experience working with local food producers and vendors to develop fresh and local menus.
Additional Information
This position is based at the UM Biological Station campus located in Pellston, Michigan (approximately a four-hour drive north of Ann Arbor). The Biological Station supports a rich experience for a community of individuals and families from all backgrounds. The 20-acre campus is set along the shore of Douglas Lake surrounded by 10,000 acres of undeveloped forest.
Housing will be provided (without fees) at the Pellston campus during this seasonal regular appointment for an Assistant Manager who does not permanently live in the Pellston area. We encourage candidates at academic institutions to apply for this regular, exempt seasonal position to round out an academic year appointment at their main campuses.
As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.
To learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion in LSA, please visit lsa.umich.edu/lsa/dei.
To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.
Background Screening
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.