Culinary & Quality Assurance Trainer (5231U), Berkeley Dining - #88881

Culinary & Quality Assurance Trainer

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Departmental Overview: In the Division of Student Affairs and under the Residential Student Services Programs portfolio, Berkeley Dining is a self-operated dining program focused on culinary excellence, social responsibility and supporting the living/learning environment of our customers. With more than 12,000 meal plan holders, Berkeley Dining serves over 5 million meals per year in 14 facilities with a combination of residential "all you care to eat" dining, retail "a la carte" dining, training table, early childhood education meal production, and catering. Berkeley Dining services the campus seven days per week, seventeen hours per day employing 450 full and part-time staff and approximately 400 Cal student workers across multiple locations.

Position Summary: Under the general direction of the Compliance & Food Safety Officer, the Culinary & Quality Assurance Trainer is responsible for training the trainer, providing hands-on training support and collaboration for new hire and existing support across the department to ensure food safety practices, occupational safety, and departmental and University standards are met. Reporting to the Compliance & Food Safety Officer, this position works closely with the Training Coordinator, Dietitian, Culinary and unit leadership, and other external stakeholders to provide hands-on training support across all dining units.

Responsibilities:

• Training & Development - 40%
• Culinary Quality & Standards - 35%
• Operational Support - 10%
• Leadership & Communication - 10%
• Professional Development - 5%

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment and culinary techniques in high-volume environments. Thorough knowledge of large-scale food production, including forecasting, preparation techniques, and cooking techniques at scale. In-depth knowledge of food safety standards & ability to implement HACCP plans. Ability to learn and adhere to Cal OSHA standards in 6 months and/or ability to obtain. Ability to identify training gaps and make recommendations to address them. Familiarity with adult-learning theory and/or previous experience training in a large-scale food service environment. Thorough verbal and written communication in the English language, active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, and the ability to multitask and ensure effective time management. Thorough decision-making and reasoning skills, and the ability to develop original ideas to solve problems, including operations analysis and quality control analysis. Thorough and effective interpersonal and work leadership skills to provide guidance to all levels of personnel. Ability to work with diverse teams Intermediate financial acumen demonstrating the ability to translate production techniques to financial savings. Intermediate computer application skills. Prior experience in culinary food service operations.

Education / Training: Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Public Health, Hospitality Management, and / or equivalent experience / training (Preferred)

Licenses / Certifications: Certified culinary educator through the ACF or equivalent. Food Protection Manager Certification or ability to obtain within first 6 months of employment (Preferred) ANAB-Accredited Food Allergy Certificate (Preferred) General Industry, OSHA 30-Hour DOL Completion Card (Preferred)

Salary & Benefits: For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website. Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The budgeted annual range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $77,800.00 - $85,700.00. The full pay scale for this classification is $64,900.00 - $111,700.00. This is an exempt, monthly-paid position. This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.

How to Apply: To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.