Summer Camp - Food Services Technician

The kitchen staff at the Greenland Point 4-H Center works closely with the directors to ensure the dietary needs of everyone at camp are met. The Food Service technician will work with the Food Service Supervisor in tracking food inventory, and making sure the kitchen is kept at Maine State health code standards. This position is part-time seasonal (Late June - mid August) and is located in Princeton, Maine. This position pays $18.30 or $19.90/hour depending on experience

The 4-H Camps at Greenland Point provide environmentally-focused programs for Maine youth and families in the Princeton area. Our mission is to teach youth and adults to be effective and caring citizens of the earth through affordable environmental education and fun nature-based experiences. The Food Services Technician will prepare 2-3 meals per day for up to 80 people.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: 

• Prepare and cook healthy meals and snacks for the camp, using whole foods and fresh produce.
• Safely operate commercial cooking equipment: mixer, slicer, dishwasher, and stoves; know when machines and knives need repair and specialized cleaning.
• Maintain safe food preparation, serving, and clean-up.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen facility in compliance with State of Maine standards and regulations.
• Work with food service supervisor in menu planning, food ordering, and preparing meals.
• Utilize produce from the camp's garden.
• Pack up of food after each meal and help clean the kitchen so it is ready for the next meal to begin.
• Follow established protocols for the camp composting program.

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu. 

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.

The camp is nestled in the center of a 64-acre wooded peninsula known as Greenland Point on Long Lake in Princeton. Long Lake is one of several large lakes near Grand lake Stream in the Down East region of Maine. The camp includes traditional rustic log cabins that form a small village and a sporting-camp-style lodge and dining hall. The extensive waterfront includes an aquatics area, boating docks, and natural shoreline, providing swimming, boating and great fishing opportunities. The forested location boasts hiking trails and unique natural features to explore, and includes remote campsites, and plenty of wildlife that call Greenland Point home.

Required:

• Prior experience cooking nutritious and wholesome foods for large groups in a commercial kitchen
• Understanding of food allergies/dietary restrictions and how to safely accommodate them
• High safety and sanitation standards, current ServSafe Food Safety  Certification
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work a demanding schedule
• Flexible, team player
• Training and/or experience in sanitation, food preparation and protection, hygiene, and record-keeping
• Complete health screening and appropriate background checks

If you are a student, please send all application materials (see below) to nicole.m.nelson@maine.edu. 

If you are not a student, materials must be submitted via "Apply For Position" below. You will need to create a profile and application; upload:

1.) a resume with contact information for three professional references

You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

Search Timeline is as follows:
Review of applications to begin: March 1, 2024
Interviews to begin no earlier than: April 1, 2024
Tentative start date: June 16, 2024

For questions about the search, please contact search committee chair Nicole Nelson at nicole.m.nelson@maine.edu or 207-665-2068.

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening and post offer physcial. 

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).