Lead Cook - Banquets

This position provides hands-on leadership to cooks, ensures food is prepared and delivered on time to specification, promotes food safety, conducts daily positive pre-shift meetings, places orders, responds to emails, and coaches team members. Intermediate computer skills required including email, ordering systems, and Microsoft Office applications.

Overview:

The Lead Cook is responsible for supporting daily kitchen operations. This position provides hands-on leadership to cooks, ensures food is prepared and delivered on time to specification, promotes food safety, conducts daily positive pre-shift meetings, places orders, responds to emails, and coaches team members. This position does not have authority to hire or terminate employees.

Responsibilities:

• Leads kitchen operations during assigned shifts.
• Ensures food quality, consistency, presentation, and ticket times meet company standards.
• Conducts positive and uplifting daily pre-shift meetings.
• Provides coaching, guidance, and motivation to culinary team members.
• Places food and supply orders as assigned.
• Checks and responds to department emails in a timely manner.
• Maintains food safety and sanitation standards.
• Ensures proper receiving, storage, labeling, dating, and rotation of products.
• Assists with training and development of cooks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Three to five years culinary experience; leadership experience preferred.
• Applicable food safety certifications.
• Intermediate computer skills required including email, ordering systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Display strong work ethic and teamwork.
• Must present an image of excitement and enthusiasm, while being able to project a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Commitment to routinely go above and beyond in the accomplishment of position responsibilities in an effort to play a role in the achievement of organizational goals.

Pay Range: USD $17.00 - USD $19.00 /Hr.