Airline Kitchen Lead Cook – High-Volume Catering

GateGroup; Inwood (NY); On-site; USD 33,062 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site cafeteria

Free parking

Uniforms provided

Weekly pay

Life insurance

Vacation after 1 year

Holiday pay

Job summary

Gate Gourmet in New York’s Inwood area is seeking a Head Cook to lead kitchen operations, prepare meals to airline specifications, and supervise cooks to ensure on-time production. The role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to recipes, and maintaining quality in a fast-paced environment.

The position asks for a culinary degree or certification and at least two years of experience in high-volume catering, plus experience with temperature logs and recipe conversions.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or cook certification preferred.
• At least 2 years of cooking in a high volume institutional catering environment preferred.
• Experience with maintaining temperature logs and recipe conversions.

Responsibilities

• Assembles equipment following airline specifications and leads production.
• Packages and prepares alcoholic beverages for airline flights.
• Ensures sanitation standards and documents inventory.
• Supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring production quality and efficiencies.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Lead cook duties

Food preparation

Sanitation compliance

Inventory documentation

Teamwork

Education

Culinary degree or cook certification

Job description

Gate Gourmet in New York’s Inwood area is seeking a Head Cook to lead kitchen operations, prepare meals to airline specifications, and supervise cooks to ensure on-time production. The role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to recipes, and maintaining quality in a fast-paced environment.

The position asks for a culinary degree or certification and at least two years of experience in high-volume catering, plus experience with temperature logs and recipe conversions.