Campus Dining Lead Cook (9398)

Paycom - ATS; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Paid time off

401K

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Genuine Foods is seeking a Lead Cook / Cook Supervisor in Odessa, TX to execute daily and weekly menus in a school setting, lead a team of cooks, and oversee prep and food safety to meet company recipes and sanitation standards.

You will follow Genuine recipes, manage daily operations, and ensure compliance with safety standards while delivering engaging meals. This is a full-time hourly role with benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of line cook or culinary experience.
• 1+ year of management experience.
• Willingness to learn the USDA National School Lunch Program compliance.
• Must be flexible, team-oriented, and reliable.
• Able to climb stairs and lift 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily/weekly menu following Genuine recipes.
• Lead a team of cooks and manage daily prep.
• Ensure food safety and sanitation standards are met.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Line cook experience

Management experience

USDA NSLP compliance

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: TX - UTPB Odessa - Odessa, TX 79762, Position Type: Full-Time Hourly, Salary Range: $21.00 - $21.00 Hourly, Job Category: Operations - Food Service, ABOUT GENUINE FOODS

At Genuine Foods we create nourishing food environments at schools and workplaces through great-tasting and wholesome meals, made from genuine ingredients. We are a growing social enterprise that uses food to enhance health, productivity and happiness. We believe that fresh, scratch-made food together with unparalleled service and meaningful enrichment programs can transform lives and build community. Food service management is what we do, but what we achieve together with our customers, our partners and our dedicated team goes beyond the plate.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Lead Cook / Cook Supervisor position will be located in a higher education school setting. This person will be responsible for executing the daily/weekly menu to company recipe specifications and the day to day operations of the commissary. Main responsibilities will be: preparing exciting and engaging meals following Genuine recipes, leading a team of cooks, managing daily prep and ensuring all food safety & sanitation standards are being met.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure food safety standards are being followed at all times

Qualifications:

• Must be flexible & team-oriented!
• 3+ year of line cook or culinary experience
• 1+ year of management experience
• Willingness to learn the compliance requirements of the USDA National School Lunch Program.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic and level headedness.
• Punctual and able to adhere to the time and attendance policy.
• Able to climb stairs and lift up 50 lbs.
• Interest in and committed to Genuine Foods’ mission to use food to help students enhance their minds, bodies and happiness.
• Must be able to work in a school environment.

Benefits and Perks

• Health and retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• 401K
• Performance-based bonuses

GENUINE VALUES

• TRUSTWORTHINESS: We operate by our commitment to integrity, reliability, and consistency.
• PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: We are creative problem-solvers who own our results and can immediately identify solutions. We learn from our mistakes.No excuses.
• PEOPLE FIRST: We are first-and-foremost a people-centered organization. It's backbone of hospitality. Every person matters and every person is seen.
• TRANSPARENCY: We are proud to offer openness and candor in every aspect of our business—from service standards, to purchasing, to financials. That’s what successful partnerships are based on.