Garde Manger: Cold Kitchen Lead for Private Club Events

North Ridge Country Club; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh, NC seeks an experienced Garde Manger to lead cold-food production across our dining outlets, banquets, and special events. As a key member of the culinary team, you will prepare salads, canapés, charcuterie, and cold presentations, ensuring top quality, portion control, and strict sanitation in a fast-paced private-club setting.

Experience with garde manger, pantry, and banquet prep is preferred; strong knife skills and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous culinary experience in hospitality preferred.
• Experience with garde manger, pantry, banquet preparation, or cold-food production strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of food preparation techniques, knife skills, sanitation standards, and proper food handling.
• Ability to read and follow recipes and production sheets.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present cold food items according to recipes and standards.
• Produce salads, dressings, cold appetizers, canapés, and other cold items.
• Support banquet and special-event production.
• Coordinate production with other culinary stations to meet service schedules.
• Maintain cleanliness, labeling, dating, and proper storage of foods.
• Assist with dietary requests and allergy-sensitive preparation.
• Monitor quality, portion size, and presentation.
• Work as part of a professional culinary team.

Skills

Garde Manger experience

Knife skills

Food safety

Teamwork

Flexible schedule

Education

High school diploma

Culinary school education

Food safety certification

Job description

North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh, NC seeks an experienced Garde Manger to lead cold-food production across our dining outlets, banquets, and special events. As a key member of the culinary team, you will prepare salads, canapés, charcuterie, and cold presentations, ensuring top quality, portion control, and strict sanitation in a fast-paced private-club setting.

Experience with garde manger, pantry, and banquet prep is preferred; strong knife skills and teamwork are essential.