Kitchen Lead: Chef-Driven Cook & Team Mentor

Aramark Corporation; Sarasota (FL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Lead Cook to prepare food using standard recipes and production guidelines while upholding strict food safety and sanitation standards. This role may supervise staff, assign tasks, and adapt to client requirements and business needs.

The ideal candidate has experience as a cook with supervisory exposure, strong knowledge of food preparation and safety, and the ability to work independently with limited supervision. A certification in food safety is required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or related role is required.
• Previous supervisor experience in a related role preferred.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision required.
• Proven knowledge of the basic principles of food preparation, various cooking methods, and food safety regulations such as proper handling, sanitation, and storage.
• Food safety certification required.
• Demonstrates basic math and counting skills.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and assigns daily work activities to staff and supervises the completion of tasks.
• Trains and guides staff on job duties, standard food safety and sanitation procedures, cooking methods, etc.
• Cooks and prepares food following production guidelines and standardized recipes.
• Sets up workstation with all needed ingredients and equipment.
• Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Cook experience

Independent work

Food safety knowledge

Food safety certification

Math skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Food safety certification

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Lead Cook to prepare food using standard recipes and production guidelines while upholding strict food safety and sanitation standards. This role may supervise staff, assign tasks, and adapt to client requirements and business needs.

The ideal candidate has experience as a cook with supervisory exposure, strong knowledge of food preparation and safety, and the ability to work independently with limited supervision. A certification in food safety is required.