Lead Airline Cook: High-Volume Culinary Pro

gategroup; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

gategroup is seeking a Head Cook to lead a high-volume kitchen in our airline catering operation in Fort Worth, TX. You will prepare and cook diverse items, monitor production, and ensure quality and compliance with sanitation standards.

The role requires at least 2 years of institutional catering experience, a culinary degree or certification preferred, and the ability to manage recipe conversions and communicate effectively with the team and supervisors.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree and/or cook certification preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience cooking in a high-volume institutional catering environment preferred.
• Recipe conversion experience required.
• Read, write, and follow food specifications and menu guidelines.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors and co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Assembles equipment according to airline specifications following procedures and assembly diagrams.
• Packages and prepares alcoholic beverages for airline flights.
• Keeps production areas in compliance with sanitation standards and customer requirements
• Documents inventory in compliance with requirements
• Follows directions.
• Works as a member of a team.
• Supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring team's production quality and efficiencies
• Additional duties may be assigned as deemed necessary by management

Education

Culinary degree or cook certification

Job description

gategroup is seeking a Head Cook to lead a high-volume kitchen in our airline catering operation in Fort Worth, TX. You will prepare and cook diverse items, monitor production, and ensure quality and compliance with sanitation standards.

The role requires at least 2 years of institutional catering experience, a culinary degree or certification preferred, and the ability to manage recipe conversions and communicate effectively with the team and supervisors.