Lead Airline Cook — High-Volume Kitchen Pro

Gategroup Holding; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

gategroup is seeking a motivated Cook to prepare and cook various food items per recipes while leading the production line for a high-volume airline catering operation. The role is a 40-hour work week with responsibilities that emphasize teamwork, quality and adherence to food safety standards.

The position requires a culinary background, ability to follow specifications, and strong collaboration with supervisors and co-workers to ensure timely, compliant meal production.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree and/or cook certification is preferred
• At least 1 year of experience cooking in a high volume institutional catering environment is preferred
• Experience with maintaining temperature logs for all food items prepared
• Recipe conversion experience required to accommodate the kitchen’s daily production needs

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

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Food safety awareness

Education

Culinary degree or cook certification

Tools

Culinary equipment knowledge

Temperature logkeeping

Job description

gategroup is seeking a motivated Cook to prepare and cook various food items per recipes while leading the production line for a high-volume airline catering operation. The role is a 40-hour work week with responsibilities that emphasize teamwork, quality and adherence to food safety standards.

The position requires a culinary background, ability to follow specifications, and strong collaboration with supervisors and co-workers to ensure timely, compliant meal production.