Lead Cook

Leisure Sports Hospitality; Aliso Viejo (CA); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 47.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Leisure Sports Hospitality in California is seeking a Lead Cook to partner with the Sous Chef, lead kitchen staff, and uphold quality standards across all stations.

Responsibilities include hiring and training line cooks, supervising food preparation, ensuring safety and sanitation, and maintaining accurate portion sizes while minimizing waste. A ServSafe certification is preferred. This fulltime role requires strong leadership and culinary skills.

Qualifikationen

• Must have strong culinary skills and food prep experience.
• Ability to hire, train, supervise, and coach kitchen staff.
• Commitment to safety, sanitation, and standards across all stations.

Aufgaben

• Assist the Sous Chef in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, motivating, and coaching staff.
• Supervise kitchen preparation for service at all stations and ensure correct portion sizes.
• Oversee adherence to safety, sanitation, and health department guidelines.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Culinary Skills

Team Player

Food Prep Experience

Ausbildung

ServSafe certification

Jobbeschreibung

Leisure Sports Hospitality

Food and Beverage Department

Job Description

LEAD COOK

MISSION

Work closely with the Sous Chef and serve as the leader in command in the kitchen. Oversee food production and ensure that all food production associates are performing their duties as prescribed by the quality standards established by the Sous Chef. To assist in hiring, training, and supervising all line cooks, prep cooks, and stewards. To assist in maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment.

REPORTS TO

Sous Chef

DRIVERS of SUCCESS

• Personable, Friendly Demeanor
• Customer Service Obsession
• Culinary Skills and Food Prep Experience
• Team Player, Leadership Skills
• Professional, Responsible
• Enthusiasm, Achievement Orientation

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Sous Chef in kitchen staff hiring, supervision, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, motivating, and coaching/training; serve as a role model.
• Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional.
• Supervise kitchen preparation for service at all stations.
• Verify that all kitchen associates follow all portion sizes, quality standards, presentation and food production practices.
• Verify that all Kitchen department rules, policies, and procedures are followed in the kitchen.
• Ensure all LSI Human Resources policies and employment practices are followed in the kitchen
• Verify that all kitchen associates follow all safety and sanitation practices.
• Supervise the production of all food orders.
• Ensure that orders are read carefully; that special requests are noted and order is prepared accordingly.
• Ensure all health department guidelines (i.e., for minimum cooking times on meats, food logs maintained & documented) are followed.
• Ensure that proper plate, platter, bowl, etc. is used for each order.
• Ensure proper operation of kitchen equipment.
• Note all fast-moving items before running out to allow for working time.
• Assist the Sous Chef with daily taste panels.
• Supervise and practice proper breakdown and storage of leftovers.Make sure all food is identified and dated.
• Minimize waste.
• Work closely with and assist the line cooks, prep cooks, and Sous Chef; help maintain a pleasant work atmosphere; and promote team spirit.
• Know and follow the accident prevention guidelines, report all maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe working conditions.
• Maintain ServSafe manager food handling certification
• Other duties or projects as assigned/requested by the Sous Chef

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Qualified candidates, with or without reasonable accommodation, must be able to:

• Write, speak, read, hear and see
• Stand for prolonged periods
• Demonstrate manual dexterity – handling knives, glasses, breakables, etc. with care
• Bend, lift, and carry up to 40 lbs.
• Operate kitchen equipment
• Work with and around hot grills, ovens, stoves, microwaves.
• Perform light typing or operate a computer.