Lead Cook

Phoenix3 Collective; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Infuse Hospitality is seeking a reliable Lead Cook to join our café in Addison, Texas. You will prepare high-quality items, follow recipes, and support daily prep to meet service schedules.

This role emphasizes teamwork, proper safety, and consistent quality in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has culinary experience in hospitality, can work quickly under pressure, and collaborates well with the team while maintaining strong customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Culinary experience in hospitality or similar setting.
• Experience as a line cook preferred.
• Servsafe Food Handler or Food Manager preferred.
• Understand cooking methods and proper knife handling.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality food items per recipes and prep lists.
• Serve meals or prepare for delivery with correct portions and temperatures.
• Prepare menu items and meet service schedules.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation in the kitchen.
• Store or discard excess food per safe-handling procedures.
• Keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and organized.
• Ensure proper food storage and equipment operation.

Skills

Fast-paced work

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Culinary experience preferred

Servsafe food handler/manager preferred

Tools

Tablets

Job description

JOB DETAILS

Infuse Hospitality is seeking a reliable Lead Cook with a desire to grow and learn to join our café in Addison, Tx!

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and daily prep list instructions to meet production, delivery, and service schedules for a population with diverse needs and preferences.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature, and is attractive and tasty.
• Responsible for the preparation of menu items
• Able to meet established food preparation times during busy meal periods.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness and sanitation.
• Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat.
• Ensures food is stored per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.

Job Requirements

• Must be able to work quickly and efficiently
• Must be comfortable following recipes and working with technology (tablets)
• Must be detailed oriented and work as part of a team
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and be on call for emergencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure.
• Must possess customer service skills
• Attention to detail, and the ability to follow instructions
• Must be able to multi-task and resolve issues simultaneously without sacrificing quality or safety

Education And/or Experience Requirements

• Culinary experience desired, ideally in hospitality, or similar setting.
• Experience working as a line cook, preferred.
• Servsafe Food Handler or Food Manager, preferred.
• Possess understanding of cooking methods, procedures, and proper knife handling skills.
• Above all, a positive attitude and willingness to learn and follow instructions so that you may become independent in your work.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform repetitive motion such as reaching, bending, stooping and hand, wrist, and body movement on-line cutting/preparing food items.
• Ability to lift to a maximum of 40 lbs.
• Ability to walk and stand 90% throughout shift.

Shift Availability

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Evening Shift (Preferred)

Ability To Commute

• Addison, Tx (Required)

Ability To Relocate

• Addison, Tx: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Ref #: 666a1eb1-45d3-491d-9f14-45affa15e4ab

Date Posted: 2026-09-02