Lead Cook

iHire; Media (Delaware County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Senior Living company as a Lead Cook where you'll manage the kitchen staff and ensure quality food production while overseeing operations. This full-time role emphasizes your culinary expertise and leadership skills. Enjoy competitive pay, professional development opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Professional Development and Advancement opportunities

Health, Dental, & Life Insurance

401(k) plans with generous match

Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Pay

Qualifications

• Proven culinary skills; 3-5 years' experience and/or formal training preferred.
• High School Graduate or equivalent required, formal culinary training desired.
• ServSafe Certification needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage cooking staff and kitchen operations.
• Train and instruct cooks and kitchen staff.
• Ensure completion of staff assignments and food handling standards.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Training

Education

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Formal Culinary Training

Tools

ServSafe Certification

Job description

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Overview

Join the #1 Senior Living company to work for in our area!

Job Summary

The Lead Cook is responsible to manage the cooking staff and operation of the kitchen. It is also the responsibility of the Lead Cook to manage the production of food while staying within the operating budget. In the absence of the Chef Manager the Lead Cook is responsible for additional department operations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Attends training programs as directed by manager
• Trains and instructs cooks and kitchen staff
• Ensures completion of staff assignments
• Assists in employee evaluations and development programs
• Assists in employee counseling and corrective action plan
• Complies with and enforces all sanitation polices/procedures
• Maintains temperature logs for all equipment and prepared food
• Participates in menu planning
• Participates in ordering goods
• Accurate record keeping (checklist, production counts, food/equipment temperature)
• Speaks with residents in the dining room(s) regarding meal satisfaction
• Helps to organize, plan, cook and serve the daily meal as well as catered and special events
• Keeps food storage areas neat and in order
• Ensures proper food handling and storage according to established policies/procedures
• Prepares food according to established recipes
• Instructs/ensures all cooks are preparing food according to established recipes
• Assumes responsibility of left-over food to avoid waste
• Tastes food to ensure quality standards are met
• Reviews menu with production staff
  
  

Qualifications

Related Experience:

• Proven culinary skills; 3-5 years' experience and/or formal training preferred
  
  

Education Or Degree Requirement

• High School Graduate or Equivalent. Formal culinary training desired
  
  

Licenses, Certification, Registrations

• ServSafe Certification
  
  

Wesley Enhanced Living is ranked by our employees as the top PA-based aging services company on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list. We are certified as a Great Place to Work year after year. And there's a good reason for that. Our employees love where they work because of our supportive culture and a workplace that makes you feel welcome and valued. There's a strong family bond between our staff and residents like none other. Our employees are proud to work here, make a compelling difference in the lives of our residents, and often say: It's not just a job'.

Our Benefits And Workplace Flexibility Are Top-notch And Include

• Competitive Pay
• Professional Development and Advancement opportunities
• Health, Dental, & Life Insurance
• 401(k) plans with generous match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Daily Pay
  
  

Please visit wel.org to learn more about our organization.

An Equal Opportunity Employer | A Mandatory Influenza Vaccine Employer

Employment Type: Full Time

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services and Restaurants

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