Lead Cook-1

Guest Services; Everglades City (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services in Everglades City, FL is seeking a Lead Cook to supervise kitchen staff, oversee food preparation, and ensure sanitation standards are met. The role emphasizes leadership, cost control, and consistent meal quality for guests and events.

You will monitor menus, manage staff performance, and ensure timely service while maintaining safety, cleanliness, and high guest satisfaction. A culinary background and strong communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
• Demonstrated ability to lead kitchen staff and ensure timely delivery of services.
• Food safety certification and sanitation knowledge to comply with standards.

Responsibilities

• Instructs and leads kitchen staff in preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Monitor and assess performance to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Monitor menus and spending to ensure economical meal preparation.
• Prepare and cook foods of all types for regular service and events.
• Analyze recipes to price menu items based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
• Determine presentation and create decorative displays for dishes.
• Operate food stations and maintain temperature logs and signage.
• Requisition food supplies and equipment based on anticipated needs.
• Clean and inspect kitchen equipment and work areas for cleanliness and function.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Compensation

Compensation Amount:18.50 USD Hourly

Job Summary

Job Summary:The Lead Cook is responsible for leading employees with the preparation and distribution of food service to guests and other events as well as ensuring food preparation meets the established sanitation standards and food production guidelines.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Instructs and leads kitchen staff in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
• Monitor and Assess performance of employees to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Monitor menus and spending in order to ensure that meals are prepared economically.
• Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
• Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Operate food station, including performing station checklist, temperature log, counter meeting, and signage.
• Requisition food supplies, kitchen equipment, and appliances, based on estimates of future needs.
• Clean and inspect kitchen equipment, kitchen appliances, and work areas in order to ensure cleanliness and functional operation.

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree or several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Food Safety certified- monitors sanitation practices to ensure all employees follow standards and regulations.
• Strong customer service abilities; actively looks for ways to assist customers and coworkers.
• Prior experience in a lead or supervisory capacity required.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENT

• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly frequent movements from place to place within the unit.
• Bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
• Lifting, carrying, and pushing up to 25 lbs. regularly, 30-35 lbs. frequently, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Climbing steps regularly.
• Withstanding temperature extremes in freezer, refrigerator walk-in and grill areas.
• Proper usage and handling of carious kitchen machinery to include slicers, ovens, stove, grinders, mixers and other kitchen related equipment.
• This position will spend 100% of the time standing, walking and climbing stairs with food items and dishes.
• Constantly communicates and receives verbal communication with other employees in fast-paced kitchen.
• Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Speech recognition and clarity, including the ability to understand the speech of customers and co-workers and the ability to speak clearly so that you can be understood by customers and co-workers in English.
• Reading and writing work-related documents in English.

Equipment Used

Cooking machinery and utensils.

Company Information

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION: We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and the richness it brings to our company. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to work, enabling them to provide the best level of service to our diverse customer base.