Lead Cook: Culinary Leader & Team Mentor

Spanish Springs Lanes; Syosset (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Bowling!

$1 Arcade Play

20% off Events

50% off Food & Beverages

Job summary

Lucky Strike Entertainment, in Syosset, NY, is seeking a Lead Cook to join our dynamic kitchen team. You will plan and prepare menu items, supervise staff, and ensure quality and safety standards are met.

The role requires 3–5 years of kitchen experience, a high school diploma, and the ability to obtain required certifications within 14–30 days. Weekend and evening shifts are typical, with part-time status.

Qualifications

• Lead cooks must have strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Must be a strong team player and adhere to workplace safety procedures.
• Three to five years of operational experience; culinary or food management degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares food in appropriate quantities based on number of customers to be served using the Lucky Strike Entertainment operations manual and prep sheets.
• Assures all food orders are prepared, presented and delivered in accordance with the Lucky Strike Entertainment operations manual.
• Acts as a mentor to all kitchen staff. Trains these employees on procedures, presentation, sanitation, and safe use of all equipment and cost controls.
• Maintains the sanitation and organization of cooking area, storage areas, refrigeration and serving areas according to local and Lucky Strike Entertainment guidelines.
• Weekly checks the calibration of all cooking and refrigeration equipment to insure product quality and freshness.
• Washes, rinses and sanitizes dishes, cooking equipment and utensils in accordance with local and state health department laws using only approved sanitation products.
• Receives food and supply order, ensuring that products received are in good condition, checks proper deliver temperatures, product codes and that invoice list matches products received. Immediately puts perishable items into refrigeration rotating stock, marking cases with the delivery date and tagging USE FIRST items.
• Works the food line preparing menu items, training and supervising kitchen staff by following the Lucky Strike Entertainment manual, ensuring only quality products are delivered to the customer.
• Proactively ensures that a clean, safe environment is maintained at all times
• Readily assists colleagues with miscellaneous duties to prevent delays in the customer service experience.
• Promptly assists and responds to all customer questions or requests by immediately taking ownership of the inquiry and guiding to resolution.
• Must become certified in the Lucky Strike Entertainment specified alcohol service program within 14 days of employment and the Lucky Strike Entertainment specified food safety program within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to work varying shifts, weekends and holidays, as well as, extended workdays to support business needs.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Communication

Mentoring

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Culinary/food management degree (a plus)

Job description

Lucky Strike Entertainment, in Syosset, NY, is seeking a Lead Cook to join our dynamic kitchen team. You will plan and prepare menu items, supervise staff, and ensure quality and safety standards are met.

The role requires 3–5 years of kitchen experience, a high school diploma, and the ability to obtain required certifications within 14–30 days. Weekend and evening shifts are typical, with part-time status.