Lead Cook - High-Volume Airline Catering

Gategroup Holding; Inwood (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site cafeteria

Free parking

Uniforms provided

Weekly pay

Employee referral bonuses

Life insurance

Vacation after 1 year

Holiday pay after 1 year

Vendor discounts

Credit union access

401k with match

Job summary

gategroup in Inwood, NY seeks a Head Cook to lead kitchen staff, prepare meals per recipes, and monitor production quality for airline catering.

Ideal candidates have a culinary degree or certification and 2+ years of high-volume cooking experience, plus ability to maintain temperature logs and perform recipe conversions. Weekend/holiday work and strict sanitation adherence are required.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or cook certification preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience cooking in a high-volume institutional catering environment preferred.
• Experience maintaining temperature logs for all food items prepared.
• Recipe conversion experience required to accommodate daily production needs.

Responsibilities

• Assembles equipment according to airline specifications following procedures and assembly diagrams.
• Packages and prepares alcoholic beverages for airline flights.
• Keeps production areas in compliance with sanitation standards and customer requirements.
• Documents inventory in compliance with requirements.
• Follows directions.
• Works as a member of a team.
• Supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring production quality and efficiencies.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Education

Culinary degree and/or cook certification

Job description

gategroup in Inwood, NY seeks a Head Cook to lead kitchen staff, prepare meals per recipes, and monitor production quality for airline catering.

Ideal candidates have a culinary degree or certification and 2+ years of high-volume cooking experience, plus ability to maintain temperature logs and perform recipe conversions. Weekend/holiday work and strict sanitation adherence are required.