Lead Cook & Kitchen Supervisor: Food Safety & Team Lead

Aramark Correctional Services; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark seeks an experienced Lead Cook to prepare meals by following recipes and production guidelines, while maintaining strict food safety and sanitation standards. You may supervise staff, assign tasks, and ensure quality and consistency across shifts in a client-focused cafeteria or facility setting.

You will handle varied cooking methods, manage workstation setup, and assist with production records while delivering excellent guest service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook or related role required.
• Food safety certification required.
• Previous supervisor experience in a related role preferred.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Demonstrates basic math and counting skills.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and assigns daily work activities to staff and supervises the completion of tasks.
• Trains and guides staff on job duties, food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Cooks and prepares food following production guidelines and standardized recipes.
• Sets up workstation with all needed ingredients and equipment.
• Prepares ingredients by measuring, weighing, mixing, chopping, trimming, and peeling food items.
• Safely uses all food utensils including knives.
• Operates equipment such as ovens, stoves, slicers, mixers.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, steams, and uses a variety of cooking methods on meats, vegetables, and other foods.
• Arranges, garnishes, and portions food following established guidelines.
• Properly stores food by following food safety policies and procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes work areas, equipment, and utensils.
• Maintains excellent customer service with a positive attitude towards guests, customers, clients, co-workers, etc.
• Follows Aramark safety policies and procedures including food safety and sanitation.
• Ensures security of company assets.

Skills

Leadership

Cooking

Independent work

Math

Communication

Tools

Ovens

Stoves

Slicers

Mixers

Job description

Aramark seeks an experienced Lead Cook to prepare meals by following recipes and production guidelines, while maintaining strict food safety and sanitation standards. You may supervise staff, assign tasks, and ensure quality and consistency across shifts in a client-focused cafeteria or facility setting.

You will handle varied cooking methods, manage workstation setup, and assist with production records while delivering excellent guest service in a fast-paced environment.