Lead Cook & Kitchen Team Leader

Aramark; Lake Wylie (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Lead Cook to prepare food per standard recipes and production guidelines while upholding food safety and sanitation standards. You may supervise staff and delegate tasks, ensuring proper knife handling and operation of grills, ovens, and other equipment.

The role requires supervising daily activities, training staff on safety procedures, and executing varied cooking methods to deliver quality meals at client locations. Responsibilities may vary by site.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisor experience in a related role preferred.
• Experience as a cook or related role required.
• 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, standard food safety and sanitation procedures, cooking methods, etc.
• 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, etc.
• Bakes, roasts, broils, steams, and uses a variety of cooking methods on meats, vegetables, and other foods.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Cook experience

Education

Food safety certification

Job description

Aramark is seeking a Lead Cook to prepare food per standard recipes and production guidelines while upholding food safety and sanitation standards. You may supervise staff and delegate tasks, ensuring proper knife handling and operation of grills, ovens, and other equipment.

The role requires supervising daily activities, training staff on safety procedures, and executing varied cooking methods to deliver quality meals at client locations. Responsibilities may vary by site.