Lead Cook - Pentagon

Lake Roosevelt Adventures; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking a Lead Cook to lead kitchen staff in food preparation, presentation, and ensuring sanitation standards for guests and events.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, a Food Safety certification, strong customer service skills, and prior supervisory experience. This position involves standing, lifting, and fast-paced teamwork in a professional kitchen.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or several years of related experience or vocational training.
• Determine production schedules and staff requirements to ensure timely delivery.
• Food Safety certification and sanitation practices compliance.
• Strong customer service abilities; prior lead or supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Instructs and leads kitchen staff in food preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation.
• Monitor performance and implement improvements; manage costs and menus.
• Prepare and cook foods for regular service and special events.
• Oversee food displays and station operations, including temp logs and signage.
• Ensure cleanliness and safe operation of kitchen equipment and areas.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Customer service

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kitchen equipment operation

Job description

## Lead Cook - PentagonApply: Arlington, VA: Full time: Posted Today: JR04502Compensation Amount:21.00 USD HourlyJob 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.Job Description:**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 INCLUDE*** 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 REQUIREMENTS*** 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.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.*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.*