Lead Cook (PM)

Sage Hospitality; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic culinary team at a premier hospitality location as a Lead Cook. This role offers the opportunity to showcase your culinary skills while working in a vibrant environment focused on learning and personal growth. As a Lead Cook, you'll prepare high-quality dishes, maintain kitchen standards, and ensure food safety practices are followed. This position is perfect for individuals who are passionate about hospitality and eager to contribute to a memorable dining experience. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking for a place that values your creativity and individuality, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Employer Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on Hotels and Restaurants

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of food service experience required.
• Knowledge of kitchen practices for quality food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items according to quality standards and recipes.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
• Control food waste and manage inventory effectively.

Skills

Cooking Knowledge

Food Safety Practices

Analytical Skills

Education

High School Education or Equivalent

Job description

Sage Hospitality Group is in search of a Lead Cook (PM) to join the F&B Culinary Team at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Bethesda. Are you looking for a place that will inspire and challenge you? Let us be that place, as we show you the joys of working in hospitality!

This Embassy Suites by Hilton is a gateway to Bethesda, Rockville and the lively downtown DC scene. The team at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Bethesda Washington DC looks forward to sharing their experiences with you and can offer you an environment focused on learning and development. Come and choose your next career adventure at our Embassy Suites and not only have fun where you work but be a part of our unconventional, approachable, down to earth team!

At Sage Hospitality Group, we look for innovative leaders, with an eye for disruption. Never looking for someone just looking for a job, we are looking for the power players, the people who want to rise to the top. Sage allows for opportunities for growth and personal fulfillment, paying attention to the parts that keep us human and happy. We want to attract and retain associates that are engaged in our culture, passionate about hospitality and excited to enrich lives, one experience at a time. Sage Hospitality Group was founded on a spirit of bold individuality. By going our own way, we have created some of the world’s best hotels, restaurants, and experiences. But the truth is, none of it would have happened without people like you. People who follow their own path, who are hungry to learn and who love their community. People who do not sit around and wait, they just do. You belong here.

Full Time Hourly Roles

• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Paid time off for vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more.
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program. Up to $1,000 per referral

Job Overview

Prepare food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe sanitary work environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards, per dupe from servers.
• Start food items that are prepared ahead of time, making sure not to prepare more than estimated needs.
• Date all food containers and rotate as per the SOP, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up.
• Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages.
• Return all food items not used on next shift to designed storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.
• Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems; control food waste, loss and usage per SOP.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

High school education or equivalent experience.

Experience

Minimum one year food service or related work.

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge of cooking and the practices and procedures of a kitchen in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying: Position regularly involves lifting food cases and metros weighing up to 70 lbs. Items include food, small equipment -75% of the time.
• Periodic climbing required.
• Bending of the knees does become necessary when using the lower oven for cooking, 5-10 times a day.
• Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel 30-50 feet on a regular basis throughout the day.
• Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting, usually all day.
• Must be able to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.
• Must be able to see that product is prepared appropriately.
• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying.
• Must be able to understand and follow verbal/written instructions and communicate both verbally and in writing.

Inside 100% of 8 hour shift. Going in the freezer temperatures can be -10 degrees. On the front line, temperatures can be over 100 degrees.