Long Beach Amphitheater Food & Beverage - Cook Lead

Legends; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Legends at Long Beach Amphitheater seeks a Cook Lead to direct the cooks and oversee daily production, ensuring dishes meet Legends' recipes, portions, and sanitation standards. You will collaborate with Executive Chef and Sous Chefs to open/close and maintain quality.

The role requires strong knife skills, food safety certification, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team, including extended hours for events, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead kitchen staff and maintain consistency with recipes and HACCP standards.
• Ability to follow Executive Chef/Sous Chef directions for opening/closing procedures.
• Commitment to cleanliness, sanitation, and safe operation of equipment.
• Professional attitude and reliable attendance for events and peak times.

Responsibilities

• Direct cooks in production of all menu items.
• Ensure portions, quality standards, and policies are followed.
• Maintain HACCP standards and sanitation throughout kitchen.
• Keep kitchen, walk-ins, and storage clean and organized.
• Assist in safety training and compliance with company guidelines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Knife skills

Food safety certification

Team player

Independent work

Mobility

Job description

## Long Beach Amphitheater Food & Beverage - Cook LeadApply: Long Beach Amphitheater: Part time: Posted Today: R100125517**Legends|ASM Global, the leader in privately managed public assembly facilities, has an excellent opportunity for a Cook Lead at the Long Beach Amphitheater. Please note that Long Beach Amphitheater employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with Unite Here Local 11, and union membership is a condition of employment.**## **Cook Lead**The Cook Lead is responsible for providing direction to the cooks on the production of all assigned menu items, ensuring that they are being completed in an efficient and consistent manner while following Legends’ specifications, recipes and technique and maintaining sanitation standards.***Primary Responsibilities**** Follows Executive Chef, Sous Chefs and/or Culinary Supervisors assignments for opening and closing procedures and food preparation.* Prepares food items by complying with portion size, quality standards, departmental rules, policies and procedures, ensuring teams are doing the same.* Maintains HACCP standards ensuring a high-quality level of food, food temperatures, rotation of product, cleanliness and sanitation standards.* Maintains cleanliness of kitchen including walk-in coolers, dry storage, shelves, walls, floors and drains.* Ensures all food preparation equipment is clean and sanitized and that it is kept in a safe and operable condition; report issues to Chefs.* Identifies and stores meats, poultry, seafood, pasta, starches, dairy products, and all other food items according to established standards.* Participates as a team player with specific responsibilities as related to preparation, excellent service and delivery of product.* Must maintain a pleasant attitude towards customers, co-workers, and management.* Adheres to the Legends Uniform and Grooming guidelines.* Other duties as assigned.***Requirements**** Strong attention to detail* Elevated time management, organizational, and prioritizing skills* Excellent communication skills* Previous culinary experience required* Strong knife skills and kitchen equipment knowledge* Must be able to obtain food safety certification* Able to be self-motivated and work independently or as a team player* Must have sufficient mobility to perform assigned production tasks including constant reaching, bending, stooping, wiping, pushing, and pulling for extended periods of time* Must have the ability to lift, push, pull up to 50lbs* Must be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.* Must be available for Amphitheater Events* Must be able to work extended hours due to business requirements including late nights, weekends and holidays* Follow and encourage your team to follow all safety policies and procedures, including but not limited to looking for and reporting any unsafe work conditions, and complete company-wide safety training and any additional job specific safety training.*Legends & ASM Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.*