Ranch Kitchen Cook - High-Volume Staff Dining

C Lazy U; Colorado; On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Smillie’s Cook at C Lazy U Ranch oversees daily organization and preparation of high-quality breakfast, lunch, and dinner for approximately 175 Ranch Team Members in Smillie’s Cafe. You will work closely with the Chef de Cuisine and Chef to ensure meals meet flavor, freshness, and dietary guidelines in a welcoming staff dining environment.

The role requires strong food execution knowledge, attention to temperatures, and ongoing engagement with Ranch Team Members to maintain service quality and

Qualifications

• Experience in professional food preparation or high-volume employee dining preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, temperatures, and dietary accommodations.
• Strong organization, communication, hospitality, and time-management skills.
• Availability for mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to coordinate multiple meal services and anticipate operational needs.
• Ability to communicate with Culinary Leadership and engage with Ranch Team Members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute breakfast, lunch, and dinner service with the Chef de Cuisine and Chef; meals ready on time and meet Ranch standards for flavor, freshness, variety, and presentation.
• Maintain proper food temperatures throughout service: "Hot Food Hot and Cold Food Cold."
• Update daily menu board with descriptions and dietary information for every item using Ranch dietary guidelines; update before each meal service.
• Coordinate dietary restrictions, allergies, and special meal needs with Culinary Leadership.
• Monitor presentation, replenishment, portioning, rotation, and waste throughout service.
• Maintain clean, organized dining and service areas before, during, and after each meal.
• Oversee opening and closing procedures, stations, condiments, and service supplies.
• Ensure food safety and Ranch cleanliness standards are followed.
• Communicate needs to Culinary Leadership and engage Ranch Team Members.

Skills

Food preparation

High-volume dining

Food safety

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Smillie’s Cook at C Lazy U Ranch oversees daily organization and preparation of high-quality breakfast, lunch, and dinner for approximately 175 Ranch Team Members in Smillie’s Cafe. You will work closely with the Chef de Cuisine and Chef to ensure meals meet flavor, freshness, and dietary guidelines in a welcoming staff dining environment.

The role requires strong food execution knowledge, attention to temperatures, and ongoing engagement with Ranch Team Members to maintain service quality and