Senior Cook & Kitchen Lead: Quality & Ops

grandcentralbakery; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Central Bakery is seeking a Senior Cook to organize and manage daily kitchen operations, monitor food quality, and provide coaching across stations. This role handles hot food preparation, daily ordering, inventory control for walk-ins and warehouse, and communication with cafes.

Weekend availability and a 7AM start are required to meet production goals. The Senior Cook reports to the Cuisine Manager and Lead Cook and is the second of three cook levels within the team.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Maintains a valid Food Handler's Card at all times.
• Regular attendance and reliability are required.
• Basic math skills for weighing and portions.
• Professional experience as a prep cook is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel or Word preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean and organized workstation.
• Competent in dishwashing, lettuce washing, slicing, packing, cold and hot prep.
• Works with Cuisine Manager and Lead Cook to meet high quality standards.
• Leads kitchen production day and trains staff on stations.
• Sets timing expectations and leads daily QC meetings.
• Manages daily ingredient inventory and assists with end-of-month counts.
• Places vendor orders, checks invoices, and prints recipes from food cost software.
• Follows safety requirements including GMP, HACCP, and food defense.

Skills

Must be 18 years old

English language proficiency

Food Handler's Card

Regular attendance

Basic math skills

Prep cook experience

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Education

HS diploma/GED preferred

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Grand Central Bakery is seeking a Senior Cook to organize and manage daily kitchen operations, monitor food quality, and provide coaching across stations. This role handles hot food preparation, daily ordering, inventory control for walk-ins and warehouse, and communication with cafes.

Weekend availability and a 7AM start are required to meet production goals. The Senior Cook reports to the Cuisine Manager and Lead Cook and is the second of three cook levels within the team.