Senior Line Cook & Kitchen Lead – High-Volume Service

Dexterra; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexterra is seeking an Experienced Line Cook/Chef de Partie to lead one or more kitchen sections and ensure high-quality food service at a Dexterra workforce accommodations facility. This senior role will manage daily production for hundreds of meals and scale to over a thousand, while upholding food safety and quality standards.

Reporting to the Executive Chef or Sous Chef, you will supervise line cooks, mentor junior staff, execute menus, and ensure consistency across all stations, from hot

Qualifications

• Formal culinary training and/or a Chef designation.
• Advanced Food Safety or HACCP certification required.
• 3–5 years of hospitality or food service experience.
• 3 years in progressive culinary roles (hot line, pastry, etc.)
• Experience in high-volume food service environments.
• Knowledge of menu execution and portion control.
• Experience across multiple kitchen areas (hot/cold/bakery, butchery).

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned kitchen sections (hot line, cold kitchen, bakery, prep, or service line).
• Prepare, present, and serve high-quality menu items per recipes.
• Support operation serving 500+ daily; scale to 1000+.
• Ensure strict food safety, quality, and scope requirements.
• Enforce Dexterra Food Safety programs, including HACCP.
• Provide on-the-floor leadership and coaching to Line Cooks.
• Supervise staff productivity and adherence to policies.
• Assist with inventory, portion control, and waste reduction.
• Support knowledge of dietary requirements (allergies, vegan, etc.).
• Maintain cleanliness and professionalism in assigned areas.
• Support the Sous Chef and Executive Chef with operations.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Food safety expertise

High-volume service

Menu execution

Team coaching

Attention to detail

Education

Formal culinary training or Chef designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Food service systems

Job description

Dexterra is seeking an Experienced Line Cook/Chef de Partie to lead one or more kitchen sections and ensure high-quality food service at a Dexterra workforce accommodations facility. This senior role will manage daily production for hundreds of meals and scale to over a thousand, while upholding food safety and quality standards.

Reporting to the Executive Chef or Sous Chef, you will supervise line cooks, mentor junior staff, execute menus, and ensure consistency across all stations, from hot