Lead Cook

Description

Lead Cook

Position Title: Lead Cook

Reports to: Kitchen Manager(s) and Chef(s)

Responsibilities 

•  Work closely with Kitchen Manager(s) and Chef(s) to ensure the restaurant prep (BOH and line) are completed for daily operation. 
•  Meet daily quick service, food service, safety and quality, availability, merchandising and guest service standards. 
•  Ensure proper food quantities are set for daily and ongoing service. 
•  Participate in safety logs including food temperatures, rotation, and waste as necessary. 
•  Ensure safe food handling is maintained. 
•  Ensure proper uniform, hygiene, handwashing, and glove use with self. 
•  Maintain a safe work environment by abiding to all safety rules. 
•  Follow through daily prep and items lists, as assigned. 
•  Actively help to support operation in assigned role, supporting holes as necessary. 
•  Actively and efficiently respond to guest and client feedback, with report to the supervisor to ensure that any potential complaints are mitigate against further occurrence. 
•  Communicate with the Restaurant Supervisor and/or Food Operations Manager regarding any issues seen with daily service or quality. 
•  Remain knowledgeable of all menu items, prices, and specials for sharing with guests. 
•  Assist with dishwashing as necessary. 
•  Perform other tasks as deemed necessary. 
•  Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment. 
•  Uphold and demonstrate a complete understanding of company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Job Requirements

•  Strong interpersonal and communication skills. 
•  Exceptional problem solving/decision making skills combined with the ability to be organized. 
•  Demonstrates the ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced environment. 
•  The ideal candidate is a team player, personable, professional, upbeat, energetic, and takes initiative. 
•  Physical ability to stand for extended periods and to move and handle boxes (10-35lbs) as necessary to operation, which entails lifting, and perform all functions as set forth above. 
•  Ability to work varied hours/days, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.

Previous Experience

•  Kitchen experience needed. 
•  Leadership experience preferred. 
•  All educational backgrounds are eligible.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job description. The General Manager reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technological developments).