Lead Cook
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Job overview
Senior Lifestyle is hiring a Lead Cook. The Lead Cook prepares meals from standardized recipes, sets up food service lines, and coordinates prep for the following day's menu. This role assists in training new kitchen employees, food ordering, and creating menu cycles. The Lead Cook also maintains kitchen cleanliness, minimizes food waste, and supervises other kitchen staff.
Key focus areas include Prepare meals from standardized recipes in a timely and attractive manner, Set up food service line and workstations with needed condiments, and Ensure all required condiments and garnishes are prepared and served.
Successful candidates bring 6+ Months Commercial Kitchen Experience Or Related Certificate Or Degree, Acceptable Fluency In English, and COVID-19 Vaccination. Important skills include Prepare Meals From Standardized Recipes, Set Up Food Service Line, Coordinate Prep, Train Kitchen Employees, Food Ordering, and Creating Menu Cycle.
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Full job description
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Prepare meals from standardized recipes in accordance with order in a timely and attractive manner.
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Set up food service line and workstations with needed condiments.
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Ensure all condiments and garnishes that are required are prepared and served with the appropriate foods.
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Assist in coordinating prep for the following day’s menu.
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Assist in training of new kitchen employees.
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Assist in food ordering and creating the menu cycle.
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Keep stock rooms, coolers, and freezers clean and ensure that food supply stocks are rotated and that all perishables are labeled, dated, and stored properly.
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Maintain kitchen cleanliness and food preparation according to state and local health department code requirements.
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Keep food waste to a minimum by utilizing food storage and food recycling techniques.
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Manage and supervise Cooks, Prep Cooks, and Utility Workers as needed.
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You have 6+ months of experience working in a commercial kitchen environment and/or a related certificate or degree from a college or technical school.
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You are organized and great at communicating with co-workers and residents.
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You take pride in the quality and presentation of food that you have helped to prepare.
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Acceptable fluency in English in order to perform job duties and speak, read, write, and communicate with supervisors, coworkers, residents, and applicable third parties. Senior Lifestyle offers a comprehensive benefits plan to eligible team members including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid time off. All Senior Lifestyle positions are eligible to use DailyPay, an application that allows you to access your earned but unpaid wages before your next payday. Senior Lifestyle requires that all employees provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless exempt due to medical, religious, or personal beliefs. Government requirements or exclusions may apply.
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