What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Cook position at ChefSuite?
ChefSuite, a full-service commercial cooking facility with private kitchens rented by restauranteurs for the preparation of food for pick-up and delivery, seeks an experienced and detail-oriented Lead Cook in Richmond, Virginia to oversee a team of line cooks and prepare high-quality dishes while following set recipes and procedures. You'll work alongside a team to ensure clean, safe, and efficient kitchen operations.
Position Information:
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Position Information:
- Full Time
- Pay Range: $19-$20
- Effectively leads a team of line cooks
- Participates in the interviewing and training of new hires
- Place orders for food, supplies, and disposables with vendors
- Creates and maintains shift schedules for all restaurant employees
- Maintains inventory of all food and supplies
- Ensures final product leaving the kitchen is consistent and high-quality
- Continuously creates efficiencies in the kitchen
- Sets up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment
- Prepares ingredients including but not limited to washing, peeling, chopping, marinating meat, baking, and any other tasks necessary to prepare for service
- Properly operates various kitchen equipment and utensils
- Properly cooks and monitors the cooking process to prevent waste
- Ensures each order is presented properly and appealingly
- Keeps a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen per health code standards
- Ensures all food is stored properly and labeled correctly
- Maintains quality control of ingredients
- Keeps up-to-date inventory, monitors stock, and places orders as needed
- Prepares batches of food that are cooked to order or kept warm until ordered and sold, which may include such food items as hamburgers or fried chicken
- Operates large-volume cooking equipment such as griddles, grills, or deep fryers
- Prepares, washes, and cuts food to be cooked
- Prepares and cooks food according to instructions provided on food order slips or through verbal directions; verifies the quality and quantity of all orders
- Multitasks by cooking several different orders at once, ensuring that all items are prepared per customer instructions
- Maintains overall sanitation, health, cleanliness, and safety standards for food preparation areas, cooking services, and dishes and utensils
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Proven experience cooking professionally
- Knife skills, and experience with varied kitchen tools, cookware, and bakeware
- Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)
- Strong communication skills
- Able to perform all physical requirements of the position
- Ability to follow all food handling techniques, preparation, and cooking procedures
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently
- Ability to lead and work well as part of a team
- Ability to maintain personal hygiene
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Diploma from a culinary school is preferred but not required
- Current Food Handlers Certification (Food Manager Certification preferred)
- Ability to follow all sanitation and regulations for workplace safety procedures
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