Lead Cook - Pentagon
Core
Leading kitchen staff in food preparation, cooking, and distribution for guests and events while ensuring sanitation standards and economic meal production.
Role type
Lead Cook (Supervisory)
Builds
Meals for guests and events
Domain
Hospitality / Food Service
Required skills
Kitchen staff leadership, food safety certification, menu cost analysis, recipe pricing, food presentation design, kitchen equipment operation, production scheduling, inventory requisition, physical labor (lifting up to 50 lbs), standing/walking for 100% of shift
Preferred skills
Prior supervisory experience, customer service abilities
Technologies
Slicers, ovens, stoves, grinders, mixers
Responsibilities
Instruct and lead kitchen staff in food preparation and cooking; Monitor and assess employee performance; Monitor menus and spending to ensure economic meal preparation; Prepare and cook foods of all types; Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items; Determine food presentation and create decorative displays; Operate food station and maintain checklists/logs; Requisition food supplies and equipment; Clean and inspect kitchen equipment and work areas.
Seniority
Lead/Supervisory