Lead Cook
Core
Lead daily culinary operations in a high-volume residential dining setting, preparing meals from standardized menus while ensuring food safety, quality, and efficient kitchen workflow.
Role type
Lead Cook (working leader)
Builds
Fresh, locally sourced meals for 12,000 daily students across 5 dining centers
Domain
Higher education foodservice / Residential dining
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (specifically: prepared meals)
Required skills
scratch cooking, inventory management, staff training, HACCP compliance, shift management, vendor coordination
Preferred skills
high-volume food production experience, multi-tasking under pressure, customer service excellence
Technologies
standardized recipe systems, inventory tracking systems, temperature logging tools
Responsibilities
Lead daily culinary operations by preparing meals from menus and standardized recipes; Serve as work leader by assigning tasks and training staff; Maintain and monitor food safety, sanitation, and HACCP compliance; Manage food handling, storage, and documentation; Support procurement and inventory processes; Oversee kitchen operations including opening/closing and equipment readiness.