Lead Cook - OPEN POOL
Core
Lead daily culinary operations in a high-volume residential dining environment, preparing meals from standardized menus while ensuring food safety, quality, and timely service.
Role type
Lead Cook (working leader)
Builds
Meals for 6,000 students across 5 dining centers, 2 convenience stores, and a bakeshop
Domain
Higher Education / Residential Dining
Required skills
Food safety compliance, menu execution, staff training and supervision, inventory management, shift scheduling
Preferred skills
High-volume food production experience, multi-tasking under pressure, customer service excellence, ServSafe certification
Technologies
HACCP systems, inventory management systems, temperature logging tools
Responsibilities
Prepare meals according to established menus and recipes; assign tasks and train culinary staff; maintain food safety and sanitation standards; manage food storage, rotation, and inventory levels; oversee kitchen opening/closing and equipment readiness; support procurement processes.