Lead Cook

Churchill Downs Incorporated•Dumfries, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Cook provides supportive leadership to kitchen staff throughout food service. The role assists the Sous Chef in monitoring kitchen activities and expediting orders to ensure quality, taste, and presentation. The Lead Cook directs, assists, trains, and retrains cooks in food preparation and orders, while controlling production levels, recipe compliance, and sanitation. The position cooks a variety of foods in quantities and styles suited to the menu and business demand, and reads, follows, and creates standardized recipes for the resort’s food venues and outlets. The pay rate is $21.00 per hour.

Requirements

Two years of experience in a Lead Cook role.
Experience grilling, broiling, sautéing, and steaming foods.
Ability to work quickly on as many as 30 orders at a time and coordinate cooking times with coworkers.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including frequently sitting or standing, walking, using hands to handle tools or controls, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing.
May be required to lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience training staff.

Responsibilities

Receive and prepare food orders, or delegate their preparation, according to memorized standard recipes.
Coordinate orders for pick-up.
Maintain cleanliness of the workstation and storage areas.
Control waste by monitoring proper rotation, storage, and quantity.
Maintain station inventory and order stock to maintain par levels.
Consistently apply established safety and sanitation procedures.
Assist in training and coaching Line Cooks.
Cook a variety of foods in quantities and styles according to the menu and business demand.
Use and teach proper knife skills, cooking techniques, cooking methods, and terminology.
Read, understand, follow, and create standardized recipes when preparing foods for all food venues and outlets.
Assist the Sous Chef in monitoring kitchen activities and expedite orders to ensure quality, taste, and presentation.
Direct, assist, train, and retrain cooks in food preparation and food orders, while controlling production levels, recipe compliance, and sanitation.
Attend required Company training sessions.
Obtain and retain required licenses.
Perform duties in compliance with local laws and regulations.
Take necessary steps to prevent minors from gambling or loitering in gambling areas, drinking alcoholic beverages, or purchasing tobacco.
Maintain knowledge of ordinances, regulations, laws, policies, and procedures related to the department and the Property’s programs addressing problem gaming.
Report any known acts of wrongdoing.