Lead Cook
DKN HOTEL GROUP•Oxnard, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Lead Cook is responsible for maintaining a friendly, cheerful, and courteous demeanor while providing personalized service to restaurant and hotel guests. This role involves effective communication with guests and team members, preparing food, cooking orders, managing inventory, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, adhering to food safety requirements, and assisting other team members. The Lead Cook also plays a role in delivering DKN’s "Home Away From Home" experience. Management reserves the right to add or change duties as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum one (1) year experience.
- Ability to communicate in English with guests, management and fellow team members to their understanding.
- Ability to provide legible written communications.
- Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.
- Ability to prioritize, organize and make good judgments.
- Dependable.
- Standing for long periods of time, frequently walking.
- Repetitive bending, stooping, reaching, lifting, carrying and twisting.
- Reaching above, at and below shoulder level.
- Lifting unassisted up to 30 lbs. of bulk goods.
- Exposure to cleaning agents.
- Must be aware of the importance of safety and security.
- Endeavor to be conscious of safety and security at all times.
- Living the DKN Values’ behaviors
- Friendly and courteous to guests and fellow team members at all times.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times, while providing personalized service to restaurant and hotel guests.
- Communicate effectively with guests and fellow team members.
- Wash, cut and prepare food for serving and/or cooking.
- Cook food as ordered, working on several different orders simultaneously.
- Inventory food items and report on supplies to be ordered.
- Control inventory for loss, waste and spoilage.
- Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils, keeping kitchen spotless to Company standards and to all health codes.
- Adhere to food safety requirements.
- Monitor cleanliness of back loading dock and trash area.
- Provide assistance to other team members and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department, restaurant and hotel.
- Perform other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.
- Deliver DKN’s "Home Away From Home" experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
