Lead Cook - OC

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. The Lead Cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events. This individual, under the leadership of on-site management and/or supervisors, will coordinate the activities of workers and/or service employees. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but City of Hope may identify other responsibilities of the position.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
3-5 years or more of related work experience.
Serv-Safe Food Handler (may acquire after hired, within 90 days)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the supervision of day-to-day activities of subordinates and assigns responsibility for specific work or functional activities as directed by management.
Maintains key control of operations and responsible for activities to ensure opening, closing and daily procedures are completed.
Assists in monitoring employee productivity and provides suggestions for increased service or productivity.
Works with customers to ensure satisfaction in such areas as quality, service and problem resolution.
Performs day-to-day assignments in addition to supervision duties.
Responsible for orientation and training of employees. Takes an interest and initiative in the development of the foodservice team.
May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all City of Hope and regulatory rules and procedures.
Attends all allergy and foodborne illness in-service training.
Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
May receive inventory and move/lift foodstuffs and supplies.
Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures and reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.