Lead Cook

McLean Affiliates • Simsbury, CT

2d • $26 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Cook prepares and serves food in a timely manner while maintaining safe, sanitary, and high-quality food preparation practices. The role involves preparing stations, cooking a range of foods, following recipes and food specifications, monitoring food quality and temperatures, maintaining food usage records, and assisting with inventory and preparation forecasting. The Lead Cook may also support other culinary stations and communicate kitchen equipment and supply needs to a supervisor.

The position requires advanced cooking skills, substantial working knowledge of food preparation and ordering, and complete knowledge of kitchen equipment. The Lead Cook is expected to provide excellent customer service and maintain professional, respectful relationships with coworkers, vendors, supervisors, managers, customers, and residents. Work is scheduled for 40 hours per week, from 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with an every-other-weekend rotation. The role is located in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of related work experience.
• ServSafe certification is required.
• Previous supervisor experience.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Complete knowledge of kitchen equipment.
• Ability to read and follow a recipe without supervision.
• Advanced cooking skills and substantial working knowledge of food preparation and ordering.
• Ability to adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment, and techniques to job requirements.
• Professional conduct, honesty, and ethical behavior.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and communicate professionally and respectfully with coworkers and other departments.

Nice To Haves

• Baker or dessert experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and clean food preparation equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Regulate cooking equipment temperatures to ensure food is stored and cooked at the correct temperature.
• Check food and ingredient quality, track inventory age, rotate stock, and follow labeling and dating procedures.
• Monitor food preparation and determine whether food is sufficiently cooked using appropriate methods, including tasting, smelling, and food thermometers.
• Prepare stations according to company guidelines and supervisor direction.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods.
• Season, weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes using kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables for consumption.
• Carve, trim, and prepare meats and seafood for hot or cold service.
• May bake breads, rolls, cakes, and pastries.
• May wash pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.
• Compile and maintain food usage records and may assist with inventory.
• Follow food specification amounts, assist in forecasting preparation needs, and prepare and serve food promptly.
• May support culinary staff at multiple stations as directed.
• Communicate kitchen equipment and supply needs to a supervisor.
• Follow and promote company standards for safety, food handling, sanitation, uniforms, and productivity.
• Provide attentive and approachable customer service, including greeting and thanking customers.
• Perform other assigned duties and responsibilities.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, available the first of the month after 30 days worked.
• Dental insurance, available the first of the month after 30 days worked.
• Vision insurance, available the first of the month after 30 days worked.
• Disability insurance, available the first of the month after 30 days worked.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions after one year of employment.
• Paid holidays.
• Free Boundless Wellness Gym Membership.
• Work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed