Lead Cook
About The Position
Join the team at The Chocolatier Restaurant, Bar + Patio, a year round, full service restaurant located at Hersheypark. The Chocolatier serves up family fare with a fun spin, and hints of chocolate for lunch and dinner. The space features past and present pieces from the Hersheypark ride collection, one-of-a-kind views of neighboring attractions, and a second-story patio and bar. The Chocolatier celebrates the life and legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, by continuing to bring people together for happiness, fun, and of course, chocolate. This position is responsible for the preparation of food in a clean, safe working environment, while assisting the chefs with managing other back of the house team members.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1 year of related Food & Beverage experience.
- 18 years of age or older.
- Must be able to speak and read the English language.
Nice To Haves
- Post-Employment - ServSafe Certification
Responsibilities
- Prepare food products ensuring that quality, portioning, plating, garnishing and service standards are maintained at all times.
- Assist in the training of the cooking staff on all key requirements including order processing, product preparation, portion control, plating, garnishing, quality and safety, ensuring that all personnel satisfactorily perform all aspects of their assigned position.
- Monitor the application of all food safety and sanitation procedures including preparation, temping, rotation, hand washing, personal hygiene, and related processes to ensure complete compliance and safety of all food products.
- Ensure product quality by personally participating in and performing daily line checks and quality testing and ensuring adherence to all recipe standards.
- Provide menu support with the creation of new, innovative dishes to help drive a unique guest experience.
- Assist with ordering of product, inventory, waste reduction, and new systems for controlling product quality and shelf life.
- Collaborate and communicate with the Front of House and Back of House to ensure teamwork and high quality executive of product.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- FREE admission to Hersheypark
- discounts
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401K Contribution
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
