Lead Cook- AM Shift

Southern Foodservice Management IncTown of Sparta, WI
$23 - $29Onsite

About The Position

Southern Foodservice Management, a national contract food service company, is now looking to hire an AM Lead Cook for our location at Fort McCoy. The pay is $23.04 - $29.34. The Shift is 3:00 AM - 12:15 PM. Must be available to work a rotating schedule in a seven-day-per-week operation, including weekends and holidays as needed.

Requirements

  • Lift up to 40lbs
  • Standing 80%, Walking 20%
  • Frequent movement of objects
  • Heavy lifting, Heavy Carrying, Pushing, Pulling
  • Occasional climbing or balancing
  • Occasional stooping
  • Frequent reaching
  • Frequent handling
  • Frequent talking/hearing
  • Frequent seeing
  • Frequent temperature variation

Nice To Haves

  • Exhibits a positive, friendly and respectful attitude towards, Supervisors, guests and other team members.
  • Arrives to work on time and in correct uniform, clean shoes, clean and pressed black pants and shirt, apron, name tag, and a SMILE.
  • Understands job duties and responsibilities, as well as having an eagerness to learn more and develop new skills.
  • Promotes a fun and efficient professional work environment, focusing on guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for proper preparation of meals with correct quantities and quality on shift and according to Army standards
  • Supervises kitchen staff and assigns duties and menu preparation items to each
  • Maintains order, structure and professionalism of work environment
  • Responsible for ensuring food safety standards per the Tri-Service Food Code (TB MED 530, 531) standards are met and HACCP program is adhered to as it pertains to kitchen
  • Responsible for ensuring that company employee safety procedures and standards and OSHA standards are being met throughout facility.
  • Maintain progressive cooking techniques throughout meal to ensure food served is fresh throughout meal period.
  • Responsible for the quality of food prepared
  • Accurately determines subsistence requirements.
  • Accurately maintains all required AFMIS records and reports required for Kitchen and Food Production.
  • Request, receive, and account for subsistence items completely and in correct quantities.
  • Prepares the production schedule with correct quantities and make necessary menu adjustments.
  • Administers, and maintains On The Job training and apprenticeship training programs.
  • Becomes manager on duty if necessary
  • Ensures Company cleanliness standards of kitchen on shift and proper post production clean-up and cleaning schedule completion of assigned items.
  • Assist Manager with ration orders and kitchen requisitions
  • Preparation of food products should be according to the daily menu’s recipes, tasted for good quality / texture, not to be over salted, and properly cooked. Army recipes must be strictly adhered to.
  • Maintain Production Schedules as required. Food must be prepared and ready at prescribed timelines.
  • Preparation of required meal items according to the daily menu and other required items
  • Check and record menu item temperatures for required ranges using DA Form 7800
  • Ensure menu items are properly cooked to proper internal temperatures and set out products for no sooner than 30 minutes and no later than 15 minutes before the meal service.
  • Replenish food items on serving lines required during service
  • Greet and care for our customers while working on the serving lines
  • Monitoring serving lines during meal periods
  • Break down service areas after the meal period ends.
  • Ensure all areas of the kitchen, food storage and serving areas are properly cleaned after meal period to include prep tables, floors, walls, service lines, and food service equipment
  • All staff members are also responsible for other duties or tasks that are assigned by the Assistant Managers or Supervisors, as a part of any “Job” or “Position” assigned during a normal work schedule. Team members may be assigned to support the meal production, service and cleaning after the meal or the dining facility.
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