Lead Line Cook | The SOMM Hotel & Spa
About The Position
The Lead Line Cook will be responsible for preparing daily preparation requirements, maintaining par levels of necessary items, and preparing new menu items under the direction of a supervisor. This role ensures attractive and consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated, and supervises line cooks to monitor quality, presentation, and consistency. The Lead Line Cook handles customer requests promptly, sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas, and is responsible for ensuring presentation standards are met for all hot and cold items. This position also involves reading and interpreting recipes, conducting product inventories, ordering and receiving product, and ensuring team adherence to grooming, sanitation, and safe food handling standards. The Lead Line Cook is also responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures.
Requirements
- 5+ years in industry, at least two years as a lead
- Able to cook proteins to pre-determined temperatures
- Ability to cook and direct a banquet up to 100 with a help of a small team
- Necessary State Food Handler’s License(s)
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instruction, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to other employees of the organization
- Working knowledge of all mother and minor sauces
- Working knowledge of proper butchering techniques
- Knowledge of specialized equipment: Mastering of slicer, Robo-coup, Hobart, convection ovens
- Must possess knife skills, the ability to adjust preparations for flavor, and accommodate customer’s needs in a timely manner
Responsibilities
- Utilizes specification sheets to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintains par levels of necessary items
- Prepares new menu items under direction of supervisor
- Ensures attractive, consistent presentations of food items, both buffet and plated
- Interacts/supervises line cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared
- Handles all needs and accommodates customer requests in a timely manner
- Sets up, re-stocks, maintains, and cleans food preparation areas
- Responsible for ensuring presentation standards are meet for all hot and cold items
- Reads and interprets recipes
- Conducts product inventories, ordering and receiving of product
- Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards
- Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling
- Responsible for all opening and closing kitchen procedures
Benefits
- Hourly Pay Range: $30
- Get Paid Daily
- Paid Time off & Holiday Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 401K
- HSA/FSA Plans -with employer contribution
- Referral Bonus
- Discounted Lodging, Dining, Spa, Golf, and Retail
- Employee Assistance Program
- “Columbia Cares” Volunteer Opportunities
- Committee Participation Opportunities
- Task Force Work Opportunities
- Online Learning Platform to Help You Grow!
- Third Party Perks (Including discounts on Pet Insurance, Rental Cars, Movie and Concert Tickets, Theme Park and Attractions & so much more)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
