Lead Cook I (Second Shift): Pay $18/hrThe Lead Cook will be responsible for supervising the preparation of meals and meal components to specs of the daily menu of the operation. We are seeking an individual with prior high volume food service (cooking) experience with an institutional or cafeteria experience being a plus.Lead Cook Essential Functions:
- Follow safety, sanitation, and temperature controls
- Preparing meals according to daily customer menus following established recipes
- Ensure meals are ready for distribution according to scheduled daily route departures
- Assist with clean-up of kitchen, pack area and other areas as directed
- Preparation of meats, sauces, casseroles, desserts, gravies
- Meat slicing
- Complete and maintain paperwork as required
- Provide support to pack and sanitation staff
- Other duties assigned by management
Lead Cook Qualifications:
- Demonstrate Leadership experience in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment - Required.
- Minimum of 4 Years cooking experience (Institutional Preferred)
- Operate equipment: Meat Slicer, Steam Kettles, Convection Ovens, Warmers, Pallet Jack, etc.
- Able to follow written recipes and cooking/packaging instructions
- Able to Portion and Pack to Accurate Quantities/Counts
- Familiar with OSHA, GMP's, Food Safety, and HACCP programs.
- Provide support to Pack and Sanitation staff
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of food safety principles preferred
- It is required to work a full-time scheduled shift from 11:30 am to 9:00 pm or until shift change.
- High school diploma or GED graduate preferred.
Lead Cook Physical Demands:
- Work near moving mechanical parts, Fumes or airborne particles
- Extreme cold (non-weather), Extreme heat (non-weather)
- Moderate Noise
- Under 1/3: Walk, Stoop/kneel/crouch/crawl, Taste or smell; 1/3 to 2/3: Talk or hear.
- Over 2/3: See, Stand, use hands to finger/handle/feel, Reach with hands and arms.
Weight Lifting/Exertion
- Under 1/3: Up to 50 lbs.
- Under 1/3: Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)
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