CHIEF COOK
Summary
Oversee kitchen operations by preparing ingredients, cooking simple dishes, and maintaining food safety standards in a fast-paced commercial kitchen.
Chief Cook Job Description:
We are looking for a hard-working Chief cook to be responsible for setting up workstations in the kitchen and preparing ingredients for the cooking process. The chief cook is required to perform basic cooking duties, monitor stock levels, and take on culinary tasks as they arise.
To be a successful chief cook, you should understand and be willing to comply with food and sanitation guidelines and regulations, be quick and diligent, and be willing to improve on the job. A top-notch prep cook should be able to follow instructions and work in a fast-paced environment.
Chief Cook Responsibilities:
- Setting up and sanitizing workstations.
- Following prep lists created by chefs.
- Measuring ingredients and seasonings, and preparing cooking ingredients such as soup stock to be used in the cooking process.
- Preparing simple dishes, such as entrees or salads.
- Ensuring all food items are properly stored and easily accessible.
- Assisting chefs in preparing food and attending to any culinary tasks that arise.
- Distributing plates to wait staff to be served, cleaning plates for dishwashing, and preparing takeaway packages for customers.
- Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.
- Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.
- Maintaining a clean, orderly, and sanitized kitchen.
Chief Cook Requirements:
- Experience as a prep cook may be advantageous.
- Manual dexterity to operate cooking tools such as knives.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Physical endurance to work long shifts in a busy environment.
- Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, nights, and holidays.
- Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment.