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Lead Cook

Times Supermarket

Kailua, HI

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Bakery, Cancer, Communication Skills, Cook Dishes, Corporate Policies, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, English Language, Establish Priorities, Follow Through, Food Presentation, Food Services, Heavy Equipment/Vehicles, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Life Insurance, Lift/Move 40 Pounds, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Merchandising, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Implementation, Product Demonstration, Quality Control, Sanitation, Team Player, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Warehousing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Kailua, HI
POSTED
2 days ago
Job Title: Lead Cook

Department: Food Service

Direct Supervisor:Kitchen Manager or Chef

FLSA Status: Non- Exempt

Starting rate of pay: $20.75/hr

Company Benefits:

• Flexible Hours

• Employee Discount

• 10 Paid Holidays (including 2 days for your birthday)*

• Medical/Vision/Dental Package*

• Free Life Insurance*

• Vacation and Sick Leave*

• Voluntary Insurance Plans (Life, Disability, Cancer, Accidental)

• Long Term Disability

• Matching 401K*

• Management Bonuses*

*For qualifying positions

Job Summary: LEAD COOK is responsible for all aspects of food preparation, as well as enforcement of sanitation procedures, training, product organization and operations in absence of both managers. Throughout a shift, a LEAD COOK will perform the duties of a Cook and/or Prep Cook when needed.

Essential Job Duties:
  • Assist customers with their orders
  • Responsible for all aspects of food preparation (prep work and cooking) including but not limited to:
  • Grilling items for plate lunches
  • Cooking chicken and other hot items
  • Scratch baking (determined by store)
  • Cooking all items for bentos
  • Making sandwiches/salads
  • Making all other hot and cold foods
  • Enforce sanitation procedures and product organization/rotation
  • Training new Cooks and Prep Cooks in all operational tasks
  • Administrative duties, including but not limited to:
  • Transfers
  • Inventories
  • Routine ordering
  • Oversee back-of-the-house operations in the absence of both managers
  • Oversee front-of-the-house operations in the absence of both managers and a Lead Server
  • Quality control/maintaining recipe standards
  • Answer department phone
  • Understand and abide by all company policies and procedures

Other Job Duties:
  • Transportation of grilled foods
  • Pack, rotate, and label all prepared foods
  • Bakery merchandising
  • Cutting prepared meats for line service
  • All aspects of set up/break down for service line
  • Restock all plastic and paper goods (utensils, bags, cups, napkins), drinks and condiments
  • Cleaning, including washing dishes, trash and box disposal, sanitation of all surfaces, sweeping, mopping
  • Restock soaps, sanitizers, and other associated chemicals
  • Make store announcements regarding kitchen specials
  • Perform demonstrations when necessary (sample out new items)
  • Any tasks as deemed necessary by management

Physical Requirements:
  • 18 years of age or older (operates heavy machinery)
  • Must be able to safely lift 40-50 lbs unassisted
  • Stand for extended periods of time (4-10 hours)

Mental Requirements:
  • Detail-oriented
  • Organized
  • Able to work independently and as a team member
  • Able to multi-task
  • Resourceful

Work Hours:
  • As determined by employee handbook
  • May require working early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays
  • Occasional longer shifts (10 hours)

Working Conditions:
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Serving area: Cool to room temperature
  • Extremely hot and/or cold temperatures: Warehouse/kitchen (100+o F); Chill (35o F)/freezer (-10o F)

Equipment: (As deemed necessary depending on store and specific duties)

Potential Hazards:

• Working with hot pans/serving trays, grill, hot oven, steamer, fryer, etc.

• Working with chemicals for sanitation

• Working with knives and slicing machinery

Qualifications:
  • Education/Training/Experience:

o High school diploma or equivalent

o Three years external experience as a Cook or two years internal experience as a Cook

o One year supervisory experience preferred

• Communication:

o Excellent customer service skills

o Ability to effectively communicate with others

o Good phone etiquette

o Possess acceptable written and verbal communication skills in English

• Other:

o Accurately and efficiently complete work in a timely manner

o Able to multi-task

o Highly organized

o Attention to detail

o Able to effectively prioritize work

o Able to meet deadlines in a short period of time

o Able to quickly pick up and follow through with various projects

o Troubleshooting/problem-solving ability

Compensation: Starting rate (as deemed by current pay schedule) or commensurate with experience.

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