Lead Cook

Company: SLM Staffing Careers
Location: Brandon
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

-- Demonstrates considerable initiative and judgment regarding setting up meals, seasoningfood, estimating food requirements, utilizing leftovers, and presenting food in anattractive manner.-- Plans cooking schedule to have meals prepared on time and in accordance withestablished meal schedules. Timely posts changes to the existing menu.-- Prepares, portions, garnishes, and serves meals following standard recipes and inaccordance with planned menus and established portion control procedures in a timelyand respectable manner.-- Is aware of residents' special dietary needs, i.e. low-sodium "NAS" and no concentratedsweets "NCS", allergies, etc. and prepares meals accordingly. Reports changes inresidents' diets to supervisor.-- Coordinates preparation for/prepares daily menus in adherence to budgetary guidelinesfor daily food costs.-- Performs pre-meal meeting with food servers to review detail of menu.-- Oversees meals preparation and service to ensure meals are served accurately inaccordance with menu, resident's diet and/or food preferences.-- Observes and tests foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and piercing with fork todetermine that it is cooked.-- Maintains proper temperature of food during preparation and service. Uses covers andheat lamp as appropriate.-- Keeps food waste to a minimum by using food storage and food recycling techniques.-- Labels, dates and stores food properly according to established guidelines and applicablehealth codes.-- Keeps stock room, freezers and coolers clean and supplies rotated.-- Ensures that refrigerator and freezer temperatures are within appropriate range, logs dailytemperatures and reports discrepancies to supervisor.-- Properly disposes of food and waste.-- Assists with washing and distributing clean dishes as instructed.-- Assists with and/or coordinates daily or scheduled cleaning duties.-- Assists with cleaning and/or vacuuming the dining room and/or kitchen.-- Assists with/takes inventory, checking and storing incoming foods, supplies andequipment. Advises supervisor of departmental equipment and/or supply needs. Placesfood orders.-- Oversees coordination and execution of special events.-- May participate in Resident Food Committee or Resident Council.-- Maintains and develops recipes. Submits new recipes to supervisor for review/approval.-- May orient and/or train new employees and coordinate tasks of other kitchen employees.-- Practices positive resident relations by responding promptly and positively to resid

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