Lead Cook - Paschal's Restaurant (Atlanta, Georgia)

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Must be able to lead without Kitchen Manager's presence.
• Cooks, plates, and follows portion standards for food products in accordance with production requirements.
• Organizes and plans activities by reviewing daily pull and prep lists.
• Cooks and stores food at required temperature; labels, dates, and rotates all products in accordance with company standards.
• Tests foods for proper cooking standards using methods such as tasting, smelling, measuring devices or other utensils.
• Maintains food preparation area, cleans all equipment and workstations immediately after use or as required.
• Fulfills safe food handling and proper hygiene practices.
• Adheres to workplace safety standards for operating and maintaining equipment and reports any equipment malfunction to management immediately.
• Performs opening and/or closing side works according to established checklists.
• Trains new cooks on company standards, policies and procedures based on company guidelines and/or brand training and position requirements and completes required ACT position training paperwork management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Education/Previous Experience: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); 3 years or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required Skills: Knowledge of basic food preparation and cooking skills; Must be able to properly identify and use various cooking utensils and equipment.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and effectively communicate information individually and in small group situations to customers and co-workers; Ability to understand the English language both written and verbal.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, and common fractions.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply reasonable understanding in carrying out instructions in written, oral or diagram form.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand during 6-8hr shift, and use hands to manipulate and operate objects, tools or controls; Reaches, bends, stoops, shakes, stirs and wipes; The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and taste or smell; The employee must be able to hear well amongst loud background noise; Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-pound cases several times per shift. Frequent immersion of hands in water and other cleaning agents.
• Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Travel: No travel required.