Senior Cook

About the role

The Senior Cook at Caltech is responsible for preparing and cooking a wide range of food items, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation standards. This role requires a combination of culinary expertise and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook standard or specialty food items, including meats, fish, vegetables, and bakery products.
• Cook from scratch or make substitutions as requested, following recipes or member orders.
• Develop menus and coordinate ordering process to ensure adequate supplies are on hand.
• Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment according to protocol; deep-clean equipment and work areas per schedule.
• Serve as a liaison between kitchen and dining facility, coordinating food preparation and service during peak periods.
• Oversee à la carte service from the kitchen, including special and private events.
• Train new cooks and kitchen staff, ensuring adherence to recipes and menu guidelines.
• Ensure proper food handling and cost control.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Culinary certificate and a minimum of 4 years of experience in a dine-in a la carte restaurant or six years of relevant experience in a busy a la carte dining facility.
• Ability to follow and maintain maximum standards of ServSafe sanitation and safety to ensure the highest standards for food and beverage service.
• Ability to carry a minimum of 50 pounds of cooking utensils, cooking pots, cooking supplies, and cooking ingredients repetitively throughout the day.
• Must be able to read, write, and follow instructions in English.
• Ability to perform basic mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage conversion to decimals and count, as related to calculating or converting units of measure for determining proper amounts of food ingredients for large food production.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred, but not required.
• Experience in a high-end dining facility preferred.

Skills

• Strong culinary skills and creativity.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Benefits

Caltech offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees also have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time.