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The Los Angeles Country Club is Hiring a Lead Cook Near Los Angeles, CA
Job Location
The Los Angeles Country Club - Los Angeles, CA
Salary Range
$25.00 - $28.00 Hourly
Description
Position summary:
Prepares, cooks, serves creative and innovative dishes under the direction of Executive Chef and Sous Chefs. Anticipates and recognizes potential issues and proactively finds solutions. Provides mentoring, teaching, delegation and accountability to line staff.
Position Responsibilities:
- Works well with team and communicates efficiently
- Prepare dishes to standards, consistently and timely
- Organizes and prioritizes multiple projects to meet deadlines
- Proactive, creative and flexible when it comes to problem solving
- Practice safe and sanitary food handling and preparation procedures
- Takes direction from Executive Chef and Sous Chefs, ask questions when necessary
- Maintains a clean, organized and hygienic station
- Communicates and follow ups with all other stations and cooks before and during service to ensure others are prepared to execute service, assist and provide team work as needed, holding the team accountable to set standards
- Takes full responsibility over assigned station, completes prep needs and executes service
- Makes good decisions, delegates tasks to cooks when necessary
- Learns, understands and executes all stations including but not limited to; saut, grill, garde manger, sides/ pizza stations
- Assist with special menus and events
- Assist with on boarding new hires with training and development
- Assist with menu development, cost control and inventory
- Perform other kitchen duties as assigned
Qualification Standards:
- Food Handler's certification is required
- Must be able to cook orders as specified on the menu and to the members request
- Must be able to operate cooking equipment safely and mindful
- Must be able to read and understand English and communicate with members in a professional way
- Must be able to use and read a food thermometer
- Efficient and precise knife skills
- Precision with executing fundamental cooking techniques
- Knowledge and understanding of a broader scope of cuisines and cooking techniques
- Demonstrates a controlled sense of urgency
- Reliable and punctual
- High school diploma or GED
- Culinary school preferred
- 5 or more years working on the line
- 3 or more years fine dining club experience
Job Summary
Full Time
$38k-49k (estimate)
04/21/2024
05/08/2024
thelacc.org
LOS ANGELES, CA
200 - 500
Private
KIRK O REESE
$10M - $50M
Sports & Recreation
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