BOH Kitchen Cook Lead

The Plex is your premier destination for family fun, event planning, sports, dining, parties, and more. Our 3 operating businesses (The Plex Athletic Club, Sports, and The Penalty Box Bar and Grill) offers 240,000 square feet of entertainment space under one roof where you will find everything you need for fun, fitness, family activities, food & beverage, parties, and social events. Open 7-days a week, our facility offers an arcade of games, bocce ball, bouncy houses, cornhole, darts, pizza, sushi, tapas, a vast beer wall and so much more.

The Kitchen Lead is responsible for coordinating daily kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, maintaining cleanliness and safety standards, and supporting the kitchen team. This role requires strong leadership, organization, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while following the direction of the Executive Chef.

Duties/Responsibilities:

 Monitors and support kitchen staff during shifts

• Ensure food is prepared consistently and meets quality standards
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and food safety compliance
• Follow and execute all directions from the Executive Chef
• Assist with scheduling, inventory, and ordering supplies
• Train new team members and reinforce best practices
• Help manage workflow to ensure timely service

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Assisting chef in preparing food and attending to any culinary tasks that arise.
• Supervising food and cooling room temperatures.
• Accepting or rejecting ingredients from suppliers.
• Previous kitchen or food service experience (lead or supervisory experience preferred)
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Ability to follow direction and maintain standards set by the Executive Chef
• Must be available to work weekends
• Flexible availability, including evenings and weekends
• Ability to follow direction and maintain standards set by the Executive Chef

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the sole duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Cooking or Culinary classes
• 2 years of working in a full-service restaurant as a Lead Cook/Supervisor
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
• Must have a current Food Handlers Management Certification
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity to operate cooking tools such as knives. Hot kitchen
• Stand for prolonged periods at kitchen station
• Bend, reach overhead, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment.

Salary : $24 - $25