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Lead Cook

Taher, Inc
Montevideo, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 7/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/19/2026
If you enjoy cooking, working with a team of professionals, we have a spot for you on our team!

Essential Functions:
* Provide the highest quality of guest service at all times
* Execute recipes to the letter
* Prepare meals by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature, and is attractive and tasty
* Follow all food safety and sanitation standards
* Follows and completes production sheets
* Ability to meet deadlines in completion of daily workload
* Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food handling procedures
* Set up and tear down of workstation
* Receives and unpacks food deliveries
* Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards
* Polite and professional communication style
* Understands and utilized FIFO
* Performs other related duties as requested by the leadership team
 
We are proud to offer competitive benefits including:
* Competitive compensation with bonus opportunities
* Work-Life balance - Guaranteed hours with no nights or weekends
* Free daily lunch
* Uniforms are provided
* Safety practices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are provided
* Employee training and development
* Opportunities for advancement and to make an impact
* Culture of inclusion and belonging
 
Who we are:
Taher, Inc. is a family owned and operated, chef-driven, food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, corporate dining and catering, , and vending and office beverage services to clients in our growing nationwide footprint. Taher, Inc. maintains a consistent presence in Food Service Management's Top 25 companies.

Qualifications:

* Previous food service experience preferred
* Exceptional customer service skills
* Ability to adapt and change in a fast-paced environment
* Able to do simple arithmetic
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Be able to lift 30 Lbs.and stand for extended periods of time
* Dependable, Punctual
* Ability to follow all safe food handling requirements
* Successfully pass a criminal background check
 
EOE/AA

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