We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.
Job Summary :
A Head Cook is responsible for preparing and cooking various food items according to recipes and monitors cooks production acting as a lead
Main Duties and Responsibilities :
- Assembles equipment according to airline specifications following procedures and assembly diagrams.
- Packages and prepares alcoholic beverages for airline flights.
- Keeps production areas in compliance with sanitation standards and customer requirements
- Documents inventory in compliance with requirements
- Follows directions.
- Works as a member of a team.
- Supports Hot Food leadership in monitoring team's production quality and efficiencies
- Additional duties may be assigned as deemed necessary by management
Qualifications
Education :
Culinary degree and / or cook certification is preferred
Work Experience :
- At least 2 years of experience cooking in a high volume institutional catering environment is preferred
- Experience with maintaining temperature logs for all food items prepared.
- Recipe conversion experience required to accommodate the kitchen’s daily production needs.
Technical Skills : (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
Not applicable
Language / Communication Skills :
- Read, write, and follow food specifications and menu guidelines
- Communicate effectively with supervisors and co-workers
Requirements of the Job :
- Handle various food products such as seafood, beef, pork, poultry, fruits, and vegetables.
- Handle knives and kitchen tools properly.
- Work assigned schedule which may vary and could include weekends and holidays
- Work overtime when required
- Arrive to work on-time
- Completes paperwork and related administrative duties
- Complies with company policies
Work Environment
- Handles pork, poultry, meat and fish products
- Will be exposed to extreme temperature changes and noise.
- Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move product, equipment and supplies up to fifty (50) pounds frequently during shift.
- Regularly stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 8+ hours.
Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position
Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion and Accountability. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone :
- We treat each other with respect and we act with
- We communicate and keep each other informed
- We put our heads together to problem solve and deliver as a team
- We have for our work and we pay attention to the little details
- We foster an environment of , take responsibility for our actions and learn from our mistakes
- We do what we say we will do, when we say we are going to do it
- We care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone’s day better
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!