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Job Summary:

The Lead Cook is responsible to manage the cooking staff and operation of the kitchen. It is also the responsibility of the Lead Cook to manage the production of food while staying within the operating budget. In the absence of the Chef Manager the Lead Cook is responsible for additional department operations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Attends training programs as directed by manager
• Trains and instructs cooks and kitchen staff
• Ensures completion of staff assignments
• Assists in employee evaluations and development programs
• Assists in employee counseling and corrective action plan
• Complies with and enforces all sanitation polices/procedures
• Maintains temperature logs for all equipment and prepared food
• Participates in menu planning
• Participates in ordering goods
• Accurate record keeping (checklist, production counts, food/equipment temperature)
• Speaks with residents in the dining room(s) regarding meal satisfaction
• Helps to organize, plan, cook and serve the daily meal as well as catered and special events
• Keeps food storage areas neat and in order
• Ensures proper food handling and storage according to established policies/procedures
• Prepares food according to established recipes
• Instructs/ensures all cooks are preparing food according to established recipes
• Assumes responsibility of left-over food to avoid waste
• Tastes food to ensure quality standards are met
• Reviews menu with production staff

Related Experience:

• Proven culinary skills; 3-5 years’ experience and/or formal training preferred

Education or Degree Requirement:

• High School Graduate or Equivalent. Formal culinary training desired

Licenses, Certification, Registrations:

• ServSafe Certification

At WEL, you will be paid at a competitive rate and enjoy a generous benefits package! 

Some of our benefits include:

• Health Insurance (including prescription and vision)
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Wellness program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Other generous benefits

WEL is ranked #5 in the nation on the 2023 Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services list, and has been a Certified Great Place to Work for the past five years in a row. We got here because of our amazingly talented employees and their commitment to our mission of making a compelling difference in the lives of our residents!

We welcome your application and invite you to visit: www.wel.org to learn more about our  130+ year young organization, our enhanced living philosophy, and our award winning team of employees. 

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