Head Cook-DH

Head Cook-DH

Job Category:
Dutch Food Svcs

Location:

Alaska, USA

Role and Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee all Galley operations, including supervision of staff, food service execution, safety compliance, and overall performance of the facility. This position serves as the primary point of contact for the Captains Bay Galley. Specific duties include:

• Oversee all food preparation and safety practices to ensure full compliance with State and Federal regulations, as well as all WSI policies and procedures.
• Direct inventory control operations, including procurement, tracking, and accurate recordkeeping to support operational efficiency and cost control.
• Ensure that all employees are working safely and following proper Safety and Sanitation Procedures.
• Identify, report, and correct safety hazards.
• Collaborate with the Galley operations manager on ordering, menu making, and implementing new SOP's.
• Maintain all logs associated with health and safety. Also, those logs apply to the oversight and organization of the Galley.
• Lead, train, and develop Galley staff, including performance management, coaching, and disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Conduct monthly inventory count.
• Address employee feedback and meal concerns in a timely and professional manner.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds comfortably.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
• Employee is occasionally exposed to fumes, water spray and airborne particles.
• The noise environment of the workplace is usually moderate.

Qualifications and

Education Requirements:

• 3-5 years of related culinary experience.
• MS Office experience.
• Must be able to communicate well with others.
• Must be able to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Previous experience with ensuring that proper safety procedures are relayed and followed.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language.

Additional Notes:

• WSI has a zero tolerance Drug and Alcohol Policy.
• Westward Seafoods is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Please let us know if you need reasonable accommodation during the hiring process.

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