Head Cook Job Brattleboro area,Vermont USA,Hospitality / Hotel / Catering

Description Why work for us?

We are 50 years strong in the community.

We give back to organizations with shared values.

We offer great benefits and competitive compensation.

We are continually innovating and investing in the future.

We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth; about half of our managers were promoted from within.

Tired of working for a company that leaves you feeling like you’re not appreciated? Would you like to join a team that actually enjoys what they do and believes in making a difference?

The Brattleboro Food Co-op is owned by thousands of local shareholders and is committed to improving the quality of life for our community, one meal at a time. We offer competitive wages, great benefits, and an excellent work-life balance.

Purpose:

To assist in ensuring, facilitating, and maintaining efficient daily workflow and dining operations. To prepare products, and maintain production systems; to oversee the exceptional presentation of any and all meal services; and to assist the Food Services Director in meeting goals. To oversee staff when the Food Services Director is offsite, and be available to clientele in any capacity required.

Status:
Reports to Food Services Director Customer Service:

Assists customers with questions in a prompt and courteous manner
Provide attentive and courteous customer service
Maintain a polite, friendly and helpful attitude towards internal and external customers
Be proficient and knowledgeable in all facets of operations

Product Knowledge:

Knowledgeable about all products. Continues to learn about new products. Answers questions accurately
Maintain, understand, and facilitate use of all systems in place
Remain informed on the event calendar, and available products and services
Product Presentation and Quality:
Ensure quality food preparation, presentation and execution

Safety:

Handles all equipment in a safe manner
Alert to unsafe equipment and removes any equipment that is unsafe from usage
Teamwork:
Ensures department teamwork through trust and communication
Provide and maintain training as needed
Assign work lists, evaluate efficiencies, perform regular follow-up using policy and other tools provided as set out by procedural guidelines

Accountability:

Accepts responsibility for personal decisions and actions. Exemplifies honesty, integrity and ethics
Contributes constructively to the morale of the department
Ensures cleanliness standards and ensures the production needs of the kitchen, service periods, and events are met.
Shows initiative in solving issues and achieving the departmental goals

Job Specific Functions:

Ensure menu items and back ups are prepared and ready to go out at the appropriate time
Coordinate with the manager to ensure all items from previous meals are being utilized in an efficient manner, to minimize general waste, and ensure clientele’s needs are met
Be available to clientele to answer questions concerning products, ingredients, time tables, and the events calendar
Oversee the cleanliness, production, and par of any customer facing service areas and to delegate these duties as necessary
Ensure the cookie cabinet, staff snacks, and any other daily offers or grab and go areas remain stocked
Facilitate the execution of service periods, and production
Ensure proper rotation of products, monitor product dates, and maintain proper signage, amd product storage in cooperation with the manager
Oversee arranging production sheets and planning, and facilitate production and service periods for the day in cooperation with the manager
Preparation of all menu items promptly and efficiently as assigned
Ensure and facilitate kitchen cleanliness as needed or assigned
Ensure that equipment is well maintained, and to notify appropriate personnel of any…