BOH -Lead Cooks

Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House – STRATHROY is looking for Lead Cooks that can prepare and expedite our dishes to their best quality, lead and mentor line cooks, eliminate and log food waste, maintain a clean & sanitary back of house and place/monitor food orders and inventory. The direct qualities the candidate must have is:

• Strong leadership
• Major passion for food/cooking
• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Managing food and beverage inventory
• Seeking ways to improve operations & processes
• Maintain standards for kitchen cleanliness & ensuring consistency of cleaning schedules
• Tracking food waste
• Prep and set up of workstations and equipment
• Cook breakfast and lunch dishes with various utensils and cooking equipment
• Ensure all food/other items are properly stored

Skill Sets Required:

• Knowledge of the food and beverage industry
• Strong understanding of culinary procedures & standards
• Ability to work independently & as a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to overcome immediate issues
• Knowledge needed for organizing and planning staff, inventory & cost