Great Pines by Weekender Looking for Lead Cook at Old Forge, New York Full Time

Are you looking for a new opportunity to grow with a dynamic team and company of hospitality professionals changing the way guests stay and explore the Adirondacks? Are you independently-driven, do you thrive in positions of leadership, are you looking to join and help lead the team of an award-winning, waterfront resort in the Southern Adirondacks? If so, then this unique opportunity might be for you. Please review the job description below and if you feel you qualify and might be a fit, then submit your resume and get in touch with us today!

The Lead Cook will assist in menu development , monitoring food costs and vendor relationships. Supporting the team members to run the operation smoothly.

• Hiring and scheduling according to the business needs and daily operation
• Ensure all kitchen duties are completed daily and weekly
• Ensuring the bi-annual team cleaning of the kitchen, overseeing equipment maintenance, cooler cleanings and handling anything that is shut down for the off season
• Planning menus for the Lean To restaurant
• Ensures high standards of cleanliness, inspection protocol and make sure these standards of cleanliness and safety are maintained
• Minimize food waste, supply waste and theft
• Training employees to understand the safeguards around food safety, preparation and storing
• Managing budgets and food percentages to budget
• Attend food and beverage staff and management meetings
• Cooks or directly supervises the cooking of menu items, requiring skillful understanding and preparation in line with the restaurant’s vision
• Develop and continue to provide a professional work environment
• Ensure a safe work environment and positive atmosphere
• Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays

Qualifications

• Must have restaurant experience
• Must have experience on the line, both behind in light cooking, prep work and in front of line expediting
• Experience in kitchen equipment cleaning and maintenance
• Must have experience in Health Department codes and Serve Safe requirements

Operations

• Must be willing to take on regular shifts to meet payroll budgets and in understaffed situations such as bartending, serving tables, cooking, dishwashing
• Update menu – experience in this required to maintain optimal profitable menu and avoid loss
• Curating and managing the day-to-day dining experience for both guests of the hotel and other visitors from the local community or other hotels
• Maintain quality standards of cleanliness, code standards through health inspections and tidiness of restaurant
• Managing time off and scheduling
• Managing vendor relationships with ordering both food and beverage
• Ordering as needed for restaurant production and assisting the Head Chef with ordering
• Keeping a weekly inventory of food and beverages on property in order to make insightful and none-wasteful ordering decisions
• Noticing any maintenance issues/needs throughout the restaurant in regards to equipment and handling repairs as necessary

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 – $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 40 per week

Experience level:

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years

Restaurant type:

• Casual dining restaurant
• Fast casual restaurant

Work Location: In person