Lead Cook

Are you seeking a culinary career in the food service industry?  Do you want the chance to work side-by-side with an experienced executive chef who can help you meet your career goals?  If you answered yes, then open the door to countless career advancement opportunities and apply for a cook position with Pedestal Foods! 

As a Lead Cook for Pedestal Foods, you will have responsibility of food production in the kitchen operations and play an integral role in managing the food production operations while ensuring client and customer service, as well as leading other staff in the kitchen. At Pedestal Foods, we are passionate about our food and our people. We are committed to providing opportunities for our people to grow, try new things, and learn all that they can.   This is why it’s so important for our cooks to be led and trained by experienced executive chefs and managers who are customer service experts.  As a company that’s passionate about growth, we know it translates into exciting opportunities for our people and we invest in them to make sure they are ready to grow with us!

Other things you will get to do as a Lead Cook...

• Lead kitchen staff
• Prepare high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
• Serve meals or prepare for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty.
• Clean kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
• Operate and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
• Provides leadership and guidance to team members in the preparation and serving of high quality and great tasting meals.
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

You’ll thrive in this position if you are…

• Innovative, creative and focused on quality:  This means you are driven to produce high quality, food that exceeds our customer’s expectations.  You are passionate about the product you create and never sacrifice on quality.
• Cool under pressure:  You never let anybody see you sweat even in a high volume busy environment; you always maintain a positive outlook. the challenge of having multiple responsibilities motivates you and you enjoy performing a variety of tasks
• Obsessed with  customer service: You enjoy interacting with customers and always strive to ensure they are pleased with their food and the service;
• A team player:  You are excited about being part of a team.  You are willing to pitch in whenever and wherever there is a need to help the entire team succeed; you have a positive attitude and maintain a positive outlook.
• High energy: You aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get your hands a little dirty to get the job done.
• A lifelong learner:  You have a passion for learning new things and seek out opportunities to learn something new.  

Qualifications:  Qualified applicants will have...

• High School diploma
• Previous experience in foodservice/food preparation
• Previous experience as a cook preferred
• Supervisory experience
• Desire to learn and grow with a top notch foodservice company

Our passion is people and we are committed to providing great opportunities for our employees...

Pedestal Foods offers competitive pay and work schedules that provide the benefit of work-life balance so you have the best of both worlds! Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, although some weekend shifts are also available.  We also offer a competitive benefits package for eligible full time employees including:

• Health
• Dental
• Paid vacation and wellness days
• Company paid life insurance
• New uniforms furnished at no cost to employees
• Opportunities for training and career advancement for top performers

Quality People = Quality Results...

At Pedestal Foods, the quality of our people is just as important as the quality of our food. We believe our success starts with our people. We hire great people, and we take great care of them. Working for Pedestal Foods means specialized training opportunities, a focus on career advancement, and a team-based work environment you can truly enjoy. Join our team today!!

Pedestal Foods is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be asked to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check once an offer is extended.