Lead Cook

Infuse Hospitality is seeking a reliable Lead Cook with a desire to grow and learn to join our café in Addison, Tx!

Key Responsibilities:

1. Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and daily prep list instructions to meet production, delivery, and service schedules for a population with diverse needs and preferences.
2. Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature, and is attractive and tasty.
3. Responsible for the preparation of menu items
4. Able to meet established food preparation times during busy meal periods.
5. Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness and sanitation.
6. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
7. Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat.
8. Ensures food is stored per standards.
9. Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.

Job Requirements:

1. Must be able to work quickly and efficiently
2. Must be comfortable following recipes and working with technology (tablets)
3. Must be detailed oriented and work as part of a team
4. Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and be on call for emergencies
5. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure.
6. Must possess customer service skills
7. Attention to detail, and the ability to follow instructions
8. Must be able to multi-task and resolve issues simultaneously without sacrificing quality or safety

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

1. Culinary experience desired, ideally in hospitality, or similar setting.
2. Experience working as a line cook, preferred.
3. Servsafe Food Handler or Food Manager, preferred.
4. Possess understanding of cooking methods, procedures, and proper knife handling skills.
5. Above all, a positive attitude and willingness to learn and follow instructions so that you may become independent in your work.

Physical Requirements:

1. Ability to perform repetitive motion such as reaching, bending, stooping and hand, wrist, and body movement on-line cutting/preparing food items.
2. Ability to lift to a maximum of 40 lbs.
3. Ability to walk and stand 90% throughout shift.

Shift availability:

1. Day Shift (Preferred)
2. Evening Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

1. Addison, Tx (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

1. Addison, Tx: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person