Job Description

Role-Full Time

Shift Timing-5:30 am to 2:30 pm, Weekend availability is needed

Work Location-1500 MH Jackson Service Road, Atlanta-GA

This individual is responsible for the hot food kitchen, which includes cooking, cleaning, and supervising other cooks where applicable.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Work alongside the Executive Chef to manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, aiding with production preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stocking.

· Lead kitchen team in Executive Chef's absence.

· Ensure and maintain meal quality and consistency by following designated recipes.

· Provide guidance to other kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to chefs, line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating.

· Oversee and organize kitchen stock and ingredients.

· Ensure a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verify all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance.

· Keep cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours.

· Train new kitchen employees to unit and kitchen standards.

· Manage food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimize waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns.

· Supervise all food preparation and presentation to ensure customer quality standards.

· Work with the Executive chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities.

· Assist the Executive Chef with customer menu creation and presentation.

· Coordinate with the unit management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing.

· Train new cooks and other team members in the hot kitchen

· Be diligent, punctual, and reliable

· Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma required
• Culinary certification preferred
• Minimum 3 year’s of experience as a Lead Cook, Sous Chef, or Chef

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent record of kitchen and staff management.
• Accuracy and speed in handling emergency situations and providing solutions.
• Familiar with industry's best practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with a customer centered approach to service delivery.
• Good teamwork skills.
• Self-motivation, commitment and enthusiasm and the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate a complete understanding of the required menus
• Ability to stand for long periods
• Ability to read, write, and speak in English
• Good knowledge of HACCP
• Ability to handle pressure in a fast-paced environment

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel. The employee may also occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The temperature of the environment may fluctuate drastically from very cold to very warm temperatures. The noise level may range from moderate to very loud.

Newrest, a specialist in out-of-home food service, is the only major catering company active in all catering and related hospitality segments: airline catering, buy-on-board, duty-free on board, contract catering, remote site and support services, rail catering, airport and motorway retail concession.

With 2016 revenues under management of 1,693.6 M€ and more than 29,500 employees world-wide in 48 countries, Newrest offers career opportunities in France and abroad within a Group that is constantly looking for new talents for our numerous subsidiaries spread out on five continents. Join Newrest to participate in an exciting entrepreneurial adventure offering unique career opportunities.

Newrest is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. Newrest maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• 8 years

Shift:

• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Atlanta, GA 30354: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Culinary experience: 7 years (Required)
• Cooking: 7 years (Required)
• Food mass production: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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