Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Benefits:
- Employee Meal while on shift
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Division/Department: Back of House I Preparation area
Reports to: Operations team / CEO / COO
The chef for Los Dos Potrillos is responsible for preparing food so that all menu items are always available for service according to our recipes, presentation guidelines, and safety and sanitation regulations of the State of Colorado it is essential that they maintain and have full knowledge of the recipes for our regular menu and specials and take care of their workspace and work tools provided to them by LDP like all other positions at the restaurant they must comply with all
company policies.
Primary Responsibilities: include but not limited to: 1. Limited Time Offers (LTOs), creating menus, LTO menu development, etc.
2. Traveling with Operations team
3. Standardizing procedures
4. Show up ready for work (clean and in full uniform) at the time scheduled
5. Maintain your personal appearance in accordance with restaurant grooming standards
6. Follow safe and sanitary food handling procedures
7. Prepare, portion, and package raw foods necessary for service - always following restaurant recipes and procedures, and ensuring quality and freshness
8. Responsible for the yields and correct use of all ingredients.
9. Work and communicate with other cooks and kitchen staff to make sure enough product is ready when needed.
10. Maintain minimum inventory number of prepared foods throughout the day to be handed over to the next shift, taking into consideration forecasted sales and special events and reservations.
11. Request management for any supplies needed.
12. Report to management when any products are running low (not when they are finished)
13. Make good use and maintain the cleanliness of restaurant equipment and utensils
14. Make sure line cooks with stations set up before the start of the rush
15. Thaw frozen ingredients for preparation on a daily/nightly basis
16. Responsible for supervising the correct wrapping, labeling & putting away all product
17. Supervising workstations and equipment throughout the day.
18. Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen, storage areas, and coolers
19. Perform cleaning duties as assigned
Additional Responsibilities Must be able to assist line cooks when necessary
Must maintain a focus on accuracy, presentation, cleanliness, and timing while working
cool down and cook foods within the required time limits to the temperatures specified by the
Department of Health - test the temperature of foods as necessary
Must maintain weekly food temperature logs
Maintain full knowledge of the menu
Other duties may be assigned per company needs
Head Chef is in charge of coordinating and supervising the restaurant's kitchen staff according to food safety standards. Their duties include hiring, training, and scheduling kitchen staff, performing quality control on food leaving the kitchen, and ordering inventory to keep up with demand.
While Head Chefs are responsible for a variety of managerial tasks, common duties include:
Managing inventory so that all necessary ingredients are stocked for service
Hiring new staff and providing training to facilitate quick acclimation
Streamlining the kitchen processes to maintain prompt service times
Working with the Head cook to develop and maintain the restaurant menu
Setting regular cleaning standards for the kitchen and verifying that staff is maintaining
sanitation levels
Creating schedules for all kitchen staff
Tracking kitchen finances to identify areas of potential waste
A qualified candidate for the position must have outstanding interactive and communication skills and also possess the enthusiasm to work with other staff as a team player.
Work in standing positions for up to eight hours per period.
This position will also entail pulling, stretching, pushing, and consistent use of the wrist and fingers.
Walking and standing for extended periods, working under pressure
High noise level
Working in extreme temperature environments
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force; lifting up to 100 pounds
Bending
Stretching
Job Tags
Full time, Shift work, Night shift,