**Cook 4, Culinary** Location **Lake Frederick, VA** Job Code **10580** # of Openings **1** * Work and master all kitchen stations, including plating and/or expeditor.

* Kitchen trainer responsible to teach all new staff their station assignments and standardrecipes.

* Able to teach existing staff how to cook a different station and cross train.

* Proficient in platting all dishes on the menu and special dishes.

* Able to lead a kitchen service, read tickets, and monitor ticket times, including food firing, cooking quality standards, plating standards and respond to special orders in an effective and positive manner.

* Able to assist management with developing weekly and daily specials as needed.

* Ensure superior standards of service meet the requirements of guests and employees.

* Focuses on exceeding guest satisfaction. Able to investigate, quickly respond to, and resolve challenges from expeditor, guests or employees.

* Lead and monitor cleaning schedule and checklist daily to ensure a clean and sanitary environment.

* Assist with monitoring food preparation, cooking, and serving techniques; must be able to read cooking instructions.

* Wash, peel, cut, and shred vegetables and fruits to prepare them for use.

* Measure and mix ingredients according to recipe to prepare soups, salads, gravies, desserts, sauces, and casseroles.

* Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods; adjust thermostat controls to regulate temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, roasters, and steam kettles.

* Observe and test foods being cooked by tasting, smelling, and noticing the visual appearance.

* Carve meats, portion food on serving plates, add gravies and sauces, and garnish servings to fill orders.

* Able to assume responsibilities of kitchen production and service at times; must be able to take over for sous chef or kitchen manager when that person is not available or assisting in other areas.

* Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

* Must be highly customer oriented and responsive with high need for closure.

* Able to work under pressure and balance multiple priorities and assignments.

* Strong team-building skills including the ability to lead, cooperate, and motivate.

* Must be role model and able to live our BlueStar core values:

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- Honesty and Integrity

- Respect for the Individual

- Teamwork

- Competitive Spirit

* High School diploma preferred, or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

* Minimum of three years cooking experience in commercial kitchen.

* Current Food Handlers card.

* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

* Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or team members.

* Ability to think, work, solve practical problems, and make independent decisions, based on sound judgment.

* Must demonstrate initiative and accept responsibility for decisions and actions.

* Must be self-motivated, proactive, and a team player.

* Must be able to pay attention to multiple details and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where continuous improvement is expected.

* This position requires a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear, taste and smell, sit, stand and walk for the duration of a work shift, bend, kneel or stoop, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Frequent hand washing is required. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The position requires manual dexterity, auditory and visual skills, and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures in a fast-paced environment.