Cook - Lead Cook

The role

The Lead Cook creates meals for residents at a not-for-profit retirement community. This role involves supervising food preparation, managing food purchases, and assisting the Executive Chef with menu development and staffing.

What you will do

• Assist the Executive Chef in menu development, staffing, and specials
• Take reservations and execute hibachi meals in main restaurant
• Manage food purchases for the assigned area
• Control food costs through wastage control, stock rotation, and menu planning
• Control labor through accurate work schedules and worker-hour estimates
• Supervise food preparation, cooking, and plating methods
• Supervise the correct use of kitchen equipment
• Complete production records for used and unused portions
• Assist in interviewing, hiring, and evaluating culinary staff
• Manage overall kitchen operation in the absence of the Executive Chef

Required qualifications

• High School or GED
• Serv Safe

Nice to have

• Culinary Degree

Benefits

• Medical Insurance with free virtual doctor visits
• Vision & Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that accrues immediately from day one
• Paid Holidays
• Access to DailyPay
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Tuition Discounts through University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College
• Employee-Sponsored Crisis Fund

About the company

Otterbein is a non-profit 501(c)(3) health and human service organization that has provided senior housing options for more than 100 years. It consists of lifestyle communities, small house neighborhoods, home health, and hospice care in Ohio and Indiana.