Lead Cook

There are over 65 Marie Callender's® restaurants and 1 East Side Mario's restaurant in the United States and Mexico. Marie's commitment to freshly prepared foods using only the highest-quality ingredients still endures. Marie Callender's® serves up a wide variety of classic American foods updated with today's flavors, including our signature Famous Pot Pies, Freshly Roasted Turkey Dinner, St. Louis BBQ Ribs and Crunchy BBQ Chicken Salad.

Oversees day-to-day kitchen operations and follows an established production schedule. Performs all duties to maximize guest satisfaction and a quality work environment as directed by Manager on Duty.

* Ensures that food safety regulations are followed. * Maintains food and equipment inventories. * Reports to work well groomed, in a clean and proper uniform, and at all times practices good personal hygiene. * Uses, maintains, and cleans all kitchen line equipment, preparation and storage areas. * Stocks and rotates products on cooking line. * Has sufficient knowledge of cooking stations, menu items and prep procedures to ensure correct portioning, quality, cooking time and performance standards. * Cooks and prepares menu items according to guest request within company standards and following food safety and sanitation procedures. * Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of risk factors known to cause food borne illness. * Anticipates, identifies and corrects system breakdowns to achieve maximum guest satisfaction. * Communicates with the Manager on Duty and coworkers regarding product/service deficiencies equipment, safety problems, etc.

**Physical Requirements:** * Continuous standing. * Exposure to heat, steam, smoke, cold. * Reaching heights of approximately 6 feet and depth of 2 1/2 - 3 ft. * Must have high level of mobility/flexibility in space provided. * Must be able to fit through openings 30" wide. * Must be able to work irregular hours under heavy pressure/stress during busy times. * Lifting up to 50 pounds for a distance up to 30 feet. **Supervision Received:** Receives direction and training from the Manager on Duty as to specific procedures and assignments. **Knowledge And Skill Required:** Basic skills such as sanitation, safety, and customer service can be taught through in-house training. **Experience Required:** None