Lead Cook - Franchise

This job posting is for employment at an independently owned and operated franchisee of Denny's.

Lead cook characteristics:

Hospitality

• Cheerfully corrects mistakes in a hospitable manner regardless of whose mistake it is

• Practices the 5-foot rule when on the floor

• Interacts with guests and coworkers in a polite way

• Exceeds guests expectations

• Outstanding sense of urgency

• Takes pride in knowing and practicing the job standards with few errors

• Meets time standards

• Meets plate presentation standards

• Cheerfully accommodates guests special requests

• Asks for help when needed to meet time standards

General

• Meets uniform and grooming standards

• Demonstrates teamwork, will assist others without being asked

• Completes side work and cleaning duties in a timely manner with little supervision

• Practices safe work habits, uses PPE appropriately, handles chemicals appropriately

• Is on time and ready to work each shift

• Will cover shifts as needed

• Takes breaks as scheduled

• Washes hands as required, wears gloves

Technical

• Correctly portions food, ensures appropriate scoops, ladles, tools are in place and used

• Follows correct cooking procedures, all items prepared to standard

• Practices clean as you go

• Stocks to par levels, completes prep/pull to standard including usages and can adjust pars as needed

• Correctly stores food and supplies, fifo, correctly labels product

• Maintains equipment

• Monitors temps of food and equipment throughout the shift communicating with manager as needed

• Follows steam table chart uses timers

• Keeps lids on product

• Correctly and quickly calls the wheel

• Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedures

• Maintains sanitizers pails and keeps cloths in sanitizer when not in use

The position of Lead Cook will include the following responsibilities.

• Training and development of all Cooks and Service Assistants

• Has completed all BOH E-learning

• Follows up on all BOH E-learning

• Maintains BOH activity grids

• Assists in BOH Scheduling

• Assists Management team in administering Food Focus weekly with BOH team

• Assists in Achievement of Food Cost Standards

• Assist on food inventories

• Maintain standards on meals of 10 minutes or less and ensure tracked.

• Training and implementation of all New Menu Rollouts

• Daily and monthly implementation of Prep and Pull System

• Assist in MBM/ SWT ordering, delivery check-in, storage

• Assists Maintenance of all storage, dry, walk in and freezer areas

• Maintenance of Cook and Service Assistant Deep Cleaning Charts

• Maintenance of Daily Temperature Charts

• Daily BOH Walk Thru compliance

• Assists in setting Agenda setting for all BOH meetings

• Assist in BOH Non-Ingredient ordering and par levels

• Contributes to positive Steritech (BPR) and health dept. results

• Must communicate daily with management team and as needed, update general manager, and ADO on all results.

Additional Information

This job posting is for a position in a restaurant owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not Denny's, Inc. This means the independent franchisee, and not Denny's, Inc. is alone responsible for all employment related matters in the restaurant including, among other things, setting any requirements for this job and all decisions concerning hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing and scheduling. Denny's, Inc. will not receive a copy of any application you submit for this job posting and will have no control over whether you receive an interview and/or are ultimately hired, does not control and is not responsible for the employment policies and practices of independent franchisees, and does not employ independent franchisees' employees. If you are hired for this job posting, the independent franchisee, and not Denny's, Inc., will be your employer.

This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work in a Denny's restaurant, but is not a complete job description. People who work in a Denny's restaurant perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of the job.

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