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Job Description
Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 35-1011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,390.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 134,190 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Chefs and Head Cooks”.
Also Known As…
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Line Cook
- Head Cook
- Executive Sous Chef
- Executive Chef (Ex Chef)
- Corporate Executive Chef
- Cook
- Chef, Instructor
- Chef
- Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
- Banquet Chef
- Wedding Cake Designer
- Sushi Chef
- Sous Chef
- Second Baker
- School Cafeteria Head Cook
- Salad Chef
- Pie Maker
- Personal Chef
- Pastry Cook Apprentice
- Pastry Cook
- Pastry Artist
- Passenger Vessel Chef
- Pantry Chef
- Menu Planner
- Master Chef
- Kitchen Supervisor
- Kitchen Manager
- Kitchen Chef
- Head Pastry Chef
- Head Chef
- Head Baker
- Culinary Specialist
- Culinary Chef
- Culinary Artist
- Cooking Chef
- Cook Manager
- Confectioner
- Chocolatier
- Chef Manager
- Chef de Froid
- Chef de Cuisine
- Cake Mixer
- Cake Maker
- Cake Icer
- Cake Froster
- Bread and Pastry Baker
Tasks for “Chief Cook”
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
- Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
- Plan, direct, or supervise the food preparation or cooking activities of multiple kitchens or restaurants in an establishment such as a restaurant chain, hospital, or hotel.
- Instruct cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, or presentation of food.
- Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations within establishments such as clubs, hotels, or restaurant chains.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
- Collaborate with other personnel to plan and develop recipes or menus, taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients or the likely number of customers.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.
- Record production or operational data on specified forms.
- Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Electric ovens
- Food processors
- Instant-read pocket thermometers
- Desktop computers
- Vegetable peelers
- Commercial microwave ovens
- Steam kettles
- Ice-making machines
- Food shredders
- Electric deep-fat fryers
- Conveyer ovens
- Knife sharpeners
- Rotisserie units
- Oyster knives
- Box graters
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Braziers
- Waffle makers
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Carbonated beverage dispensers
- Pasta machines
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Cream whippers
- Meat slicers
- Plane graters
- Kitchen shears
- Ice shaving or crushing equipment
- Boning knives
- Personal computers
- Refrigerator thermometers
- Grills
- Toasters
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Food dicers
- Juice extractors
- Paring knives
- Pizza ovens
- Gas-powered deep-fat fryers
- Convection ovens
- Dry or liquid measuring cups
- Food smokers
- Portion scales
- Fire suppression blankets
- Salamanders
- Bone saws
- Chefs' knives
- Parisian cutters
- Broilers
- Juice dispensers
- Kitchen tongs
- Vegetable brushes
- Gas stoves
- Mixers
- Infrared heat lamps
- Slicing machines
- Laptop computers
- Cake decorating tools
- Griddles
- Strainers
- Steam tables
- Garbage compactors
- Bread slicers
- Sieves
- Blenders
- Hot dog cookers
- Fruit zesters
- Woks
- Rolling pins
- Double boilers
- Meat grinders
- Meat thermometers
- Blast chillers
- Sifters
- Apple corers
- Commercial dishwashers
- Serrated blade knives
- Cappuccino makers
- Melon ballers
- Electric stoves
- Gas ovens
- Mandolines
- Rice cookers
- CostGuard
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial
- GNOME Gnutrition
- Microsoft Excel
- Google spreadsheet
- ADP eTIME
- Email software
- Microsoft Office
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- Nutrition analysis software
- Sage MAS 90 ERP
- Menu planning software
- Delphi Technology
- ReServe Interactive
- EGS F&B Control
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Internet browser software
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
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- Microsoft Word
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