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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
- 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
- Chief Cook
- Chef Manager
- Chef de Froid
- Chef de Cuisine
- Cake Mixer
- Cake Maker
- Cake Icer
- Cake Froster
- Bread and Pastry Baker
Tasks for “School Cafeteria Head Cook”
- Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Meet with sales representatives to negotiate prices or order supplies.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- 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.
- Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
- Meet with customers to discuss menus for special occasions, such as weddings, parties, or banquets.
- Record production or operational data on specified forms.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Order or requisition food or other supplies needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Arrange for equipment purchases or repairs.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques or equipment to staff.
- Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
- 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.
- Analyze recipes to assign prices to menu items, based on food, labor, and overhead costs.
- Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
- Coordinate planning, budgeting, or purchasing for all the food operations within establishments such as clubs, hotels, or restaurant chains.
Related Technology & Tools
- Kitchen tongs
- Ice-making machines
- Refrigerator thermometers
- Instant-read pocket thermometers
- Food processors
- Commercial dishwashers
- Braziers
- Vegetable brushes
- Plane graters
- Meat grinders
- Convection ovens
- Strainers
- Food smokers
- Kitchen shears
- Personal computers
- Mixers
- Chefs' knives
- Blenders
- Melon ballers
- Rice cookers
- Desktop computers
- Portion scales
- Hot dog cookers
- Apple corers
- Rotisserie units
- Fire suppression blankets
- Dry or liquid measuring cups
- Infrared heat lamps
- Gas ovens
- Oyster knives
- Kitchen fire extinguishers
- Cream whippers
- Toasters
- Parisian cutters
- Paring knives
- Broilers
- Pasta machines
- Commercial coffeemakers
- Food dicers
- Sieves
- Bread slicers
- Rolling pins
- Steam kettles
- Meat slicers
- Grills
- Steam tables
- Food shredders
- Commercial coffee grinders
- Gas-powered deep-fat fryers
- Knife sharpeners
- Garbage compactors
- Blast chillers
- Vegetable peelers
- Box graters
- Cake decorating tools
- Bone saws
- Slicing machines
- Juice dispensers
- Carbonated beverage dispensers
- Waffle makers
- Commercial microwave ovens
- Juice extractors
- Electric deep-fat fryers
- Fruit zesters
- Woks
- Meat thermometers
- Griddles
- Gas stoves
- Cappuccino makers
- Salamanders
- Boning knives
- Double boilers
- Mandolines
- Ice shaving or crushing equipment
- Pizza ovens
- Pressurized steam cookers
- Laptop computers
- Sifters
- Electric ovens
- Conveyer ovens
- Serrated blade knives
- Electric stoves
- Food Software.com IPro Restaurant Inventory, Recipe & Menu Software
- GNOME Gnutrition
- Menu planning software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Google spreadsheet
- Sage MAS 90 ERP
- Microsoft Word
- SoftCafe MenuPro
- Internet browser software
- ADP eTIME
- Microsoft Excel
- CostGuard
- Microsoft Office
- Nutrition analysis software
- EGS CALCMENU
- EGS F&B Control
- Culinary Software Services ChefTec
- Delphi Technology
- ReServe Interactive
- Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
- Email software
- Barrington Software CookenPro Commercial