Lead Cook

Job overview

The Lead Cook role is onsite in San Francisco, CA, with work scheduled Monday–Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; pay is $35–$40 per hour plus tips. Cafe Okawari is a fast-casual restaurant serving Japanese comfort food and cafe-style beverages. The role leads day-to-day kitchen and restaurant operations while remaining hands-on with food preparation, cooking, orders, and customer service. It contributes to consistent service and business performance through team development, inventory and ordering, quality standards, and budget goals.

What you'll do

• Prepare and cook food
• support menu development, expediting, order taking, customer service, and delivery-app management
• train and coach employees
• assign and follow up on tasks
• maintain product quality, cleanliness, maintenance, and security standards
• manage staffing, cash procedures, inventory, and ordering
• work toward budget goals.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

lead cook

full-time

san francisco ca

cafe okawari

japanese comfort food

kitchen operations

food preparation

team leadership

inventory control

monday–friday

11 a.m.–8 p.m.

$35–$40/hr plus tips

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Hands-on leadership role with weekday hours of 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; hourly pay plus tips.

About the employer

Cafe Okawari is hiring for this role. Industry: Limited-Service Restaurants. Sector: 72.