Lead Cook

Job overview

The Lead Cook role is onsite at Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge in Birmingham, AL, and pays $18 per hour. The position supports the hotel’s hospitality team by maintaining food quality and guiding kitchen associates. The Lead Cook supervises kitchen staff in the Chef’s absence and helps ensure food is prepared safely, consistently, and on time. The role supports efficient kitchen service through staff guidance, quality checks, production monitoring, and compliance with food-handling and health requirements.

What you'll do

• Train and supervise kitchen staff
• evaluate food quality and ingredients
• report substandard products
• maintain service timing
• monitor production flow and cost and quality controls
• oversee receiving, storage, labeling, dating, and rotation of food
• conduct taste panels
• assign kitchen duties
• maintain recipes, menu specifications, and production forecasts
• keep equipment and work areas clean and properly maintained.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

lead cook

kitchen supervision

food preparation

food quality

menu specifications

production forecasts

food safety

birmingham al

$18/hr

pch hotels & resorts

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Supervises kitchen staff in the Chef’s absence and conducts daily taste panels.

About the employer

PCH Hotels & Resorts is hiring for this role. Industry: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels. Sector: 72.