Chief Cook - Houston, TX

Position Summary

Chief Cook must effectively lead and manage crew members' daily activities and production. Cooks are responsible for the planning and preparation of meals, for the personnel on the project. 

Experience Level

Lead 

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Plans daily and weekly meals in appropriate volume.
• Keeps and inventory of stock and places appropriate grocery orders.
• Demonstrates ability to lead a small galley crew
• Responsible for providing fresh and dietary responsible meals.
• Clearly communicates with the rest of the galley crew, in order to accomplish all duties.
• Observe safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Maintains the cleanliness of the kitchen and the living quarters.
• Maintains a current food handler’s certificate.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the project site management.
• Follows all company and work site safety policies/procedures and commits to an “Incident and Injury Free” work environment.
• Maintain accurate reporting records including job quantities, productivity rates, time sheets and daily management reports.
• May assist in developing a weekly schedule and in carrying out sequence of activities for assigned crew.
• Responsible for timely completion of work assignments within the estimated costs while maintaining the company’s reputation for quality workmanship/product.
• Responsible for the safety of those on the crew and will conduct all operations according to all applicable company and government safety rules.
• Monitor compliance by all employees under his/her supervision with all Company policies.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience preparing meals for large groups (30 or more).
• Ability to work 84 hour work week.
• Ability to live aboard vessel for full rotation.
• Computer literate preferred.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with craft workers under his/her supervision and management/supervision.
• Ability to perform task planning to safely and efficiently carry out all aspects of work assigned, train/ teach safety practices, policies and procedures.
• Have a working knowledge of the scheduling, material control and unit manhour performance, estimating fundamentals and job cost management systems.
• Must be a good communicator, motivator, and team player.

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site,
so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor
weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access
required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and
maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across
construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit for duty medical and background
check
• Must possess a valid Driver's license
• TWIC - Transportation Worker Identification Credential (preferred)
• Must be able to tolerate rough seas, vibrations, heat, harsh weather conditions, confined spaces, and high noise levels.
• Performs other duties as required.