A senior cook's job description includes:
- Preparing food: Preparing ingredients, cooking dishes, and serving them on time and in order
- Maintaining health and safety: Ensuring that food is prepared within safe temperature limits and that health, hygiene, and safety standards are followed
- Managing kitchen staff: Supervising junior kitchen staff and helping them develop
- Keeping work areas clean: Ensuring that utensils and work areas are clean and ready for the next shift
- Planning menus: Planning menus and ensuring that meals meet medical, ethnic, and personal dietary needs
- Maintaining kitchen equipment: Ensuring that kitchen equipment is maintained to meet health and safety standards
- Keeping records: Keeping records and preparing reports
