Line Cook

Panini's Italian Cucina is a fast paced Italian takeout restaurant. We are looking for a talented individual to join our ever expanding team.

Successful candidate will possess the following:

• Experience making hand tossed pizza (minimum 1 year)
• Experience making pasta (minimum 1 year)
• Polite and courteous
• Excellent customer service skills
• Outgoing
• Self-starter
• Family oriented
• Responsible and reliable
• Work well under pressure
• Quick on your feet
• Take direction well
• Willing to work evenings and weekends

Job description:

• Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of Panini's Italian Cucina
• Inspect and clean, and maintain food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of kitchen equipment.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Knows and complies consistently with the restaurant’s standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the quality of products served.
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to support a smooth service period.
• Handles, stores, and rotates all food products and supplies according to restaurant policies and procedures.
• Turn or stir foods to ensure even cooking.
• Season and cook food according to recipes.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications and serve food to servers or guests.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.
• Wash, peel, and cut vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Assists in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed.
• Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
• Closes the kitchen following the closing checklist for kitchen stations and assists others in closing the kitchen.
• Attend all scheduled employee meetings and offers suggestions for improvement.
• Coordinate with and assist fellow employees to meet guests’ needs and support the operation of the restaurant.
• Fill-in for fellow employees where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.

Only successful candidates will be contacted. Compensation will be based on experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00-$21.00 per hour

Additional pay:

• Tips

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• line cook: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person