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.
- 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.
**Salary**:
$18.00-$20.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Discounted or free food
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Tips
**Experience**:
- Line cook:
1 year (preferred)
- Pizza:
1 year (preferred)
Work Location:
One location