Brunch Cook

The Oakville Grill & Cellar; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BCBS health insurance

Dental options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Restaurant discounts

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

The Oakville Grill & Cellar in Chicago's Fulton Market is hiring a Brunch Cook to help execute our seasonal, live-fire menu during weekend shifts. This role emphasizes quality, consistency and teamwork in a fast-paced kitchen.

Candidates should be reliable, safety-conscious and able to follow recipes and portions while delivering excellent guest experiences. Competitive benefits available and growth opportunities with Lettuce Entertain You.

Qualifications

• Minimum kitchen experience required, preferably in a busy restaurant.
• Ability to read recipes and maintain portion controls.
• Strong teamwork and communication in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests.
• Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends.
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment, including knives.
• Communicate any food delays or issues to Coordinator.
• Maintain food safety and quality standards.
• Follow all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures.

Skills

Food preparation

Kitchen teamwork

Reliability

Safety-conscious

Job description

Hiring Now: Brunch Cook

Brunch shifts are 6am-4pm Saturday & Sunday

Benefits:

• BCBS health insurance & other options including dental
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Restaurant discounts
• Opportunities for career growth

The Oakville Grill & Cellar brings the best of Napa Valley to Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. This new concept is a collaboration between Chef Max Robbins (former Culinary Director and Managing Partner at Land and Sea Dept., and Executive Chef of Longman & Eagle) and Wine Director Richard Hanauer, Partner at RPM Restaurants. The menu focuses on simply prepared dishes made with expertly sourced, seasonal ingredients, with an emphasis on live-fire cooking. It also boasts one of the largest, exclusively California wine lists in Chicago and features a first-of-its-kind tasting room that lets guests experience Napa Valley from Fulton Market.

Caring. Creative. Careers.

Join the Lettuce Entertain You team! Our 100+ restaurants are nationally recognized for great food and service and as great places to work. We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth. If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.

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Line Cooks

are responsible for the preparation, production and presentation of all menu items.

Essential Functions

• Prepare menu items according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests
• Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment, including knives
• Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
• Multitask calmly and effectivelyunder pressure
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
• Maintain food safety and quality standards
• Ability to read a thermometer correctly and efficiently
• Communicate any food delays or issues to Coordinator
• Maintain menu item counts and communicate to Management and service staff when quantities fall below restaurant specific minimum quantity
• Accurately account for all items coming out of the station
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Get along well with others and be a team player
• Other duties will be assigned as needed