Lead Line Cook

Lettuce; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical

Life, Accident Protection

Domestic Partner Benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Antico Posto is an Italian cafe and wine bar located inside Oakbrook Center, serving lunch and dinner daily. Lead Line Cooks are responsible for the preparation, production and presentation of all menu items, with 2 years of high-volume line cook experience and weekend/night availability.

Join the Lettuce Entertain You team and enjoy comprehensive benefits, career growth, and a collaborative, caring work environment at Antico Posto in Oak Brook, IL.

Qualifications

• 2 years of high-volume line cook experience required.
• Weekend and night availability are a must.

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 effectively to follow job requirements in written and spoken direction.
• Maintain food safety and quality standards.
• Read thermometer correctly and monitor temperatures.

Skills

Line Cook Experience

Weekend availability

Job description

We’re hiring people to join our team as LEAD LINE COOKS!

2 years of high-volume Line Cook experience required; weekend & night availability are a must.

A Few of Our Lead Line Cook Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Program - Focusing on a Commitment to Mental Health & Wellness
• Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• 401(k)

Antico Posto is an Italian cafe and wine bar located inside Oakbrook Center, serving lunch and dinner daily. House specialties include handmade pastas, gnocchi, ravioli, hot and cold antipasti, brick oven hand-stretched pizzas and house-churned gelato. Antico Posto’s wine list includes Italian, Californian and Washington varietals, and features more than 50 wines available by the glass and bottle. Antico Posto also has a private dining room and seasonal patio.

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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LEAD LINE COOK JOB DESCRIPTION

Lead Line Cooksare 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