Lead Line Cook — Italian Kitchen, Growth & Benefits

Lettuce; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Ins

Life Insurance

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Domestic Partner Benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Antico Posto is a cozy Italian restaurant and wine bar in Oak Brook, IL seeking Lead Line Cooks to oversee preparation, production and presentation of all menu items. Join a lively kitchen team in a bustling Oak Brook Center location.

Lead Cooks will ensure quality, safety and timely service, with flexibility to work weekends and varied hours, while maintaining high standards and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 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 written and spoken direction
• Multitask calmly and effectively under pressure
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Able to move and lift up to 50 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 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

Responsibilities

• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
• Maintain food safety and quality standards
• 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

Skills

Prepare menu items

Time management

Knife skills

Written & spoken communication

Multi-tasking under pressure

Stand/walk entire shift

Lift up to 50 pounds

Tools

Knives

Job description

Antico Posto is a cozy Italian restaurant and wine bar in Oak Brook, IL seeking Lead Line Cooks to oversee preparation, production and presentation of all menu items. Join a lively kitchen team in a bustling Oak Brook Center location.

Lead Cooks will ensure quality, safety and timely service, with flexibility to work weekends and varied hours, while maintaining high standards and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.