Pasta Maker

Tre Dita; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant discounts

EAP & Wellness

Paid vacation

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Life & Accident

Critical Illness

Domestic partner benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Tre Dita is looking for skilled Pasta Makers to join our kitchen team in Chicago. You will prepare foods, garnishes, and sauces to spec, working on the line or for service with a focus on consistent quality.

Ideal candidates have pasta and cook experience, can handle repetitive tasks, and work well in a fast-paced environment. Opportunities include evenings and weekends with comprehensive benefits and a collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• Pasta making experience (1 year preferred).
• Cook experience (2 years preferred).
• Ability to consistently execute production including highly repetitive actions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items and ingredients needed for 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.
• Ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment.
• Follow 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.
• Accurately account for all items coming out of the kitchen.
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions.

Skills

Pasta making

Cook experience

Production execution

Job description

We’re hiring people to join our team as PASTA MAKERS!

Required:

• Pasta making experience (1 year preferred)
• Cook experience (2 years preferred)
• Ability to consistently execute production including highly repetitive actions

A Few of Our Pasta Makers Benefits:

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

Tre Dita and Bar Tre Dita are a collaboration between award-winning Chef Evan Funke (Felix, Mother Wolf, Funke) and Lettuce Entertain You. Italian for "three fingers," Tre Dita is a nod to the precise thickness of a properly cut bistecca Fiorentina, which the "cucina Toscana" serves from its open-hearth, wood-fired grill, along with handmade pastas and more. Located on the second floor of The St. Regis Chicago, designed by award-winning architect Jeanne Gang, Tre Dita offers sweeping views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago River in Chicago's Lakeshore East and is open for dinner service seven nights a week.

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.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify / Participamos en E-Verify

PASTA MAKER JOB DESCRIPTION

Pasta Makers

Pasta Makers are responsible for the preparation and production of readying foods, garnishes and condiments to be used on the line or for service.

Essential Functions

• Prepare food items and ingredients needed for 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
• Ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
• 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
• Accurately account for all items coming out of the kitchen
• 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