Pizza Maker

LaCoco's Pizza; Chicago (IL); In loco; USD 17.000 - 25.000; Tempo pieno

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Employee meals

Flexible schedule

Night Shift Preferred

Opportunity for advancement

Descrizione del lavoro

LaCoco’s Pizza in Chicago is hiring a cook to prepare pizzas and other menu items per our standards in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen. You will maintain clean prep areas, monitor temperatures, and ensure quality through proper portioning and presentation.

The role supports cooks during rush periods, rotates stock, and follows our recipes and safety procedures. Night shifts are preferred, and advancement opportunities exist for dependable team players.

Competenze

• Experience in high-volume kitchen operations preferred.
• Ability to follow recipes and portion controls precisely.
• Strong cleanliness and food-safety practices required.

Mansioni

• Prepare pizzas and other menu items to standard recipes.
• Maintain clean and sanitary prep areas and equipment.
• Monitor oven and grill temperatures to ensure proper cooking.
• Rotate stock and check food freshness to reduce waste.
• Assist other cooks during peak times and closing duties.

Conoscenze

Food preparation

Cooking

Quality control

Stock rotation

Team coordination

Strumenti

Ovens

Grills

Kitchen equipment

Descrizione del lavoro

Benefits:

• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement
• Night Shift Preferred

Job Summary

Cook pizzas and other food products in regulation with our standards in a high volume restaurant.

Activities & Responsibilities

Primary

• Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of LaCoco’s Pizza & Wings
• 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 ovens, grills, fryers and other 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 or personal judgment and experience.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, 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 plating and boxing for all pizzas.
• 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.

Supplemental

• Keep are clean.
• Make sure sizes and portions are the same with all pizzas
• Proper cutting of pizzas.
• Knowledge of a rotating oven.

Benefits & Perks

• Employee meals
• Completive Pay
• Flexible Hours