Pizzaiolo Pizza Cook - AM / PM

Pizzeria Gabbo; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Pizzeria Gabbo is looking for skilled Pizza Cooks to join our opening team in Chicago's Fulton Market District. Responsibilities include preparing pizza and ensuring food quality.

Our menu features Chicago Thin & Crispy and New York Crispy styles, along with traditional Italian dishes. Join a creative and caring team that values passion and dedication, and enjoy benefits like restaurant discounts and insurance.

Qualifications

• Ability to proficiently prepare pizza dough including mixing, kneading, fermenting and portioning.
• Skilled in shaping and tossing dough evenly without tearing.
• Experienced with oven management (deck, conveyor or wood-fired).
• Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests.
• Safely and effectively use all necessary tools and equipment.
• Communicate any food delays or issues to the Coordinator.
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines.

Skills

Pizza dough preparation

Oven management

Teamwork

Food safety standards

Multi-tasking

Tools

Knives

Ovens

Job description

OPENING SOON: We’re hiring people to join our opening team asPIZZAIOLOS / PIZZA COOKS!

We are currently accepting applications, with interviews beginning the week of Wednesday 09/09/26.

Experience Requirements:

• Ability to proficiently prepare pizza dough including mixing, kneading, fermenting and portioning
• Skilled in shaping and tossing dough evenly without tearing
• Experienced with oven management (deck, conveyor or wood-fired)

Pizzeria Gabbo is a neighborhood pizzeria and bar located in Chicago's Fulton Market District. The menu will feature two styles of pizza — Chicago Thin & Crispy and New York Crispy, a chef’s take on a traditional New York-style with a crispier finish. The menu will also highlight Italian classics including antipasti, salads, pastas and soft-serve gelato, focusing on sourcing products from both local farms and purveyors as well as imports from abroad. The wine program will highlight Italian, artisanal family-owned wineries with more than 20 pours available by the glass. The bar program will offer a classic, all-natural Spritz list and Italian-inspired cocktails, plus low ABV and zero-proof cocktails.

A Few of Our Pizzaiola Pizza Cook

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)

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.

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

Pizza Cooks/Makers

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
• 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
• 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