Walworth-Pounder

Mark's Pizzeria/ Sycamore Golf Club; Town of Walworth (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Mark's Pizzeria/ Sycamore Golf Club in New York is seeking a Pounder to prep dough for the makeline and wing unit. You will pound, crust, and portion dough to stock pan pizzas, breadsticks, calzones, and fried dough.

You will also handle opening/closing duties and follow strict food safety procedures. The role requires the ability to work calmly in a fast-paced kitchen, rotate dough as directed, and support peak times with efficient dough handling and cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn and consistently follow Company dough procedures, dough weights, and size standards.
• Manual dexterity and stamina to pound dough repetitively for extended periods.
• Ability to work with others in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly to the makeline.
• Ability to complete tasks that are assigned within the duration of your shift.
• Ability to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, and honestly.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, flexible, and ability to establish priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage dough for the shift, taking dough out of the walk-in cooler as directed by the manager and returning and rotating unused dough.
• Pound and crust dough to the correct size and Company standards for each order, keeping pace with the makeline.
• Prepare pan pizza, breadstick, calzone, and fried dough for the makeline and wing unit.
• If eighteen (18) years of age or older and trained by a manager, make, portion, and store dough.
• Complete prep items as assigned.
• Keep the dough station clean and complete opening, closing, and cleaning duties on the daily list for your station.
• Follow all Company food safety, sanitation, and safety procedures.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Stamina

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Communication

Job description

General Description:

The primary role of a Pounder is to prepare dough for the makeline and the wing unit. A Pounder takes dough out of the walk-in cooler as directed by the manager, pounds and crusts dough to the exact size required for each order, and prepares pan pizza, breadstick, calzone, and fried dough. A Pounder completes prep and cleaning duties during non-peak times and reports to the General Manager.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage dough for the shift, taking dough out of the walk-in cooler as directed by the manager and returning and rotating unused dough.
• Pound and crust dough to the correct size and Company standards for each order, keeping pace with the makeline.
• Prepare pan pizza, breadstick, calzone, and fried dough for the makeline and wing unit.
• If eighteen (18) years of age or older and trained by a manager, make, portion, and store dough.
• Complete prep items as assigned.
• Keep the dough station clean and complete opening, closing, and cleaning duties on the daily list for your station.
• Follow all Company food safety, sanitation, and safety procedures.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Ability to learn and consistently follow Company dough procedures, dough weights, and size standards.
• Manual dexterity and stamina to pound dough repetitively for extended periods.
• Ability to work with others in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly to the makeline.
• Ability to complete tasks that are assigned within the duration of your shift.
• Ability to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, and honestly.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, flexible, and ability to establish priorities.

Employees Under Eighteen (18) Years of Age:

• Must provide working papers (New York State employment certificate) to the store manager before working the first shift.
• Not permitted to operate the dough mixer, including the cheese chopper attachment, or the slicer. Dough mixing is assigned to employees eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Not permitted to use the ovens.
• Not permitted to remove oven trays for cleaning.
• Hours of work, including the number of hours per day and per week and the times of day worked, are limited by New York State and federal child labor law, and the employee will be scheduled accordingly.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements:

• Physical: Stamina - Able to push, pull, lift or carry objects up to fifty pounds, including bags of flour and trays of dough. Perform repetitive hand and arm motions for prolonged periods. Frequently walk, stand and sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Sensory: Able to read fine print in written documents and use visual discrimination in reading computer screens and order tickets, including color discrimination. Distinguish normal sounds with some background noise, as in answering telephones, pagers, etc. Able to speak clearly and make self-understood while also understanding others using the English language.
• Reasoning/Cognitive Ability: Frequent need to understand and communicate concepts behind specific ideas and the theories behind several related concepts. Must be able to frequently remember multiple orders, tasks and assignments given to self and others over long periods of time with frequent interruptions. Must be able to continue work started by another individual.
• Environmental Conditions: Functions in a Kitchen, with many other employees and appliances, including exposure to flour dust, hot surfaces, and the walk-in cooler.
• Equipment: Ability to operate a dough scraper, pizza cutter, scales, and commercial kitchen appliances.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures, measure and weigh ingredients, and to apply concepts of basic math.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, recipes, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

I have reviewed and understand the essential functions of this job description and am able to perform the essential functions of the position in a safe manner and in accordance with established procedures. I further acknowledge that this job description is a general description of the duties of this position and my supervisor may require changes in responsibilities from time to time. I understand that my employment is at-will, and thereby understand that my employment may be terminated at-will either by the facility or myself, and that such termination can be made for any reason and with or without notice.