Pizza Makers/Line Cooks needed ASAP!!

Job Summary

We are looking for a Pizza Maker to join our kitchen staff and make delicious pizzas based on both traditional and modern recipes. Pizza Maker responsibilities include preparing pizza dough, slicing and chopping toppings like vegetables and meats and executing customers’ orders considering special requests. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with various pizza types and be available to work during business hours. Ultimately, you will help increase client satisfaction by preparing high-quality pizzas.

Activities & Responsibilities

• Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of Legacy Restaurant and its affiliates to include Mellow Mushroom, Burrito Gallery and The French Pantry: To provide a unique and extraordinary experience to all in a manner that earns loyalty from guests and team members.
• Prepare pizzas from our menu and based on custom orders
• Bake a wide variety of pizza doughs, including thin crust, thick crust and calzones
• Wash and chop vegetables (for example, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms)
• Use ingredients to appeal to a larger audience (for example, vegan cheese and gluten-free flour)
• Cook appetizers, for example: bruschetta, pretzel bites, chicken wings, garlic breads and salads
• Maintain a clean cooking station and sterilize equipment
• 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, roasters, and other kitchen equipment.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keep track of old and new items, and rotate 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.
• Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, vegetables, and other foods.
• 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.
• Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.
• Carve and trim meats such as beef, chicken and pork, for hot or cold service, or for sandwiches.
• 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.
• Cooking and cleaning duties may vary depending on the day's schedule.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in kitchen preparation and cooking
• At least 6 months experience in a similar capacity
• Able to communicate effectively with managers and kitchen personnel
• Able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 40 pounds
• Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours)

MISSION

To provide a unique and extraordinary experience to all in a manner that earns loyalty from guests and team members.

VISION

We will be recognized as an extraordinary leader in the hospitality industry through the passionate pursuit of excellence across all our endeavors.

VALUES

• Integrity: We will be open and honest in all activities. We will always do the right thing.
• Guest Focus: We are engaging, responsive, and flexible in providing the highest level of extraordinary hospitality to our guests.
• Respect: We value the team, and the guests, while embracing diversity and treating individuals with courtesy and politeness in all interactions.
• Community Volunteerism: Our business decisions are guided by a shared commitment to being active and responsible members of the communities in which we work and live.
• Loyalty: We are dedicated to the mission of Legacy Restaurant Group, and we are all personally accountable for upholding and advancing its vision.
• Pursuit of Excellence: We will seek excellence in everything we do in an effort to create an extraordinary culture that achieves the highest levels of success by all performance measures.

Benefits

WEEKLY pay, always on time, starting at $16+ for quality pizza makers!

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate your lifestyle, typically includes early morning shifts, late night shifts, weekends, and holidays.