A Pizza Republica line cook will accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but Pizza Republica may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.
General Responsibilities:
Prepares and cooks to order foods requiring short and broader preparation time.
May produce food and serve customers at an a la carte or may operate a grill station.
Prepares food in accordance with current applicable federal, state and corporate standards, guidelines and regulations to ensure high-quality food service is provided.
Reads food order or receives verbal instructions on food required by patron, and prepares and cooks food according to instructions.
Provides the highest quality of service to customers at all times.
Follows basic recipes and/or product directions for preparing, seasoning, cooking, tasting, carving and serving soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in eating establishments.
Prepares foods by operating a variety of kitchen equipment to measure and mix ingredients, washing, peeling, cutting and shredding fruits and vegetables, and trimming and cutting meat, poultry or fish for culinary use.
Tastes products, reads menus, estimates food requirements, checks production, and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment.
May clean and sanitize work stations and equipment and must follow all Pizza Republica, client and regulatory rules and procedures.
Attends all allergy and food-borne illness in-service training.
Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
Intermediate to advanced knife skills required.
May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.