Pizza Chef (with closing responsibilities)

Main Responsibilities:

Pizza Chef 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.

Job Requirements:

1. Prepare pizzas out of our menu and based on custom orders
2. Bake a wide variety of pizza doughs, including thin crust, thick crust and cheese-stuffed
3. Make fresh tomato, pesto and white cream sauces
4. Wash and chop vegetables (for example, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms)
5. Cut, slice and grill meats like chicken, ham and beef
6. Monitor food stock and place orders, as needed
7. Use less traditional ingredients to appeal to a larger audience (for example, vegan cheese and gluten-free flour)
8. Cook appetizers, like mozzarella sticks, pizza bites, garlic breads and salads
9. Recommend new recipes to update our menus
10. Maintain a clean cooking station and sterilize equipment
11. Requirements and skills
12. Work experience as a Pizza Chef or similar role in a restaurant
13. Hands-on experience with preparing and baking pizza doughs
14. Familiarity with professional kitchen equipment and brick or stone oven
15. Understanding of food hygiene
16. Good time-management skills
17. Team spirit
18. Flexibility to work in shifts, including weekends and evenings
19. Diploma from a culinary school is a plus
20. Also all closing/cash responsibilities.

Education Required: Experience in the restaurant business and as a cook are an asset

Number of Years of Previous Experience Required: 2-3 years

Describe the Ideal Candidate for this Role:
Looking for an individual who will be on the ground floor of a new venture and share in the success in the operation. A team player willing to put in that extra effort.

Social Interaction:  You are the face of the business in the evening. Walk-in customers and phone in orders alike.

Please note: “this opportunity is posted by Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre on behalf of the employer.”