PM Pizza Cook Job Function Overview

As a Pizza Cook you have 8 primary responsibilities:

1. To observe the company rules and regulations as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
2. To professionally represent the restaurant, its ownership, management and fellow employees through exemplary appearance, attitude, service and performance.
3. To observe company sanitation standards.
4. To communicate with management and fellow employees in a professional and friendly manner.
5. To prepare food products to company standards and recipe utilizing approved weight and measure vehicles.
6. To observe the Empowerment Philosophy.
7. To assure orders are cooked in a timely fashion in keeping with unit cook time standards.
8. Ensure thorough and timely pre-shift preparation.

As a Pizza Cook, an overview of your duties is:

• To perform workstation checklist and set up same for business per restaurant guidelines prior to opening / commencement of work to include oven temperature, and backup items.
• To immediately report any product shortages.
• To review daily specials, recipes and preparation methods of same prior to commencement of work.
• To ensure station is stocked with up to date recipes, clean cutting surfaces, accurate weight and measures, appropriate sanitized storage vehicles and sharp edged utensils.
• To stock and maintain station with quality food products and properly cut toppings in clean sanitized containers maintained at Health Department approved temperatures.
• To taste test all station food products prior to commencement of work.
• To review and complete daily prep or and or sanitation list as assigned by Kitchen Manager and to prepare list in absence of same.
• To maintain work surfaces, floors, utensils, service vehicles and sanitation standard throughout the course of a shift.
• To stock stretches according to supervisor assigned par levels.
• To assist with receiving duties and General Utility duties as assigned.
• To prepare orders to recipe and company quality standards including proper portions of all toppings, sauces and cheese.
• Maintain bread levels appropriate to levels of business. Seek supervisor when in question.
• Stock cooks line with needed food items when requested throughout shift.
• To properly consolidate, store and organize food items in inside walk in including icing down seafood, etc.
• To change and sanitize station food storage vehicles and utensils at close of shift.
• To rotate and restock food products stored in work station at close of shift.
• To perform closing sanitation and maintenance checklist duties of all equipment, storage areas, and work surfaces within assigned station. Empty trash vehicles and reline.
• To perform special sanitation maintenance duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Follow bread pulling pars as assigned by supervisor.
• To seek supervisor written time card approval prior to departure daily.
• To leave building immediately upon supervisor sign out.