PRODUCTION LINE COOK – COOK UNITY
Reports to: Lead Production Chef
Wage Range: $19-21
Location: Amped Kitchens Chicago - 5801 W Dickens Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639
HOURS: Daytime & weekend required
About Us
FAMOUS MEXICAN STREET FOOD | Tortazo is a Chef Rick Bayless restaurant group serving Mexican tortas, tacos, margaritas and more. While most people use “authenticity” as a buzzword, we embody the word in our flavors, ingredients, and techniques. Led by award-winning Chef Rick Bayless, we pride ourselves on our hospitality and commitment to bringing Mexico's delicious flavors to our Tortazo community. Tortazo restaurants are all about joy and community - from our teams to our regulars and those stopping in for the first time. In all that we do, we celebrate the vibrancy of life through full flavors and experiences! It is this same energy and passion that we embody in our culture and ethos.
What We Offer
- Health, Dental & Optical insurance plans
- Vacation & Wellness time
- Commuter Benefits, Health Savings Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401k match*
- 6 week paid parental leave*
- Career growth & development
- Discounted tortas, bowls, guac & more!
*depending on eligibility
Job Details
Tired of restaurant hours? Looking for a new opportunity to channel your culinary talent and skills? We're looking for hard-working and passionate team members to work with Chef Rick Bayless on their new team at CookUnity, a high volume at home meal replacement company with a commissary kitchen in Chicago, IL. We are looking for motivated, responsible cooks who are eager to learn and grow in the hospitality industry. If this sounds like an environment where you would thrive, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook meals. This includes, but not limited to cleaning, prepping and cooking vegetables, portioning and cooking proteins and preparing sauces.
- Minimize food waste to prevent overproduction of menu items.
- Take inventory and FIFO ingredients
- Set up and stock stations with all necessary ingredients, tools, and equipment
- Maintain a clean and organized kitchen and workspace by sanitizing surfaces, equipment, and tools, organizing storage areas, etc.
- Label and stock all ingredients so they can be stored and organized properly and easily accessible according to health code.
- Ensure the quality of food production in line with standard recipes.
Job Qualifications:
- High volume experience and banquets a plus!
- Proficiency in knife skills and kitchen equipment while maintaining a clean and safe restaurant
- Ability to work quickly while maintaining safety standards and procedures
- Ability to follow recipes precisely
- Training & certifications based on city/state requirements
Physical Functions:
- Ability to stand/walk an extended period of time per day
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Will frequently reach, bend, stoop, carry, and key in data
- Work in both warm and cool environments
- Ability to function in a high level of noise from music, guests, and kitchen environment
- Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood and shellfish
- Expectation to work each culinary position and fill in as needed.
- The anticipated work week will be thirty-five to forty hours per week.
*The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Bring the Flavor!
Tortazo provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without to race, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law or any other legally protected status under applicable federal, state, and/or local law.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position and does not contain all of the essential requirements and functions of the position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. This job description does not include all the duties that may be assigned to the employee and it may be revised from time to time with or without notice.
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