What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pizza Cook - Serafina San Juan position at The Condado Collection?
Overview
The Condado Collection is a collection of hospitality properties in Puerto Rico ranging from classic and modern luxury full-service hotels, to fine dining and entertainment.
Serafina San Juan is a global brand of 35 Italian restaurants, with a strong presence in New York City. Serafina has been giving a modern twist to Puerto Rico’s cuisine since 2015. We aim to create experiences and inspire journeys not only for our guests, but also our workforce. We are confident that our team members are the key in delivering passionate and authentic hospitality service. Let’s create a collection of memories together!
Responsibilities
- Responsible for preparing and cooking high-quality pizzas in a fast-paced environment.
- Prepare dough, sauces, toppings, and ingredients for pizza creation.
- Operate pizza ovens, ensuring pizzas are cooked to perfection and delivered to customers on time.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen, including proper storage and handling of food to adhere to food safety standards.
- Ensure that all pizzas are made according to the restaurant’s recipes, standards for taste, and presentation.
- Clean and maintain kitchen equipment such as ovens, mixers, and pizza prep stations.
- Work with kitchen and wait staff to ensure smooth service and timely delivery of orders.
- Occasionally interact with customers to address special pizza requests or dietary needs.
- Ensures that ingredients are stocked, and that food waste is minimized.
- Set-up station properly and on time for each service period.
- Cook food and prepare top-quality menu items in a timely manner according to recipes/menu.
- Make sure production charts are closely followed and adhered to.
- After service turn off clean preparation areas, such as equipment, work surfaces, and serving areas, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Estimate expected food consumption, requisition or purchase supplies, or procure food from storage.
- Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus, taking into consideration factors such as costs and special event needs.
- Keep records and accounts.
- Understands the impact of kitchen operation on the overall property financial goals and objectives.
- Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures, report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to the supervisor.
- Complete safety training and certifications.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others, support the team to reach common goals, listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.
- Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional, maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
- Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by supervisors.
Qualifications
- Hospitality oriented.
- Prior experience as pizza cook or in a similar role is preferred.
- Technical culinary knowledge.
- Must be able to bend, squat and stretch, stand for 2-3 hours at a time, lift weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Able to handle difficult situations effectively.
- Should work well under pressure, even with minimal supervision.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Must possess good communication skills in Spanish and English.
The Condado Collection is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
