Toscana Little Italy in Jacksonville, FL is looking for an experienced Saute Chef to join our strong team. Candidates must be able to work efficiently in a high volume location.
Our ideal candidate is self-driven, motivated, and engaged. The successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to our customer satisfaction and acquisition goals.
Responsibilities
- Prepare food for service (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces)
- Cook menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff
- Answer, report and follow executive or sous chef’s instructions
- Clean up station and take care of leftover food
- Stock inventory appropriately
- Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion
- Comply with nutrition and sanitation regulations and safety standards
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers
Qualifications
- Proven cooking experience, including experience as a line chef and/or restaurant cook
- Italian cooking experience preferred
- Excellent understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
- Accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks
- Familiar with industry’s best practices
- Able to meet all scheduling commitments
- Able to anticipate needs of others in the kitchen and proactively work to meet those needs
- Strong attention to detail