Cook

Pizza Hut•Peru, IN

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to correctly and quickly prepare food orders placed by the customers; to ensure pizzas and other baked food products coming out of the oven have been prepared according to the customers’ orders; separate and organize all items for each individual order; separate orders based on whether the product is for dine-in, carryout, or delivery customers. Orders are then either boxed for carryout or delivery, or given to Servers for service in the dining room. Cooks also prepare in advance of their need items used in the preparation of products sold by Pizza Hut, operate the cash register, wash dishes, and answer phones. This is a critical position to the success of this Pizza Hut restaurant in that these are the Company's products.

Requirements

Be able to perform or learn to perform the essential functions of the position, and do so at an acceptable pace.
Mental alertness/intelligence.
Sufficient physical condition to perform the functions of the position.
Must be able to lift 15 pound boxes of cheese and 40 pound cases of wings (4, 10 lb. bags).
Must be able to stoop down and bend over to stock items stored in reach in refrigerator or under the maketable.
One hundred percent of on job time is spent standing and walking.
Must have sufficient visual ability to read written instructions, prepare food items, and maintain clean area.
Must possess sufficient hearing capacity to respond to verbal orders and instructions from supervisor or co-workers. Must be able to hear customer orders as given over the phone.
Must be able to provide verbal information to co-workers and supervisors as to status of orders, materials needed to fill orders, problems or difficulties that may arise as the job is in progress. Must be able to verbalize order instructions to customers.
Position involves manually preparing food products for customers following exact weights and measures according to company specification, while as many as 25 to 30 orders are waiting to be prepared.
Must be physically able to work under conditions of high temperature.
Position involves reaching into oven to extract product, reaching over head to obtain boxes and other items.
Must be able to read at a sufficient level to follow written directions for product preparation, recipes, and comprehend simple written commands.
Must be able to work under conditions of extreme stress due to pressures from volume of business, time and variety of orders, while maintaining self-composure and interacting effectively with co-workers and supervisors.

Responsibilities

Prepare food orders quickly and correctly.
Ensure pizzas and baked goods are prepared according to order.
Separate and organize items for each order.
Separate orders for dine-in, carryout, or delivery.
Box orders for carryout or delivery.
Prepare items in advance.
Operate the cash register.
Wash dishes.
Answer phones.
Prepare sauce for pizzas following standard recipes.
Prepare dough for different types of pizza crusts following the job aids posted in the restaurants.
Operate computer system to take orders.
Restock the make table and cut table.
Clean out the reach-in cooler using hand towel and soapy water.
Clean top and front of oven using hand towel and soapy water.
Cover all food items with clean stainless steel cover(s) or plastic cover.
Clean all stainless with hand towel and soapy water.
Clean out the inside of make table.