Pasta Cook

California Pizza Kitchen • Huntington Beach, CA

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About The Position

A Pasta Cook at California Pizza Kitchen prepares food and helps provide guests with a memorable dining experience in a dynamic restaurant environment. The role maintains food-quality and sanitation standards while preparing pastas, sandwiches, and grilled items accurately and on time. Cooks also support station preparation, line checks, food-safety practices, equipment temperature monitoring, and opening, closing, and side-work duties. The position requires three to six months of related experience or training.

Requirements

• Three to six months of related experience or training.
• Ability to follow safe and sanitary food-handling practices.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for food and an adventurous spirit.
• Enjoy working in a dynamic, fun atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards for food quality and sanitation.
• Prepare pastas, sandwiches, and grilled items accurately and on time.
• Support the line-check process and complete prep par sheets each shift.
• Prepare necessary items for the assigned station.
• Practice and teach safe, sanitary handling of cutting boards, countertops, knives, and equipment.
• Maintain proper equipment temperatures.
• Perform station opening and closing duties and side work each shift.
• Prioritize guests and contribute to a memorable dining experience in keeping with CPK’s service philosophy.

Benefits

• Flexible shifts and full- and part-time opportunities.
• Benefits, subject to coverage requirements, including 401(k), health insurance, dental insurance, and disability insurance; state-mandated offerings are available.
• Excellent training program.
• Unlimited career advancement opportunities.
• Team member dining discounts.
• Holiday closures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed