Kitchen

Hiring at multiple locations!

Base pay: $9.00 - $11.00/hr based on availability and experience
Earn an average of $2.00 more per hour with tips!

Dunkirk - 231 S. Main St.

Pizza King is searching for hard-working Kitchen team members who have a passion for quality and customer service. Kitchen team members are essential to ensuring that our menu items are prepared to the highest standards by working in a high energy, team-oriented environment. All team members must have the desire to be in customer service while working with a sense of urgency to achieve high standards of customer service, product quality, cleanliness, and safety.

Benefits at Pizza King:

• Paid time off
• 401(k) program with Employer Match
• Advancement opportunities 
• $300 employee referral bonus
• Meal discounts while on the clock
• $1000 potential holiday incentive bonus
• Earn more with tips based on hours worked
• 30% discount when you dine-in or carry-out
• $50 birthday dinner and paid day off for your birthday
• Flexible scheduling available for full and part-time employees
• Health, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and life insurance offered to eligible employees
• Years of Service Bonus - employees are given a bonus once they reach a milestone anniversary

Kitchen Member Requirements:

• Must be 16+ years of age 

Kitchen Member Responsibilities:

Customer:

• Acknowledge all customers entering and exiting the store.
• Provide the highest quality of interactions with customers - be pleasant, friendly, and polite to everyone.
• Prepare food items per established recipes and menus in a way that preserves food freshness, quality, appeal, and to meet the nutritional value.
• Display an appreciation of our customers by thanking them in a meaningful and thoughtful manner.
• Respond quickly and respectfully to a customer’s complaint and notify the person in charge right away.
• Make appropriate suggestions to customer’s orders to increase satisfaction with suggestive selling techniques.

Individual: 

• Acknowledge customers at the carryout counter, responding to their needs or getting the appropriate person promptly.
• Answering telephones promptly and courteously with a smile.
• Store food items per established standards of practice; utilize proper labeling and dating systems.
• Maintain a safe, tidy, and well-organized work environment; clean up spills quickly and wear protective gear required or needed. 
• Communicate needs and concerns regarding food production and kitchen operation to the supervisor appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Monitor kitchen equipment for proper functioning; report any discrepancies to the supervisor immediately.
• Utilize safe food handling techniques.
• Obtain complete knowledge of menu items and pricing structure.
• Must be willing to take constructive criticism and follow directions.

Other: 

• Support other staff in assuring that the essential functions of the kitchen are performed adequately and appropriately.
• Maintain inventory of all food items and tools necessary in the assigned area.
• Obtain complete functional knowledge of pie-line procedures in order to prepare any menu items ordered.
• Obtain functional knowledge of oven expediting and cutting counter procedures.
• Prepare menu items while following the proper recipes to maintain a consistent product and nutritional value.
• Perform duties in any area assigned by management.
• Complete all assigned cleaning and prep work.
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times.
• Perform any other assignments or tasks assigned by your manager or supervisor.
• Expect additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Physical Requirements: 

• Able to reach, bend, stoop, and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to be on your feet for extended periods of time.
• Attendance at work is required.

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