Location: Sandbridge Island Restaurant – Virginia Beach, VA
Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time
Job Overview
Are you passionate about pizza? Sandbridge Island Restaurant is looking for a skilled Pizza Cook to take charge of our pizza station! From hand-stretching dough to managing high-heat ovens, you will be responsible for crafting our signature pizzas and hot appetizers during busy summer rushes and local neighborhood nights.
Responsibilities
- Pizza Preparation: Hand-stretch dough, apply sauces, cheeses, and toppings accurately according to house recipes and customer modifications.
- Oven Management: Monitor and manage pizza oven temperatures, rotation, and cook times to ensure perfect crust texture and appearance.
- Prep & Inventory: Prepare daily dough batches, slice toppings, make house sauces, and maintain stock levels at the pizza station throughout the shift.
- Ticket Flow: Read and organize kitchen tickets efficiently, ensuring pizza orders are timed accurately with the rest of the line's ticket items.
- Sanitation & Safety: Follow all local food safety regulations, keep the pizza prep area spotless, and properly store temperature-sensitive toppings.
- Station Care: Clean and maintain pizza ovens, prep tables, dough sheeters/mixers, and pizza tools daily.
Qualifications
- Experience: Previous experience stretching, topping, and baking pizzas in a commercial kitchen or pizzeria preferred.
- Knowledge: Familiarity with pizza ovens (deck, conveyor, or wood-fired), dough handling, and high-heat cooking techniques.
- Pace & Focus: Ability to maintain speed, quality, and focus during high-volume lunch and dinner rushes.
- Stamina & Skill: Strong manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, and the ability to stand for extended periods in a high-heat environment.
- Teamwork: Positive attitude and a strong commitment to supporting fellow line cooks and kitchen staff.
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Show up on time and ready to work.
- Fallow strict guidelines and pay and pay close attention to detail.
Sandbridge Island Restaurant has been a favorite spot for locals and those just here to visit since 2006. We invite you to come and join us for lunch, pizza, dinner, or just a few drinks. You will find that we are one of the most relaxing spots in Virginia Beach with a great view of the ocean and a fun family atmosphere. We are winners in 5 categories for Best of the Beach Competition. We won Gold for Best Kept Secret and Best Deck & Outdoor Dining – and Bronze for Best Pizza, Best Ribs and Best Local’s Hangout.
