Del Mar is Hiring Line Cooks!

Del Mar is Fabio Trabocchi’s celebration of Spanish seafood cuisine on the waterfront of the Wharf. The restaurant was entirely designed in Spain and assembled by a team of Spanish artisans to celebrate Spanish craftmanship and lifestyle. The menu offers a range of traditional and seasonal Tapas, Catalan-Style Charcoal Grilled Entrees, as well as the must-have Signature Paella.

If you would like to be a part of a growing restaurant group and work with some of the best hospitality and culinary professionals in the city, we would love to meet you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Line Cooks at Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants provide culinary skills at the highest quality standard. Primary duties include providing quality service in all areas of food production for menu items and specials in accordance with company standards and plating guide specifications. Maintain organization, cleanliness and sanitation of work areas and equipment.  

• Prepare menu items according to recipe, maintains consistent quality in production, portion, and presentation standards; complete mis en place and set-up station for all services.
• Maintains complete knowledge of and complies with all departmental policies/service procedures/standards.   
• Maintains complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment. Uses equipment only as intended.   
• Monitors and maintains cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned work areas.   
• Maintains and strictly abides by sanitation/health regulations and restaurant requirements.   
• Meets with Chef to review assignments, anticipated business levels, changes and other information pertinent to the job performance.   
• Sets up work-station with required mis-en-place, tools, equipment and supplies.   
• Inspects the cleanliness and working condition of all tools, equipment and supplies.  
• Informs the Chef of any supplies that need to be requisitioned for the day’s tasks.   
• Transports supplies from the Storeroom/Walk-in and stock in designated areas.   
• Prepares all menu items following recipes and yield guide.   
• Maintains proper storage procedures as specified by Health Department and restaurant SOP’s.   
• Minimizes waste and maintains controls to attain forecasted food cost.   
• Is always pro-active and identifies potential problems before they arise.  
• “Owns” problems when they arise and takes responsibility by finding solutions.  
• Makes appropriate decisions, which are in the best interest of the guest, the employees and the company.  
• Perform additional duties as instructed by management.

Benefits Offered:

• Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants offers full-time employees company subsidized health insurance.  A full-time employee must work on average 30 hours per week to qualify for health insurance benefits.  Coverage begins on the first of the month after the 60th day of employment.  The insurance enrollment period is between 30 and 90 days of employment.  
• Competitive Pay
• Top Rated Earnings
• Excellent Training & Development Opportunities
• Complimentary Employee Meals
• Referral Bonuses

.   Company Culture:

• Thinks like a guest.
• Works as a team.
• Acts like an owner.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of back-of-house experience in fine dining or upscale casual restaurant kitchens. 
• Culinary Degree or specialty training preferred 
• Experience at an upscale Italian restaurant, specifically at a pasta station is strongly preferred.   
• An appetite for providing memorable cuisine and hospitality.   
• Curious intelligence to continue learning in the position.  
• Open availability and a professional culinary career mentality.   
• Excellent emotional self-awareness under pressure.   

All interested candidates who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to reply to this posting with a copy of your resume.

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