Line Cook - Now Hiring

Line Cook — MidiCi at Celebration Pointe
4949 Celebration Pointe Ave, Suite 100, Gainesville, FL 32608

MidiCi is hiring an experienced restaurant Line Cook for pizza service, food preparation, and kitchen station coverage. Pizza-making, fresh-dough handling or hand stretching, and wood- or gas-fired pizza oven experience are strongly preferred. Experienced line cooks ready to learn our pizza process are encouraged to apply.

Pay and guaranteed skill raises

• Pay range: $16.00–$18.00/hour, including guaranteed cross-training certification raises.
• Starting pay: $16.00–$17.25 per hour, based on relevant experience and demonstrated skills.
• Guaranteed cross-training raises: earn a $0.50/hour increase to your base hourly rate after successful skill certification in each additional approved kitchen skill.
• Certification raises are added to your starting rate as you qualify, giving you a clear path to higher hourly pay through cross-training.

Schedule

• Part-time or full-time; approximately 20–35 hours per week.
• Required availability: Friday evenings, plus morning and evening shifts on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Opening and closing shifts are expected, with priority given to closing availability.

What you will do

• Handle and hand-stretch fresh dough, sauce and top pizzas, and follow our recipes and portion standards.
• Learn our oven procedures; bake, rotate, and finish pizzas for consistent quality while coordinating multiple orders.
• Complete food prep, knife work, recipe batching, and portioning; label, date, and rotate ingredients.
• Keep stations stocked, communicate with the team during busy service, and support other kitchen stations through cross-training.
• Follow food-safety and sanitation procedures and complete opening, closing, and station-cleaning duties.

What we are looking for

• Commercial restaurant-kitchen, line-cooking, and food-preparation experience.
• Strong preference for pizza making, fresh-dough preparation or hand stretching, and/or wood- or gas-fired pizza oven experience.
• Safe knife skills, attention to quality, and the ability to follow recipes and prep lists.
• Dependable attendance, clear communication, teamwork, and willingness to learn and certify in additional kitchen skills.
• Availability for the required weekend schedule and opening and closing shifts.

Apply with your restaurant line-cooking and prep experience, any pizza, dough, or oven experience, weekly availability, and earliest start date.

Required qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Restaurant back of house skills: general food prep
• Restaurant back of house skills: safe food handling
• Available to work: weekends

Preferred qualifications:

• Restaurant back of house skills: pizza preparation