CDP duties and skills

Here are some common duties of a pizza chef:

• Ensures cooking stations are sanitized and prepped with necessary tools
• Prepares and stores pizza dough
• Prepares pizza sauces
• Orders supplies, maintains inventory, creates budgets to ensure profitable food cost
• Trains other cooks in the preparation process so all meals are uniform
• Checks quality of pizzas before they’re served to guests
• Performs regular maintenance on kitchen equipment
• Collaborates with staff on menu items
• Resolves customer complaints with diplomacy
• Makes sure the kitchen is clean and sanitized

These are ideal skills for a good pizza chef:

• Time management
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Organization
• Customer service
• Ability to work under pressure