Tired of pushing buttons at a corporate kitchen? Come cook real food.
¿Hablas español? Aquí abajo te explicamos cómo aplicar
Americano is a family-owned Italian restaurant in downtown Livermore. We don't run a factory line. We make sandwiches by hand, cook pastas to order, and prep our sauces from scratch. We're hiring Cooks and Sandwich Makers who want to be proud of what they put on the plate.
If you've worked at Chipotle, Subway, Jersey Mike's, Mountain Mike's, In-N-Out, Panera, a deli, a taqueria, a food truck — or you've cooked at home for years and you're ready to do it for real — keep reading.
Who we are
We're family-owned and family-run. Se habla español. Falamos português. Most of our team is bilingual, and the kitchen runs on respect — not yelling, not corporate scripts, not turnover. Famiglia.
What you'd do
- Build sandwiches to spec — fast, clean, beautiful
- Cook pastas to order on the line
- Prep sides, fries, onion rings, desserts
- Keep your station spotless
- Communicate cleanly with the front during rushes
- Step in wherever the team needs you
What actually matters here
- You can move fast and work clean — or you're genuinely hungry to learn how
- You like making food. This matters more than any résumé.
- You show up. Every shift. On time.
- You can take feedback and get better the next day
- You're steady on your feet, in the heat, during a rush
You don't need:
- A culinary degree
- Fancy restaurant experience — a taqueria, a deli, a food truck, or a home kitchen you're proud of all count
- Perfect English. Se habla español. Falamos português.
Room to grow — when you earn it
We promote from inside. Always. But we promote the people who've proven they show up and cook well — not the people asking about the manager job on day one. Master the kitchen, earn your team's trust, and the path to Lead Cook, Shift Lead, and Kitchen Manager is real and wide open. No empty timeline promises. Just a real ladder for the people who actually climb it.
What you get:
- $18–$24/hr + real tips
- Flexible schedule built around your life
- Employee food discount
- Paid training
- Referral bonus when you bring a friend
- Tuition reimbursement
Shifts we need most:
- 11 AM – 4 PM weekdays
- 12 PM – 4 PM weekends
- 5 PM – 7:30 PM Friday & Saturday
Tell us what you can work. We'll make it work.
How to apply — read this first
We get a lot of one-click applications from people who never looked at who we are. Skip the autopilot. In your application, do two quick things:
- Visit our menu at americanolivermore.com and name one dish you'd be excited to learn to make.
- Tell us in a sentence or two where you've cooked before — even if it's just your own kitchen.
That's it. Do those two things and you go to the top of our pile. Skip them and we'll know you didn't read this. Real people, real conversation, real opportunity — for people who actually want it.
Famiglia.
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¿Hablas español? Esto es para ti.
Estamos contratando Cocineros y Preparadores de Sándwiches en Americano, un restaurante italiano de propiedad familiar en Downtown Livermore.
- $18–$24/hora + propinas reales
- Horario flexible, capacitación pagada, comida con descuento
- Bono por referidos y reembolso de matrícula
- Camino real hacia liderazgo — Cocinero Principal, Encargado de Turno, Gerente — para quienes lo ganan con buen trabajo y constancia
No necesitas título culinario ni experiencia elegante — una taquería, un deli, o tu propia cocina cuentan. No necesitas inglés perfecto. Hablamos español en la cocina.
Para aplicar: Visita americanolivermore.com, dinos un platillo que te emocionaría preparar, y cuéntanos en una o dos frases dónde has cocinado antes. Gente real. Sin enredos. Sin desaparecer.
Famiglia.
Pay: $18.00 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid training
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
