Kitchen Assistant Job Application

The ideal candidate will have the desire to work with a family business to provide the community with wholesome and nutritious food. This is a great opportunity for someone to work as part of a team while gaining kitchen and customer service experience. This is also a great opportunity for someone with a little more experience that is ready to get out of the nightly, kitchen grind.

Schedule:

Part-time year-round position (24-32 hours per week with Saturday availability)
Possible schedule of 8am-2pm and/or 10am-4:30pm.

Job Responsibilities include:

• Working closely as a team so we all benefit from a friendly, hard-working and family-like environment.
• Measuring, preparing and assembling ingredients: including washing, peeling, and cutting fruits and vegetables, cutting and seasoning meats, and mixing ingredients for dishes.
• Following recipes and using a variety of tools and equipment.
• Maintaining accurate food inventories and restocking items as needed 
• Following all company policies for labeling, coding, packaging, rotating, and storing of food products.
• Dishwashing, cleaning kitchen tools and equipment, helping maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen.
• Packing wholesale orders from our walk-in freezer, with a strong attention to detail.
• Working with additional Diemand Farm staff to help complete tasks for the prepared foods program as needed.
• Customer service and cash handling duties
• Additional duties, to be assigned as necessary

Qualifications:

• Ability to work well both independently and in a team
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to work for extended periods without oversight
• Personable with good communication and customer service skills
• Ability to stand for long periods of time

Preferences:

• Experience working in a professional kitchen or food service setting
• Value for local agriculture
• ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certification a plus

Compensation and Benefits:

• Hourly rate commensurate with experience
• Employee discount on all farm raised and farm-made goods from farm store
• Delicious, home-cooked, farm-fresh meals provided during normal workday hours, from our commercial kitchen
• Farm-raised meats and foods periodically gifted to staff
• Paid sick leave and vacation time offered

 

Criteria and Expectations:

• Employees must be at least 16 years of age.
• Kitchen work can be physically demanding. Employees are expected to be physically fit and able. Duties may include lifting up to 50 pounds and being on your feet for long periods of time.
• Demonstrating some proficiency in reading and understanding English.
• Punctuality and good communication are vital to ensure work is started and completed by the team.
• Preference for employees to have some familiarity with food service.
• Must be available to work some Saturdays.

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