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)

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 15 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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