Culinary Associate

Job description

Culinary Associate

HOW IT IS SCHEDULED
1 Saturday or Sunday required each week
If you are available both Saturday & Sunday, even better!
Morning and Evening Shift availability
Holidays & Summertime are our busiest times and require planning and a commitment

WHO WE ARE!
The Woodstock Farmers' Market is the area's premier year-round, fresh food-focused grocery store. We are committed to creating and selling the best products sourced locally and globally, ethically and sustainably. We hire only the most service-oriented people who appreciate a fun, fair, drama-free workplace, and share our core values:

Come with an empty cup: have humility
Sit at the table together: be collaborative
Do the right thing-always: be honest, accountable and have integrity
Always hungry: relentlessly get stuff done
Fish Cakes: think outside the box to creatively solve problems
Bright side: always be positive

SUMMARY
The Prepared Foods department is passionate about creatively serving our community the best food, made from scratch when possible, using the best, freshest ingredients. We work together as a team, with everyone doing a little bit of everything. Our kitchen demands that you are a creative problem-solver and dedicated team player. Reliability and being open to constant learning and flexibility are a must!
WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Must be able to take direction easily plus read and execute recipes accurately
• Entrée prep
• Salad prep
• Preparation of our signature sauces and dips
• Catering prep (around holidays)
• Pitching in wherever needed around the kitchen, including the sandwich station
• Checking in orders and putting them away
• Maintaining cleanliness, sanitation and safety of the kitchen
• Stocking the prepared food cases
As is more often than not the case, keep in mind that "of utmost importance" describes the general nature and level of work performed in your job. They should not be construed as an exhaustive listing of all job duties and responsibilities by employees so classified.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
• No education requirement for full-time, year round. Experience not required, but helpful.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, and thrive when it's busy
• Ability to communicate clearly, politely and effectively
• Good math and computer skills
• Focus on one project at a time, while keeping the prep list moving
• Ability to overcome space and equipment limitations with creative thinking
• Love of giving great service, without exception, going the extra mile
• Good eye for quality
• Maintain consistent high standards for cleanliness and sanitation
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Frequently raise or lower objects up to 40 pounds from one level to another regularly
• Remain on feet in upright position for continuous periods of time
• Walk throughout store, including to other buildings and outdoor areas
• Exerting force on a regular basis as object is moved to or from team member
• Carrying objects up to 40 pounds on a regular basis
• Grasping and/or picking up objects
• Regularly reaching for objects
• Bending forward by bending at waist or bending legs and spine