Assistant Manager, The Kitchen at Farm Sanctuary

Farm Sanctuary • Watkins Glen, NY

12h • $21 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Summary: The Line-Cook of The Kitchen at Farm Sanctuary will support with the Head Chef by overseeing the cafe's day-to-day operations, ensuring exceptional service while maintaining excellent quality standards in a fast-paced and inspiring environment.

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s license and a clean driving record
• Food handler license

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 2-4 years of kitchen or relevant experience
• Exceptional Communication and interpersonal skills for positive interaction with guests and employees
• Experience in the Food Service industry
• Knowledge of Food Safety Procedures
• Collaborative team player
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays
• Experience in food preparation
• Successful track record in the ability to think quickly and multi-task during peak business hours
• Demonstrated skills with the use of knives and kitchen equipment
• Safe Food Handling Certification compliance with the State of New York
• Alignment with Farm Sanctuay’s values of compassion, understanding, integrity, transformation, and freedom.
• Familiarity, commitment to, and experience with the practice of equity and social justice, and the principles embedded in Farm Sanctuary’s mission

Responsibilities

• Enact the opening and closing procedures set in place with the Operating Procedures.
• Support food and beverage inventory and garden produce usage, including tracking, receiving, storing, and cleaning.
• In Partnership with Chef, track menu item costs by entering ingredients into our recipe cost tracker and aligning with grocery invoices.
• Follow all protocol and safety standards with equipment startup/shutdown, maintenance schedules, and cleaning protocols.
• Monitor food safety compliance by providing a clean and sanitary work environment and report any issues to Chef.
• Provide exceptional customer service to guests and resolve any issues promptly.
• Support staff in order-taking, food preparation and delivery, cafe operations, and service flow to ensure a positive guest experience.
• Work with the Chef to train staff, interns, volunteers on proper guest interactions, food safety, and food quality, as assigned
• Support interns in their day-to-day job functions.
• Ensure the highest food quality standards in preparation and execution as directed by the chef.
• Assist with both live and online classes and content creation for social media
• Assist in maintaining costs with inventory and proper usage of ingredients and supplies.
• Closing out daily reports captured on the Point of Sale system
• Prepare and submit a weekly report on the number of B&B guest breakfasts to Chef.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package, including 13 paid holidays; generous paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; 403(b) plan; flexible spending accounts; long-term disability insurance; free access to the CALM meditation app; and access to the Nivati wellness platform

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed