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This job expired on January 27, 2015

Tour Crew Outstanding in the Field

  • Date Posted November 28, 2014
  • Location Anywhere
  • Category Agriculture / Culinary
  • Job Type Full-Time
Job Description Outstanding in the Field 2015

Outstanding in the Field is now accepting applications and resumes for their 2015 traveling​ tour crew!

Outstanding in the Field is a roving restaurant. We have served thousands and thousands of guests at our long table on the farm since 1999, and have held farm dinners in all 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii! ​We work with some of the best Chefs in the country to connect our guests to the source of their food. If you love food, farms, have extensive restaurant or farm experience, can travel well and are a (very!) hard worker, consider applying to join us on tour next​ year!

You m​ust be able to work well in a team environment,​ as you will also be working with seven other crew members. Successful candidates will have a huge sense of responsibility and attention to detail. We are hiring for the following positions:

FOH Manager – Manage staff and service at the events; must have previous fine-dining/professional service experience. Must be adaptable and have great communication skills. Past management experience is a huge asset.

Service Team Members – Will primarily serve at the events. Provide professional and friendly service in conjunction with being a strong worker. Enthusiastic and personable BOH workers are also encouraged to apply.

Day-of-Event duties for the crew include:
· Setting up, tearing down each event from start to finish: setting up tables, chairs, kitchen, equipment, packing and unpacking trailers, hauling water, folding napkins and polishing glasses (just to name a few things…)
· Learning about new farms, food, wine and menus at each event
· Professionally and enthusiastically representing Outstanding in the Field and providing a wonderful experience to chefs, farmers, winemakers and guests across the country

Applicants should be great communicators, physically fit, have an amazing work ethic, and excited about spending a summer outdoors.

Other general tour tasks will also be divided up among the crew, including
· Inventory management & purchasing
· Truck & trailer driving
· Administrative tasks
· Blogging/social media
· Photography
· Expense tracking

Successful candidates will fill one of the above-described positions, plus have other skills to offer to fulfill day-to-day duties on the road. Possible candidates if hired can plan on traveling domestically from June till November.

***Positions start in June in Santa Cruz, California and end in November back in Santa Cruz. A huge part of being a part of the crew is traveling with the team for 5+ months across the country! The OITF crew will become your very close family: you must be flexible, tolerant and understanding to work, live, sleep, and eat with your new family for 5 months - think about what that means before you send us your resume and cover letter!!  Compensation this position is : salaried How to apply
This job expired on January 27, 2015
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