Chef / Culinary Manager Farmette
- Date Posted July 23, 2024
- Location New Buffalo, MI
- Category Business
- Job type Full-Time
As the Culinary Manager / Chef, you'll take the lead on keeping our marketplace stocked with fresh, gorgeous and seasonal prepared foods from our on-site farm and local producers. Additionally, you will manage our in-house catering + special events program. Applicants with a background in private chef and/or catering experience are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
You’ll collaborate with Farmette’s founder, Katie Burdett, along with the entire small Farmette team.
- Lead our culinary program! Develop + cook year-round prepared foods recipes along with seasonal specials. This includes cheese boards, nosh boxes, salads, dips, sandwiches, condiments, and a wide array of other specials.
- Work with sustainably produced + preferably local products.
- Maintain a positive, friendly, calm + welcoming environment for all staff, customers and vendors.
- Maintain quality + consistency of culinary program.
- Keep in mind a low-waste operation and be open to minimizing food waste.
- Ordering ingredients + supplies within Farmette’s budget.
- Keep a clean, sanitary workspace, storage + refrigeration.
- Accept deliveries, check for accuracy of orders.
- Keep an updated recipe book of Farmette’s recipes both in Google Drive and printed on-site.
- Communicate and coordinate with the kitchen and farm team about inventory, customer feedback, etc.
- Coordinate catering and special events
- Work with guest chefs on occasion
- Keep the commercial kitchen in compliance with all local health codes and manage inspections with MDARD.
- Other related assignments as necessary.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of culinary management experience, preferably working with farm-fresh produce and seasonal items.
- Learn2Serv certifications for working in + managing others in the kitchen.
- Passion for working with sustainably produced + local products and utilizing surplus.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a team-driven environment. We are a respectful and positive environment.
- Reliability a must.
- Able to work independently, focused and self-driven.
- Detail oriented.
- Open to feedback with the understanding that the whole team is working towards the same goal.
- Keep a positive and professional attitude with co-workers, customers + vendors.
- Be able to handle the physical work of being on your feet, walking, talking + cleaning.
- Occasionally lift and move up to 50 lbs.
- Reach, bend and stoop frequently.
- Make cleanliness and food safety a top priority.
- Live within a reasonable driving distance to New Buffalo and have access to reliable transportation.
- We are a non-smoking workplace for the safety of our on-site farm.
- All employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Compensation this position is : salaried, 50k-75k Application instructions Please click here to sign in and view application details.
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