Company description

Located in majestic oak meadow hillside on the south end of Ashland, Oregon resides a 28 acre, off grid + solar powered small food production farm. We are UPROOT!

Our primary focus has been on organically raised, slow grown heritage pork + chicken for over 10 years. We are excited to expand our meat production with a new retail butcher shop and market to the valley this winter. The concept is a brick-and-mortar farmers market opening the community’s access to a local distribution hub for our production of our heritage meats, scratch smoked BBQ, organic veggies and fruits, along with other local rogue valley small farm family collaborators retail offerings.

Our shop will have a fresh foods department where we will highlight our region’s produce, dairy, and meats through the creation of take-away bites such as BBQ, salads, fresh juices, and other creations.

 

Our fresh department utilizes products grown locally and prepared in house to include but not limited to smoked BBQ meats and sausages, deli style salads such as mac salad, coleslaw, caprese, green salads, fresh squeezed and pressed juices, charcuterie plates, and other creative items that customers can take away and eat at home, or on our patio.

Job description

• Responsible for receiving, sorting, and rotation of fresh produce, dairy, bread, and other fresh foods in our cold storage, and in the prep area
• Contributing to inventory management of received product, products sold, and WIP
• Management of labeling and traceability software in the fresh department
• Cross trained in all departments, may cover other departments if needed
• Oversees staff in the fresh department
• Handle all HACCP related documents throughout the dayincluding record keeping, monitoring of CCPs, and calibrations of monitoring and selling equipment (i.e. scales)
• Ensure compliant labeling of all fresh products in the coolers and prep area
• Careful and safe use of tools and equipment must always befollowed, and during cleaning. Guide other staff in freshdepartment on safe use of tools and equipment.
• Use correct dilutions of detergents and sanitizers to prevent residue on food, equipment, and other food surfaces
• Assist in the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for Sanitation (SOP's)
• Implement and monitor SOP's in the fresh department
• Assist in the development of the Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point System (HACCP Plan)
• Communicate effectively with retail, wholesale & banquetcustomers

Knowledge, Skills & Ability

• Have extensive knowledge of the various produce, dairy, and dry goods and how to best handle and store them to maximize selling ability and shelf life
• Provide leadership that promotes a team effort by personnel to accomplish the highest standards for sanitation, safety, and attention to detail in your department
• Meticulously implement the sanitation requirements for an inspected facility
• Understand where hazards in a food production process can be controlled, reduced, or eliminated
• Work with a variety of knives, hand tools, power equipment, and computer-operated machinery
• Possess good eye-hand coordination, common sense & safe working habits when using tools & equipment
• Be able to assemble and operate, disassemble, and clean all equipment, training available
• Strong customer service skills
• Possess stamina to allow for long periods of standing in a cold or hot environment, as well as lift and carry up to 60 lbs.
• Possess a very high standard for personal hygiene
 

Credentials & Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Five years or more grocery or food service (back of house)experience through continuing education, apprenticeships, and/or employment.

Pistola’s Local Food Collective is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $22.00 - $24.00

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Deadline

no deadline