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This job expired on August 12, 2019

Culinary Intern The Cafe at Pond Hill Farm

  • Date Posted June 13, 2019
  • Location Harbor Springs, MI
  • Category Agriculture / Culinary
  • Job type Internship/Apprentice
Company description

Pond Hill Farm is a northern Michigan agricultural tourism destination that started as a vegetable farm in 1995. It has since become a unique community ecosystem by adding an expansive canned goods product line, a full service lunch café, a winery with seven acres of vineyards, and a brewery. This has created an environment that attracts tens of thousands of customers each year who come from all around the country to enjoy the experience.

 

Internship description

Culinary interns will spend most of their time -5 days/week (including weekdays and weekends) working in The Cafe preparing lunches and will be responsible for the daily set up, operation, cleaning, and closing of the kitchen area as directed by the chef. These duties include but are not limited to preparation of soups and farm vegetable side dishes, short order cooking, dish washing, and advance preparation of food items in accordance with production requirements. These processes must be held to our quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment, ensuring quality and consistency by following recipes and production and portion guidelines. 

Interns will also participate in special events. A multi-course plated dinner in September is scheduled. Other events throughout the season may include hors d'oeuvres displays, pig roasts, and casual buffets. 
 

Although your focus is working in the Café, there is allotted time  to work in other areas of the farm. Assignment to specific areas will be based on your interests/goals and farm needs. This will be discussed in depth during the interview process. Other areas include: field production, brewery, vineyard and canning kitchen.

Internship Starts: ASAP
Internship Ends: November 10, 2019
Number of Interns: 2
App Deadline: none

 

Meals: Interns prepare their own breakfast lunch and dinner. They are welcome to any produce they pick from the fields on their own time. Food staples are provided. There is a discount on food from the Farm Market and Garden Cafe.  One meal is allowed free of charge during a day working in the cafe.  Communal dinners are common among interns staying on property.

Skills Desired: As a culinary intern it is preferred that you arrive with some basic cooking skills and knowledge of proper sanitation and safety practices.  Interns need to be prepared for a challenge and to take on a significant degree of responsibility in our fast-paced kitchen. Commercial cooking is physically and mentally demanding, but fun and rewarding too! We expect our interns to be self-motivated, hard working, drug free, non-smokers, and have the following characteristics:

  • Desire to learn
  • Curious
  • Attention to detail
  • Can work independently
  • Attention to customer service
  • Creative
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Previous culinary experience not required but preferred

 

Educational Opportunities:
For those candidates selected, opportunities exist to design, prepare, and execute a course at a Farm to Table dinner for up to 60 guests; while maintaining  proper prep levels with fluctuating business due to seasonality.

 

Your primary focus will be working in the fast paced kitchen with an occasional opportunity to work in other areas of the farm; vegetable production, vineyard, brewery, canning kitchen and farmer’s markets.  You will have the opportunity to learn a variety of aspects of farming.  Learning objectives will be provided for each area of the farm.

 

Stipend: $175/week plus a $25 per week bonus upon satisfactory completion of internship. 

Housing:  On property housing options are provided as part of compensation. Wi-fi and washer/dryer are available.



 

Compensation this position is : stipend / non-monetary compensation
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This job expired on August 12, 2019
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