Company description

Poppy's is one of NY's premier catering companies + neighborhood cafe's. We take pride in how our food tastes, where our ingredients come from + how the food is presented. Keeping things simple, beautiful, + delicious is our mission. Please check out our Instagram + our website for established aesthetic.

Poppy's has been in business for eight years and is a work environment supportive of collaboration + growth.
 

Job description

We are a small but mighty team working collaboratively and safely to keep our business alive through the pandemic.  Our focus has shifted from mostly catering to nourishing the neighborhood through our busy cafe. We are looking for an amazing team player who is anxious to get back to work in the kitchen.  We operate out of two locations, hence the drivers license requirement. As there are some days we need to bring food and equipment back and forth.  You will be working alongside the prep chefs to execute the prep lists + catering orders for the day in an efficient and timely manner.

Qualification Requirements: 

• Minimum 3-5 years experience cooking in a professional environment
• Management experience a plus but not required for the right candidate

• Producing a wide variety of vegetable + meat dishes, dips, platters, hors d'oeuvres, sandwiches, salads, soups, cured+pickled items + many others
• Following recipes and procedures
• Cooking fluidly and to taste to create delicious products when required
• Add to or writing prep lists for multiple menus and thinking 2 steps ahead when the head chef is not in
• Some ordering + communication with local vendors
• Expediting + overseeing catering orders + products alongside the chef + when she is not there
• Keeping an eye on emails + communication with the sales + management team
• Easily adaptable to additions + changes in the prep lists + production
• An eye for presentation and clean plating
• Bringing products + equipment between locations
• Mentally + physically organized
• Lifting 50lbs
• Going up and down stairs + carrying items down stairs multiple times a day
• Valid driver's license
• Interest + love of vegetables
• Positive and self starting attitude, attention to detail + eagerness to learn a must
• No egos-friendly and teamwork oriented people only
• No sexist, racist or homophobic humor 
• Flexible schedule

We offer health benefits, 401K, and work with a safety team at ADP to monitor our daily health check-ins. Compensation this position is : salaried, varies DOE, $45,000.00 - $58,000.00 Application instructions Deadlineno deadline