Company description

St. Kilian’s Cheese Shop is a European style, specialty food shop serving the Denver area and the Highland’s neighborhood since 2001. We provide the highest quality cheeses, charcuterie, accoutrements and gourmet grocery products from around the world and around the corner. In addition to our hand chosen selections, we are also a trusted source for service and advice on everything food.

We are a small business with a team comprised of two full time+ owners and three part-time employees. We are looking for a someone to join our team and become a part of our little cheese-shop family.

Job description

We are currently seeking to fill a part-time position. The main focus of the position is working the cheese counter and assisting customers with their purchases. Our shop is usually staffed with one or two employees, so at St. Kilian’s the job of cheese-monger is all encompassing. The owners and new employees work side by side, and we are looking for someone with a passion for food, who enjoys working with people and wants to contribute to our business.

This is a starting level position, and we don’t have any firm requirements concerning prior cheese knowledge besides the enjoyment of eating it, more important to our needs is a self-motivated individual, who wants to learn and contribute to our little part of the food world. Helpful experience to be ready for a job in this environment could include: retail, customer service, passion for cooking or other culinary experience.

Good availability including weekends and holidays is a must as these are our busiest times in retail.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

We are looking for a self-motivated individual, who can start by assisting us in helping customers at our store daily, and can grow into a more involved position including opening/closing the store and working special events outside of the shop.

Specialty food experience is preferred but not required. Excellent customer service skills are essential. Applicants should be self- motivated and detail oriented. Weekend, evening and holiday availability required.

General Responsibilities:

• Assisting customers with purchases
• Slicing and packaging cheese and charcuterie
• Cashiering and record keeping
• Workplace maintenance (cleaning, stocking, organization)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Opening and closing duties
• Preparing orders and catering
• Outside events (tastings, markets, etc.)
• Social media posting
• Product selection, inventory management and in-store signage creation

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $14.00 - $16.00

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline