This job expired on July 25, 2022
Assistant Kitchen Manager Martindale's Natural Market
- Date Posted June 30, 2022
- Location Springfield, PA
- Category Culinary
- Job type Full-Time
Company description
Martindale’s Natural Market, located in Springfield, PA, is considered to be the 1st health food store in the United States, having been founded in 1869. We continuously endeavor to offer the very best and healthiest foods to our customers. We are here to serve our community with an authenticity that establishes enduring relationships and aims to give back. We strive to promote a sustainable environment, believing that good stewardship is essential for any business. From supporting local farms and businesses to establishing sustainable practices in-house, caring for the wider world is at the core of who we are.
We desire for our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. Cultivating a healthy work environment allows each of us to enjoy our lives inside and outside of work even more. A less stressed staff is a happier and healthier staff that can better serve our customers and work together as a team. Work is part of the human experience and should bring a sense of fulfillment and even enjoyment. We hope that the sacrifices made by each staff member in their work allows them to feel connected to a greater purpose.
For us, health goes beyond simply the products we sell, as important as they are. It's about the atmosphere we create in the store, both for ourselves and our customers. We endeavor for our customers to have a relaxing and enjoyable shopping experience, each and every time. We want them to feel that by shopping at Martindale's, they are participating in an important part of the community. Our staff are encouraged to build relationships with our customers through genuine care and conversation.
Health and wellness are core principles of Martindale's mission and vision. Service to our local community is how we seek to live out those principles, while always being aware of our footprint on the greater environment. We hope you'll consider joining our team and growing with us. Job description
We desire for our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. Cultivating a healthy work environment allows each of us to enjoy our lives inside and outside of work even more. A less stressed staff is a happier and healthier staff that can better serve our customers and work together as a team. Work is part of the human experience and should bring a sense of fulfillment and even enjoyment. We hope that the sacrifices made by each staff member in their work allows them to feel connected to a greater purpose.
For us, health goes beyond simply the products we sell, as important as they are. It's about the atmosphere we create in the store, both for ourselves and our customers. We endeavor for our customers to have a relaxing and enjoyable shopping experience, each and every time. We want them to feel that by shopping at Martindale's, they are participating in an important part of the community. Our staff are encouraged to build relationships with our customers through genuine care and conversation.
Health and wellness are core principles of Martindale's mission and vision. Service to our local community is how we seek to live out those principles, while always being aware of our footprint on the greater environment. We hope you'll consider joining our team and growing with us. Job description
Martindale’s is offering an excellent opportunity for a zealous individual who has the energy and desire to establish a new full-service kitchen that provides prepared natural and organic foods in a well-established community store.
The Kitchen Assistant Manager reports to the Chef Leader and/or Store Manager. This full-time position is ideal for someone who wants to hone their culinary skills while building and growing a burgeoning health and wellness kitchen operation and has a natural interest in helping others develop their God-given talents while giving beneficial direction to a new team of almost a half dozen prep-kitchen staff. We have a newly designed new prep-kitchen with brand new equipment.
Martindale’s is widely recognized as being the oldest natural food store in America, having been founded in 1869. Our natural food market has been serving the local community for over 150 years and even offered a juice bar in the 1930’s.
Qualified candidates should have:
- Cooking/culinary experience
- Time management skills to balance multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and readily establishes a good rapport with others.
- Familiarity with the natural and organic foods industry.
- Computer skills including basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Word.
Job Responsibilities for the Deli Include:
- Following kitchen protocol and procedures for good product margins, pricing, production and effective organization.
- Writing and developing menus, their ingredient tags and working with team members to execute, promote and drive sales.
- Establishing and working with local purveyors in order to offer quality products to our customer.
- Maintaining active Cooking & Baking operations & Juice Bar (future project) offerings and creating new, healthy, innovative products to promote sales growth.
- Offering excellent customer service and maintaining overall product appearances to promote customer satisfaction.
- Establishing a good rapport with customers and pursuing good & effective personnel management with each one of the team.
- Directing and coordinating kitchen staff in all functions on a daily basis to increase and maintain internal rapport/morale.
- Maintaining and overseeing the ordering of supplies and food.
- Resolving food quality issues & reduce food waste in the kitchen through menu creation, donation and composting.
- Accomplishing the kitchen’s goals in all functional areas including the cold open case, lunch & dinner orders, bakery, catering (future project) and seasonal promotions development.
- Overseeing kitchen procedures and operation for appropriate changes as business needs evolve and change.
Benefits:
- This position starts with a thirty-day trial/probationary period. A permanent full-time position will be offered or denied at the end of the thirty-day period at the discretion of the Chef Leader and/or Management Team.
- After three months will be eligible for pay increase.
- Upon hiring will be eligible for employee discount.
- Will be eligible for three paid Holidays (New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas).
- After 1 year, will have earned and will be eligible for 1 week vacation.
This job expired on July 25, 2022
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