Semolina Artisanal Pasta is a woman owned and operated boutique maker of fresh and dried pasta sold at grocery stores including Whole Foods and Bristol Farms, boutique markets, our own retail shop, and served at some of the city’s best restaurants, like Hippo in Highland Park, Yang’s Kitchen in Alhambra and Pizzeria Bianco in DTLA. Our mission is to create community and connection through food, and everyone on our team is a part of that goal, serving one an other as well as our customers.

Pasta Shop Retail Associate

Are you a self-proclaimed hospitality nerd? Do you love opportunities to build connection with your customers, greet regulars by name, and share your impressive knowledge about pasta specifically, and la dolce vita more generally? Do you know what guanciale is? Then join our team at our retail pasta shop in NW Pasadena. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sharing enthusiasm for Semolina’s housemade fresh and dried pastas
• Talking with customers about Italian cooking
• Assemble simply delicious sandwiches
• Slice salumi and cheeses for customers and sandwiches
• Own non-pasta inventory, and be tapped into new products and producers
• Maintain clean and sanitary work areas for sandwich prep
• Maintain FIFO in for perishable products in the retail fridge
• Create and maintain inventory systems for online and POS sales
• Fulfill online orders
• Warm service for phone, online and POS customers
• Cleaning retail shop, including but not limited to washing windows, dishes and floors
• Helping with other tasks as needed

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years working FOH or BOH in a restaurant, deli or gourmet market
• Knowledge of pasta and pasta cookery
• Know how to work and clean a meat slicer
• Knowledge of Italian food culture, cooking and specialty ingredients
• Exceptional sense of hospitality, generosity and warmth
• Ability to lift overhead, move up to 50# at a time, climb ladders, bend, stoop and kneel freely.
• Ability to be on feet 8 hours a day
• Serv Safe certified
• Systems oriented
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with POS systems, Shopify preferred

Perks and Benefits

• Health insurance available
• Paid vacation and sick leave for FT employees
• Paid holidays
• CalSavers retirement plan available
• Free box of pasta every week
• 20% discount on other food products and merchandise

We are committed to creating an inclusive, open, diverse and welcoming workplace for all. We use our resources—our products, our people, our space and our voices—to bring more joy, comfort and connection to the humble act of feeding the community.