Company description

Minifactory (cafe & grocery) homes V Smiley Preserves (jam company) in downtown Bristol, Vermont. This hybrid restaurant, grocery and production model hums with daily activity. 16 Main St (our location) has operated continuously as a bakery/cafe for over 4 decades.

V Smiley Preserves makes honey sweetened preserves. We specialize in intricate textured flavors, making no-added pectin preserves, investing in our local foodshed, and supporting organic growing practices.

Bristol Vermont is located in Addison County. The area is agricultural and adjacent to the mountain communities of Lincoln and Starksboro. We are a 40 minute drive to Burlington, 25 minutes to Middlebury.

V Smiley Preserves and Minifactory are queer owned/run.

Job description

Lead Line Cook FOR MINIFACTORY

Position Overview

We’re hiring an attentive and skilled cook to anchor the savory kitchen at Minifactory. Our menu is an all day style, mixing morning and afternoon foods. Our goal is soulful, flavorful, elegant food that we love cooking and brings comfort to our diners. Plan on lots of herbs, aromatics and bright flavors. My passion is for produce and the menu centers preserves as a useful ingredient like the muscatel vinegar, chili flake, or fiery mustard oil that we pull from our pantries to lift dishes. Ideally, you balance my produce cooking goggles by being experienced in either butchery or meat cookery.

My influences include: Simon Bajada, Ruth Rogers, Sam and Samantha Clark, Amy Chaplin, Renee Erickson, Mark Diacono, Margarita Carrillo Arronte, Niloufer Ichaporia King, Ana Sortun, Lori Regis and Amaryll Schwertner.

My cooking reflects my time in the kitchens of The Whale Wins, Sitka & Spruce, LA’s Elf Café, and The Corson Building.

We occupy a unique space in Bristol. 16 Main St. has operated as a bakery/café for over 4 decades and serves a diverse clientele.

Community defines how we approach food and service. You will be a pivotal part of our leadership team at Minifactory.

Who You’ll Work With

• VSP Production Lead – head jammer at VSP, this person will make product for you.

• Minifactory Front of House Manager: oversees the fresh/pantry market, schedules FOH staff, HR lead point of contact, orders FOH supplies/goods, manages coffee program.

• V Smiley (Head Cook of Minifactory, Owner of VSP)

You report to: V Smiley

Workday: 7-2:30/3 pm. Opening our line and serving our all day menu 4 days / week. Prep shift 1 day / week.

ROLE

o Working alongside V to deliver consistent, delicious food

o Build respectful work culture

o Maintain and champion our approach to food, work, and service

o Maintain pars and have a complete grasp on ingredients and prep flow

o Monitor quality of ingredients and shift menu accordingly in consultation with V

o Coordinate with baker

o Assist in any area of the kitchen as needed

o Training line/prep cooks

o Tying output to seasonality

RESULTS

o Nurture consistency in the kitchen

o Foster communicative and fun work environment

o Stimulates excellence in both the individual and group

o Minimizes food waste

REQUIREMENTS

o A love of learning

o Wide range of food skills and food interests

o Likes working with aromatics and herbs/spices

o Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

o A love for being part of a team and using a strengths based approach

o Highly organized

o Clean worker

o Quick, efficient, multi-tasking and attentive to detail

o Community minded

Compensation

• $17+/hr DOE + 5-7/hour in tips = $22-24/hour

• Two weeks paid time off

• Staff meals

• Employee discount

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline