Company description

Hearth is a garden of earthly delights currently being built from the underground up in the center of Portsmouth, NH. Opening in the Winter 2022, we will be a gathering space for community and a celebration of sustainable sustenance. We will introduce perennials, ferments, foraging, gleanings, and
therapeutics into familiar comfort foods and - through pleasure - strengthen regenerative farming practices and our food sovereignty as climate change alters our world.

Our vision has deep roots. We created Life Alive; a family of successful Boston-area organic restaurants known for healthy and tantalizing, therapeutic whole foods… and we have witnessed people of all stripes -- firemen and bankers, teachers and tattoo artists – moaning over simple, fresh, vibrant flavors.
We watched as the pleasures of food became a collective joy and passionate force among unlikely bedfellows.

In our new space at Hearth, we will experiment and awaken again: with flavors, origins and preparations. This time we are expanding our menu with the motto “pleasure is a nutrient,” and with diverse realms of enjoyment and discovery - including prepared a la carte foods, a bakery, elixir bar, cheesemonger,
charcuterie, crepes, pizza, noodles, and salads along with artisanal retail goods, including plants, books and art. We intend to awaken and inspire hungry eaters and entrepreneurs, seeding new enterprises out of guest demand, and building empires with permaculture producers.

Job description

Come join us in cultivating the future of food! Hearth Food Garden is a garden of earthly delights currently being built in the center of Portsmouth, NH. Opening in Winter 2023, we will be a gathering space for community and a celebration of sustainable sustenance. We will introduce perennials, ferments, foraging, gleanings, and therapeutics into familiar comfort foods and - through pleasure - strengthen regenerative farming practices and our food sovereignty as climate change alters our world.

We are seeking a dedicated & driven Provisions Collaborator to help craft an incredible ensemble of curated cheeses, cures, preserves and chocolates, along with grilled cheese sandwiches, crepes, and fondue. You’ll help to create seasonal menus that highlight sustainable and locally sourced products, that focus on both flavor and vitality for our guests. Ultimately, you will help to create a destination that becomes synonymous with celebration, sampling, sharing, gifting, and gathering! You will have the freedom to be creative and take risks, guided by our triple-bottom-line principles (People, Planet, Profit).

In addition to obtaining a platform to transform countless lives and the pride of incredible work, you will also earn a highly competitive salary in a fairy-tale ocean-side town filled with culture, surrounded by wilderness, and with an abundance of interconnected farmers. Every full time Team Member at Hearth also earns:

• Gain-sharing incentives, crafted to your personal goals
• Health and disability insurance
• 401K
• PTO to support you in having an active and balanced life

Key Responsibilities:

• Magnetize, develop, serve, mentor, and retain a team dedicated to Provision Realm systems
• Continually collaborate, refine and update our menu to excite and awaken our guests’ palates
• Proactively identify areas of operational inefficiencies or revenue opportunities and create strategies to improve or pursue, respectively
• Help with routine orders for supplies and inventory; troubleshoot issues with vendors, suppliers; and oversee food delivery platforms
• Meet or exceed budget goals through controlling of P&L items
• Creatively lead and cross-utilize to achieve our zero-waste ideal
• Foster positive inter-realm, supplier and guest communication, collaboration, and education
• Ensure rigorous knowledge of and adherence to applicable laws, policies, and procedures
• Stewardship of Provisions Realm, including safety, maintenance, and cleanliness
• Ambitious pursuit of personal growth and learning in order to be an impactful leader

What you bring to our Groundbreaking table:

• 2+ years of running a successful high-volume, catering operation
• Management experience in Food & Beverage space (expertise in cheese/charcuterie a significant plus)
• Experience in training staff to make delectable dishes, following recipes consistently, and educating on ingredients and techniques
• Demonstrated ability to attract, inspire, lead and mentor a cohesive team working for the whole and committed to collective development
• Strong communication skills – with guests, vendors, and team members
• Developed expertise in the systems and processes of food cost management: including: recipe development, supplier relations, inventory tracking, metrics evaluations, benchmark setting, training and mentorship
• Passion for growing an entrepreneurial business, with a strong work ethic, ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects, solve problems and implement successful solutions
• Alignment with our mission, culture and values

And one more thing:

The last 2+ years have been no joke–emotionally, mentally, and physically. The hospitality and food service industries have taken a beating. Places closed left and right, folks left the industry in droves for a myriad of reasons, and the price of cheese increased exponentially. The toll has been profound, and what the future holds is anyone’s guess. We do know that we need to do better; better in terms of work/life balance, better wages, and holding ourselves to a higher standard of empathy and kindness in the hopes of making the world of food and service one where people want to work and THRIVE. We don’t have a magic wand with all the answers, but we do firmly believe that we can collectively build something healthier and honest and transparent and real at Hearth. Join us in making this happen!

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $55,000.00 - $65,000.00

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline