CORPORATE FOOD TEAM (Production) Pixie Scout
- Date Posted February 02, 2024
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Category Culinary
- Job type Full-Time
We source our ingredients from biodiverse and sustainable operations within our regional foodshed as well as suppliers aligned with our values.
We rely on collaborative teamwork where ideas and contributions are encouraged and valued.
We practice mutual respect, sharing leadership roles, empowering each other to take ownership of what we do and how we do it. Job description
Pixie Scout is seeking a passionate and experienced cook to join the team behind our corporate food service at Etsy.
Pixie Scout’s corporate food team prepares and serves a range of breakfast and lunch items for Etsy employees, served in “grab-and-go” and buffet-style services. We work in well-appointed, newly-renovated kitchens and servery spaces in Etsy’s green, bright, and modern offices in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
As a member of the Culinary Production team, you’ll be working alongside our Service/Expo team and Facilities/Inventory/Receiving team to ensure the smooth and successful operation of our food services at Etsy.
Duties include:
- Prepping and cooking food product to support various services and menus that comprise our daily food service
- Maintaining inventory of the food product and prepped mise associated with your station
- Maintaining the organization and cleanliness of culinary workspaces
- Coordinating with Service/Expo team as culinary production is completed and breakfast and lunch items go into service
- Assisting the Service/Expo team through active food service as needed
In addition to other perks, members of the Etsy food team have the opportunity to meet and work alongside esteemed and accomplished guest chefs as part of our biweekly Chef Residency program.
This job is a GREAT fit for you if you are:
- Passionate about food – you love to cook, and you’re invested in learning more about food preparation and local, equitable food systems.
- Communicative – you communicate clearly with your team to ensure smooth service, and are ready to ask questions and ask for help when needed.
- Ready to learn – you are able to follow instructions, and excited to learn new recipes, skills, and techniques.
- Clean and fastidious – you are diligent about proper hygiene and maintaining a clean, orderly station; familiar with and compliant to DOHMH standards and policies; detail-oriented in the execution of dishes, and passionate about food and food presentation.
- Quick and efficient – you are experienced in a high-volume kitchen setting; equipped with an excellent sense of timing; able to meet service deadlines; motivated to move through tasks quickly; flexible and adaptable in technique and workflow so as to “work smart, not hard”.
- Punctual and present – you begin your workday with an eagerness to stay on top of, and even get ahead of, the production schedule and food service flow.
- Professional and supportive – you demonstrate professionalism and respect in and out of the kitchen at all times as a representative of Pixie Scout; you treat team members with care, and seek out ways to help and support your team.
Job requirements:
- 1+ years of professional culinary experience
- A desire to learn and grow as a professional cook
- Understanding of and adherence to NYC DOHMH standards and policies (Food Protection Certificate preferred)
- Able to stand for at least 8 hours and complete tasks that may require lifting up to 50 lbs.
Job details:
- Full-Time positions available (8-hour shifts no earlier than 7 AM and no later than 6 PM, Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week)
- Starting pay: $21.63/hr
- All employees accrue Paid Sick Leave
- Employer-sponsored Health Benefits and 401k available to Full-Time employees
- Shift meals provided from menus that rotate weekly
- Opportunities to augment work with events catering and other Pixie Scout endeavors outside of the Etsy offices