Company description

Poppy’s is a multifaceted hospitality brand with a mission to create simple, seasonal, beautiful + approachable food. Using the highest quality ingredients + professional service standards, Poppy’s has grown to include two community-focused cafe + market locations, a full-service + drop-off catering company + an intimate event venue. We value creativity, collaboration + work-life balance.

Please visit our Instagram to get to know us better: @poppysbrooklyn.

Job description

Description:

We’re seeking a Cafe Chef for our high-volume cafes + markets located in Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights. Our cafe is supported by a lovely local community + we serve primarily repeat customers. This is a fast-paced, collaborative + ego-free environment.

The Cafe Chef serves as the liaison between the culinary teams + the General Manager. This is a culinary role with some administrative responsibilities + lots of learning opportunities. The right candidate is detail-oriented, organized + passionate about Poppy’s seasonal and local food philosophy.

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of culinary management experience
• Ability to split time between both cafe locations and manage BOH staff
• Familiarity and focus on seasonal cooking and local produce
• Develop recipes for seasonal changes to our salad and sandwich menu 4-6 times per year and incorporate seasonal specials
• Ability to collaborate with the culinary team to craft seasonal menus and assist in the organization and planning of pop-up events and seasonal dinner series
• Responsible for all ordering for BOH + some retail items
• Responsible for scheduling BOH cafe teams
• DOH food handler’s license required
• Coordinate and schedule maintenance
• Manage kitchen inspection calendar
• Communicate daily with our Culinary Director, the production team, and the delivery team to coordinate the transportation of inventory and products
• Strong administrative, organizational, and writing skills
• Assist in the kitchen daily to execute prep and assembly of items
• Assisting with training cooks on systems (i.e., labeling, organizing, consolidating, updating inventory, etc.)
• Some weekend availability is required

Compensation + Benefits

• This is a full-time, salaried position
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance eligible for all full-time employees
• 2 weeks of paid vacation per year

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $50,000 - $75,000

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline