Company description

Common Table is a queer & flexible food space in Kingston, NY. We offer personal chef services for private clients, weekly prepared meals, boutique catering, and the best damn bone broth you’ve likely ever tasted. Serving the Hudson Valley & NYC. Our food is locally-sourced, organically-grown, plant-forward, seasonally-aligned, and health-supportive.

We know, it’s a lot of hyphens. To us, “health supportive food” is food that makes you feel well — and we want to help people feel well! To that end: we cook using little-to-no refined sugars, additives, or commercially processed products. We use heart healthy fats, a diversity of plant-based proteins, whole grains, and sustainably-raised animal products. Health supportive food is also food that was made by people working under good conditions, which we factor into our sourcing and employment practices as best we can. We work hard to make our kitchen a good place to be. In short, our food tastes good because it is good.

Job description

Position Overview:
The Cook for the Full Fridge Club (FFC) program at Common Table is responsible for menu execution, food preparation, and coordinating weekly operations for our locally-sourced meal subscription program. This role involves working closely with the chefs & Common Table team, ensuring high-quality meal preparation, and assisting with ingredient management. The position has lots of room for growth, with potential additional hours available for prep, events & maintenance work.

Essential Functions:

Weekly Operations (Mondays & Fridays):

• Prepare, cook, and package food for the Full Fridge Club program, collaborating with the kitchen team to troubleshoot and make decisions regarding preparation techniques and packaging.
• Track ingredient usage and maintain an accurate list of ingredients used.
• Review next week’s menu with the head chef to create sourcing lists and prep lists.
• Perform cleaning duties at end of cooking shift.
• Deliver food to the community fridge and farm partners as needed. (occasional)

Possible Additional Hours (assigned as needed):

• Assist with food preparation for catering jobs, pop-ups & farmers markets
• Set-up & breakdown of pop-up events & markets
• On-site hours for catering events, pop-ups, markets, etc
• Kitchen & Patio Maintenance tasks (indoor & outdoor) such as deep cleaning, organizing, maintaining herb gardens, etc.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Attend monthly menu development meetings with kitchen team (virtual, 1hr long)
• Attend occasional Full Fridge Club open houses, socialize with subscribers
• Act as a good steward of Full Fridge Club in the world, assist with spreading the word
• Participate in annual staff retreat

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years professional cooking experience required.
• 2-3 years menu planning experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently with a strong sense of urgency while maintaining high food quality standards.
• Ability to collaborate with a team and communicate effectively.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with food allergens, gluten-free cooking and other special diet requirements.
• Familiarity with food safety standards and ingredient tracking.
• Comfortable with a flexible schedule.
• Interest in learning about & working long-term with a small, but organically growing, food business.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to accept feedback and adjust work as needed.
• Interest in and passion for local food, mutual aid, community-building, and Common Table’s Guiding Principles.

Schedule & Compensation:

Mondays, 8am - 4pm (guaranteed shift pay)
Fridays, 10am - 4pm or as needed
Starting pay $22/hour, payroll position
Weekly share of Full Fridge Club food

Physical Demands:

• Most work tasks are performed in a space where the environmental conditions vary widely.
• Must be able to stand for up to 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to perform daily tasks.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, walking, repetitive motions, bending, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with supervisors and subordinates.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Must be able to work well under pressure managing multiple deadlines.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

February 28, 2026