Company description

Job description

The Alna Store is looking for a dynamic cook with both sourdough baking and pastry experience.
This is a full-time, immersive, and collaborative position for someone looking to push for excellence, produce a variety of breads, pastry, and contribute to savory.

Small kitchen, small team. looking for a creative and collaborative team player.

This position is one that encompasses working with locally grown, foraged, and impeccably sourced ingredients and within seasonal parameters.

We’d like to work with someone who has the drive, experience, and culinary talent to continue to grow our reputation for excellence and keep us on the forefront of being a Maine destination for incredible food, beverage + hospitality.

There is immense creative freedom and room for growth and innovation within this collaborative leadership position.

Position is full time - 40 hours. some weeks and seasons demand more, others less.

We are happy to help the right candidate find appropriate accommodations. Live in one of the most idyllic parts of the country with access to bounty from local farmers, orchards, and the sea. We work to serve a beautiful and appreciative community.

Maintain an in-house and limited retail sourdough program. Depending on mood an seasonality, bread service can be anything - we typically sell country loaves, baguettes and focaccia in retail.
Produce an exciting and seasonal array of brunch pastry for Sunday Brunch service.
Create beautiful desserts based on seasonality, inspiration + local availability.
We love an approach that centers Hi/Low - elevated desserts and pastry that play to nostalgia and weather/seasons. We like to ensure the our pastry and dessert menus accommodate dietary preferences to avoid excluding guests from our menus.
Work with the team to utilize in-season produce seconds and bumper crops to create a larder for winter / value added goods for our small market; preserves, syrups, flours, etc.
Coordinate with chef and bar manager to create cohesion in menu planning for seasonal menus.
Cooperate with fellow managers to make The Alna Store the best it can be. Food quality, staff morale, cleanliness, efficiency and teamwork are all equally important. Help to lead the team towards the common goal of serving destination worthy cuisine in an efficient and thoughtful manner; examine existing time management and prep practices, put thought into equipment, layout and dish components when menu planning, assist team in making edits and modifications to labor practices and recipes to facilitate efficiency without compromising quality.
Work with the FOH management to execute service from a kitchen standpoint and solve any service issues that do or could impact the kitchen. Communicate with FOH regarding any kitchen issues that may affect service.
Maintain working recipes so that they are accurate and include allergen data.
Help to hire and on-board new support staff as needed with GM + Chef.
In cooperation with the management team, develop new revenue streams; special events, market grab & go, pre-orders, pairing dinners, guest chefs, etc.
Ensure the restaurant is fully compliant with health department standards, regulations, and procedures.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness, sanitization between tasks, focus, and professionalism.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $65,000.00 - $80,000.00

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Deadline

August 31, 2026