Kitchen Assistant

WHO ARE WE:

Marin French Cheese has been handcrafting California original artisan soft-ripened cheeses since 1865. As the country’s oldest cheese company, we are committed to high-quality cheeses made with milk from local herds. We are located in beautiful Marin County, on the pastoral 700-acre Hicks Valley Ranch, 15 min drive from downtown Petaluma & 10 min drive from Novato. Our cheese shop is a high traffic shop where people come to discover our cheese and enjoy lunch or a picnic with family and friends.

We are looking for a friendly, customer service focused team member to join our amazing Retail team! The right fit for this position will have some experience in food handling, working in a kitchen prepping food, and providing high-level customer service.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Outgoing and passionate about cheese and food
• You enjoy cooking and prepping food
• You professionally engage with guests
• You are hard-working with a positive attitude, and team-oriented

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Prepare food for our cafe customers
• Provide friendly and accurate service to our guests
• Maintain cheese display & hand out samples of cheese
• Participate in the spirit of teamwork and cooperation
• Participate in maintaining a clean work environment
• Educating our guests about the world of cheese and cheesemaking
• Maintain high standards of excellent service, stock shelves & refrigerators
• Be fast, friendly, and accurate in every customer interaction
• Take customer orders
• Prepare sandwiches, salads, and other food in our café for customers as instructed
• Ability to use TurboChef for heating sandwiches and other foods
• Package prepared tossed salads and side salads as instructed
• Maintaining the grab and go cooler stocked and rotating as needed
• Ability to use a meat slicer
• Proficiency in knife cutting skills – vegetables, bread, and cheese
• Strong food organizing skills
• Ability to prepare espressos, soft serves, and heat bakery goods
• Assist in creating charcuterie boards and snack packs
• Maintain a clean kitchen workspace
• Cleaning all necessary food appliances: TurboChef, soft serve machine, espresso machine, meat slicer
• Wash dishes as necessary
• Assist in creating new dishes for the café
• Ability to sweep and mop kitchen area

YOUR SKILLS:

• Proficiency in English, Spanish a plus
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent multitasking skills
• Great communication with coworkers
• Quick at problem-solving
• Ability to engage professionally with customers and co-workers
• Hard-working with a positive attitude, and team-oriented
• Ability to manage inventory count with a team or independently
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• ServSafe Certificate required within first 30 days of hire
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays

WE OFFER:

• 40 hours per week
• Overtime
• Company Sponsored Kaiser benefits
• 401K plan with company match
• Paid Vacation
• Sick time
• Floating holidays
• Annual Bonuses
• Employee discounts

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.50 - $19.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $20