Kitchen Bakery Associate

Passionate about baking professionally? Enjoy working on kitchen tasks and assisting customers? Are you wanting to express your creativity, expand a brand, and spread your wings in a growing business? We’re looking for you!

Overview:

In this position you will be responsible for making baked goods from scratch, assisting with growing our product line, food prep, and customer service. You will deliver items to our visitors while engaging customers to feel welcome and comfortable. You will be part of a talented forward-thinking team dedicated to making Open Face a destination! To learn more about Open Face, visit: https://www.eastman.org/open-face-eastman-museum

Responsibilities:

· Work alongside the Open Face Owner to grow and expand the baked good brand.

· Make recipes according to supervisors’ instructions in a consistent manner.

· Build guest relations through genuine customer service.

· Utilize and share exceptional product and brand knowledge.

· Assist customers with selections and ordering.

· Place orders via Square POS system.

· Be cross trained in building menu items and plating food.

· Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment throughout the day.

· Perform daily dishwashing.

· Open and close the kitchen and eatery.

· Perform light kitchen prepping tasks.

· Perform inventories and manage stock throughout the eatery and kitchen.

· Varying working hours, covering different shifts including Opening, Lunch and Closing.

Qualifications and Requirements:

· High school diploma or equivalent.

· Monroe County Food Safety Certification.

· Possess guest service/visitor engagement skills.

· Must have a desire to work and grow in the hospitality industry.

· Experience in a restaurant or other food service environment is required.

· Must be detail oriented and highly organized with a strong work ethic.

· Must be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills and reliability.

· Ability to focus on quality and consistency in performance and products.

· Ability to maximize time management for completing tasks and making food in a fast-paced setting.

· This position requires standing, walking, lifting (25lbs), carrying, reaching, pushing/pulling, handling, speaking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

· Work is primarily performed in a setting with moderate to light noise. Exposure to heat sources (oven and coffee maker) and hazardous equipment (knives, meat slicers, etc.)

_ *As a condition of employment, the museum requires employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes a Pfizer or Moderna mRNA booster vaccine (“original vaccines”). Those who did not receive the “original vaccines” as of April 18, 2023 must be vaccinated with the most currently authorized updated version*_

The Eastman Museum is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. The Eastman Museum will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 35 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Restaurant type:

• Café

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person