Burger Barn Culinary Assistant

Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Join Our Seasonal Burger Barn Team as a Culinary Assistant!

Season: June- Mid October

Hourly – Pay: $17.75/hr. - $17.85/hr.

Shift Between 10am - 7pm (weekends are a must)

What’s the Burger Barn?

As the weather warms up, Stew Leonard’s Yonkers fires up the grill and opens the Burger Barn! This is the go-to spot for mouthwatering burgers, crispy fries, and more—whether guests choose to, grab takeout, or enjoy their meal at our outdoor picnic tables.

Your Role: Culinary Assistant

Do you love food, fast-paced environments, and making people smile? As a Culinary Assistant, you’ll help us serve up the best burgers in town by prepping and cooking delicious meals that keep our customers coming back for more!

Your day-to-day:

• Prepping fresh, high-quality ingredients using our secret (but easy-to-follow) recipes

• Operating the grill and fryer like a pro to cook up delicious meals

• Completing customer orders and handing them off with a big smile

• Adhere to all health, sanitation, and safety regulations

• Providing top-notch customer service with a smile

• Assist in other duties, as assigned

What you bring to the team:

• Passion for food and a love for making people happy

• Self-starter attitude—someone who jumps in and gets things done

• Dependability—you show up on time and ready to work

• Flexibility—weekends and different tasks? No problem!

• Honesty & integrity—because that’s how we roll at Stew’s

Working Conditions:

• This position requires frequent standing, walking, and occasional pulling, pushing, squatting, reaching, and lifting with a maximum of 45lbs

• This position requires occasional exposure to cramped or confined spaces, extreme heat (non-weather related).

• Hands-on work with kitchen equipment like grills, fryers.

Knowledge and Experience (include skills and abilities):

• Knowledge on food preparation

• Safely use/operate knives, ovens, scales, fryers, and all other equipment required in the day to day operation of the kitchen

• Excellent customer service

• Good oral communication skills

Why you’ll love working here!

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

Environment : Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our employees Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business

Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!

http://www.ste ws/ (http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/) wleonards.com/work-at-ste w

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Job Details

Job Family Food

Job Function Seasonal

Pay Type Hourly

Employment Indicator Seasonal

Hiring Min Rate 17.75 USD

Hiring Max Rate 18 USD