
Seasonal Culinary Assistants
Clifton, NJSeasonal$17.5/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Stew Leonard’s is seeking seasonal Culinary Assistants for its salad bar in Clifton, NJ. The role involves setting up and maintaining the buffet, ensuring food safety, providing excellent customer service, and adhering to health and safety regulations in a family‑oriented store environment.
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Full job description
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.
Culinary Assistant, Salad Bar
Seasonal Hourly – $17.50 per hour
Season runs until the end of December
Must be at least 18 years and older
Position Description:
As a Culinary Assistant, you will perform various tasks relating to food preparation, cooking, and customer service.
Your day-to-day:
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Set up buffet according to established standards
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Ensure proper signage of buffet food items
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Refill and rotate food on buffet when required
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Wipe down and clean buffet, as needed
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Stock supplies for the hot and cold bar
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Check food temperature every two hours and document in temperate log
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Maintaining, filling and rotating products on display, being mindful of dates
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Package finished products
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Adhere to all health, sanitation, and safety regulations
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Assist in other duties, as assigned
Qualifications:
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18 years of age or older
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High school diploma or equivalent
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2 weeks of training
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Safely use/operate knives, knife sharpeners, scalers, scales, and wrapping machines
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Excellent customer service
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Good oral communication skills
What you bring to the team:
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Great work ethic
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Problem solver
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Self-motivator
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Flexible
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Honest
Working Conditions:
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This position requires frequent walking, standing, reaching, and occasional pulling, pushing, squatting, and lifting with a maximum of 50lbs
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This position requires frequent exposure to grease, oil, and extreme heat (non-weather related) and occasional exposure to smoke, noise, and weather
Satisfy:
- Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.
Teamwork:
- Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.
Excellence:
- Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.
Wow:
- Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!
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: Holiday Pay!
Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?
Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our Team Members 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.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/
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
Pay Type Hourly
Employment Indicator Seasonal
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