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Rice to Riches, a popular NYC dessert shop, specializing in a variety of hand-crafted, multi-flavored rice puddings, is in need of a kitchen production manager/team leader. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your experience and skills with an exciting company on the verge of expansion. If you're craving a new challenge, Rice to Riches could be a perfect fit. You must be qualified and capable to perform the following: - Hire, fire, lead, train and schedule a team of people. - Demonstrate your leadership and work ethic so that everyone around you learns by your example. - You must be highly motivated, efficient and extremely organized. - Be willing to take on and accept all of the challenges, changes and developments as the company expands. - Forecast, adjust and determine production sizes daily, based on conditions such as weather, holidays, day of the week and time of year. - You must be able to scale the production without compromising the quality. Rotate and maintain optimum product freshness. - Pleasantly, graciously, and humbly accepts complaints, feedback and criticism from customers, front of house managers and coworkers when it pertains to quality assurance and standards - the customer is always right! - Be comfortable, confident and competent enough to work independently. Be a problem solver. Find a solution and figure it out! - Strictly adheres to ALL safety, sanitary and department of health guidelines and ensures that your staff does the same. - See to it that all kitchen maintenance is kept up with and all equipment is operating properly. - The kitchen and staff should be clean and presentable at all times. - Streamline operations to maximize efficiently. - Place food, beverage and supply orders with an emphasis on controlling quality and cost. You must be able to negotiate with suppliers and obtain the best service for the best price. - Oversee and manage the daily online shipping orders to ensure proper handling, freshness and packing procedures are carried out properly. - Be a good role model, a person of integrity that everyone enjoys working with and looks up to. Bring a first one in, last one out attitude to the job. Be a respected and admired representative of the company. - Be trustworthy, reliable, dependable and honest. Always be willing to pitch in whenever and wherever the company or your coworkers need you. This is a full time position. Your availability must be fully open - including Saturdays. You MUST send your resume and cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the job. Annual salary of $70,000 **10 days paid off per year after 6 months ** **Partially funded health plan after 6 months **
Summary of Position Welcome and warmly greet guests on arrival. Answer telephone, take reservations, input online orders, and manage the efficient and timely seating of guest to a table that best serves their wishes. Duties and Responsibilities Warmly and graciously greets all guests upon arrival. When possible, open front door for guests entering or leaving the restaurant. When immediate seating is limited, records guest names and number of people in party. Call out name and/ or number of party when tables become available. Provides guests with estimated waiting time, always maintaining a professional, courteous attitude when confronted with hostile, impatient or irate guests. Accommodate special seating requests for guests whenever possible. Seat guests based on guest preferences and balancing of customer flow in service stations. Upon seating, offer guests a menu and inform them of their servers name. Inspect table for proper presentation and completeness. Relay messages to servers and bussers as needed. Maintain supplies of mints and toothpicks at the host stand. Clean menus of food and stains. Perform other duties as assigned by the manager on duty. Thank guests as they leave and invite them to return. Relay guest comments or suggestions to the manager on duty. Explain the restaurant concept to guests. Give directions to the restaurant to guest inquiring for it. Input online orders into the POS. Review and confirm online reservations through OpenTable. Qualifications No previous restaurant experience or training required. On the job training will be provided. Experience is a plus. Must be a team player and demonstrate organizational skills. Must have excellent interpersonal skills and confidence. Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 10 hours). Excellent verbal and telephone skills to be able to communicate clearly and effectively with our guest. Must have exceptional grooming habits. Ability to work in a fast paced environment. Fluency in other languages are a plus. Be flexible and willing to assist as needed to ensure all restaurant standards are met.
Harvest Home Farmer’s Market provides low-income communities with access to farm fresh local produce and the education to achieve healthier lifestyles. We operate 14 seasonal markets (June – November) in low-income communities in the Bronx, Upper Manhattan, and Brooklyn. JOB SUMMARY: Community chefs will work in the preparation of plant-based recipes featuring local produce and delivery of nutrition education at 14 Harvest Home farmers’ markets. This opportunity offers a great hands-on learning experience for those interested in working with health and wellness improvement in NYC, particularly in underserved communities, in addition to valuable networking opportunities. RESPONSIBITIES AND DUTIES (include but are not limited to): • Conduct cooking demonstrations with nutrition education information at assigned farmers’ market(s) • Maintain food safety throughout the food demonstrations. • Distribute nutrition education materials, communicate clearly to participants. • Complete all tracking and data collection and submit in a timely, organized manner. • Maintain close communication with Harvest Home staff to maintain appropriate levels of supplies and necessary ingredients and materials for weekly recipes. • Participate in team meetings and trainings, including mandatory pre-season training in June 2024 QUALIFICATIONS: • Current Food Handler certification or successfully completed a NYC Food Protection Course. (If needed: complete NYC Food Protection Course online for $24.00 dollar fee) • Basic knife skills and ability to execute basic cooking techniques • Experience or training in nutrition or community cooking demonstrations/workshops. • Ideal candidates will have knowledge about regionally-grown fruit and vegetables – including growing seasons/patterns and culinary applications. • Dynamic personality and excellent presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills • Ability to work in multi-cultural settings with racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity • Willing and able to stand for long periods of time working outdoors • Does not shy away from the heat/cold or wind/rain (we cannot emphasize this enough!) • College coursework in nutrition and/or food studies preferred • Willingness to travel throughout New York City • Ability to speak other languages is a plus! (Spanish, French, Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali, and Russian) • Commitment to a minimum of 2 days per week, 7 hours/day, possibly including Saturday • Reliable, punctual, and dependable QUALIFICATIONS (continued): • Possesses an interest in making a difference with respect to nutrition, while having a passion for food accessibility and healthy food choices • Availability for the required 3-day (20/hrs.) training on June 4th, 5th, and 6th Hourly Wage: $22/hour