Kitchen Staff

Be apart of a community experience at Mountain Heart Cafe and Taproom!

We are looking for a motivated, hard-working individual to join our team! We are currently hiring for our kitchen, which serves quick breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, and homemade ice cream. Our kitchen is small but mighty! Mountain Heart is located in the heart of downtown Basalt, making it a great pit stop for tourists and locals alike. Our staff is small, and a positive attitude and teamwork-centered mindset is essential.

This job includes a lot of opportunity to grow, and is open to part-time and full time, with more availability providing more opportunities. Some kitchen experience is greatly preferred, but training is provided to anyone that is motivated and excited to learn!

Salary is $16.25 to start, plus tips, which average out to $8-$10 extra an hour, depending on how busy we are.

Weekend availability is strongly preferred.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Prepare orders according to our recipes and standards while maintaining ticket times
• Prioritizing correctly while making orders, including presentation, portion control, and prep pars.
• Handle food correctly according to applicable health safety standards, including proper food storage temps, cross contamination procedures, timely heating and cooling, and correct storage practices.
• Maintaining food prep pars for a smooth-running kitchen, always ensuring that we have adequate supply of ingredients.
• Keeping a clean work area, maintaining proper sanitization, organization and reducing clutter when possible.
• Using a 3-compartment sink to properly clean dishes
• Using kitchen tools and appliances properly, including deli meat slicers and knIves.

JOB DUTIES

• Opening kitchen at 7 AM and following open responsibilities
• Making food to order and reading tickets thoroughly to ensure accuracy for the customer
• Washing dishes efficiently and thoroughly
• Keeping up with and maintaining a prep list to ensure a well stocked kitchen
• Using the shift lists as intended to make sure the job is done well and thoroughly
• Closing kitchen, which includes finishing all remaining dishes, cleaning cold table, cleaning cutting boards, disposing of trash/recycling, and making sure the opener is properly stocked and set up for the morning.
• Putting away orders, including unloading cases of produce, dairy, meats and dry goods, making sure that they are put away in proper spaces and maintaining FIFO (first in, first out)
• Maintaining a positive attitude and working with the cafe staff as a team, understanding that mutual respect for customers and staff is a top priority

Pay: From $16.25 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person