Kitchen Assistant (Sur La Table)
On-siteWhite Plains, New York, United States
Job Summary
Represent Sur La Table's brand by creating memorable, educational cooking experiences that inspire customer loyalty and drive repeat visits. Assist chefs with class execution to ensure smooth operations, while maintaining high enrollment and meeting monthly sales goals through active guest engagement. Support daily class setup and breakdown by organizing mise en place, prepping ingredients, and cleaning workstations to keep the kitchen environment clean and well-organized. Clean and sanitize dishes and equipment promptly, restock supplies, and maintain accurate inventory levels to control culinary expenses. Ensure compliance with food safety standards, local health codes, and alcohol regulations when handling liquor, wine, and beer. Model consistent adherence to all store policies and standard operating procedures while accurately recording time worked. Available to work between 12 and 16 hours per week with a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Required Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of employment
- Valid Food Handlers Certification
- Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with associates and customers
- Ability to remain standing for up to 4 hours at a time
- Ability to move about the store directing class participants while selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from stockroom or sales floor
- The capability to accurately perceive and differentiate variations in intensity or quality of flavors or odors, or to identify specific tastes or scents using the tongue or nose
- Ability to grab, reach, push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch to demonstrate, retrieve and/or replenish merchandise and/or cooking equipment
- Ability to use hands to seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise to chop, whisk, slice, stir, juice and/or demonstrate other techniques
- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs
- Ability to ascend/descend ladders to retrieve and/or move merchandise
- Ability to operate a computer, POS system, keyboards, merchandise scanners and mouse to accomplish work
- Available to work between 12 and 16 hours per week, with a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Regular and predictable attendance with the flexibility to adjust class assignments based on demand
- Ability to work in a variable kitchen environment included but not limited to open flames, hot surfaces, temperature variations, various food allergens both physical and airborne
Desired Qualifications
- 1 year retail sales experience, preferred
- 1 year food prep and/or kitchen operations experience, preferred
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Passion for community engagement and providing exceptional customer experiences
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and retail systems preferred
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