Prepared Foods Clerk

The Belfast Community Co-op is hiring for a Prepared Foods Clerk to play a critical role in the Prepared Foods department by offering fast, efficient, and friendly service and maintaining a fully stocked, organized, and clean department and cafe space.   Prepared Foods Clerks handle cashiering at the cafe register, answer questions from customers about prepared food options, perform regular light cleaning of the cafe, packaging and labeling grab and go items, and stock prepared foods into the cases. This position also keeps the coffee station full, replenishes condiments, and may also help cut, wrap, and stock cheese as needed. 

Belfast Community Co-op’s mission is to bring locally sourced, reasonably priced, organic and natural products to all while fostering an environment where everyone is truly welcome.   

This is a Full-time position (30+ hours weekly)  - morning and weekend availability is required.  

Starting wage is $16.50/hour.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs cashier duties with accuracy and efficiency
• Provides prompt, pleasant, and accurate service to customers
• Communicates needs to kitchen staff
• Refills prepared foods grab-n-go coolers and food stations as directed
• Communicates low or out-of-stock items to kitchen leadership
• Ensures a clean and organized cafe by regular cleaning and tidying
• Keeps coffee station fully stocked
• Keeps condiments station fully stocked
• Assists the cheese buyer as requested
• Wash dishes as requested, ensuring appropriate sanitation methods are followed
• Maintains customer service stations with appropriate supplies of all related items (cups, bowls, lids, utensils, etc.)
• Communicates with Facilities Department staff on compost, trash, and recycling removal

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL WORKERS

• Provides exceptional customer service to internal & external customers, both in person & via phone:
• Responds promptly and honestly to customer inquiries
• Greets customers with a smile and friendly demeanor
• Communicates respectfully
• Wears any required uniform (nametag, apron, chef coat, etc.) so as to be easily identifiable to customers and able to work safely (hair covering, closed toed shoes, etc.)
• Asks for help from co-workers and provides help to customers and co-workers as needed.
• Works efficiently and safely
• Takes initiative and works as a part of a team
• Approaches work with a positive attitude
• Collaborates with others to find solutions and accepts solutions once determined
• Continues to learn and develop knowledge as it relates to the position, co-op, and industry
• Demonstrates regular and dependable attendance
• Follows department procedures and SOPs

Belfast Community Co-op Worker Benefits include:

• Sponsored Co-op Ownership/ Equity Share
• Generous Store Discount
• In-Store Charge Account
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid/Earned Vacation Time
• Retirement Account with Employer Matching
• Regular Free-to-Staff Food and Wellness Items
• CSA/Farmers Market Reimbursement
• Education Credits (PTO for exploring interests related to work)
• Professional Development & Continual Training Opportunities

Full Time Workers (30 hours or more) are also eligible for insurance benefits including:

• Co-op Subsidized Health Insurance Plans
• HSA plans with Matching
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Fully Paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability

QUALIFICATIONS (knowledge, skills, and abilities)

Preferred:

• Experience with dishwashing in a commercial kitchen environment
• Knowledge of food safety guidelines
• Basic knife skills

Minimum:

• Effectively communicate in a high-volume work environment
• Ability to assess and prioritize tasks based on external indicators
• Safely work in an commercial kitchen environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT (in a usual workday)

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle, feel, and for fine manipulation. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. This job requires work in a kitchen environment, including the use of knives, cleaning chemicals such as bleach, and exposure to varied temperatures such as walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer, proximity to dish sanitizer, and proximity to commercial oven. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate. The employee must be able to maintain focus in an environment that has multiple levels of noise, and the need to prioritize demands for attention.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than the “at will” relationship.

The Belfast Community Co-op is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.