Cook
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local food and excited about building a more vibrant and sustainable Eastern Shore.
Approximately 20 – 30hrs/week, must be available to work 8am to 4pm on weekdays, weekends required
Hourly Rate: $13 – $15/hr depending on experience + tips
Basic Job Requirements
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- Daily lunch preparation
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- Peeling, chopping, bagging, freezing and preserving fruits and vegetables to reduce waste from market
- Baking, cooking food from scratch, creating soups and salads with ingredients that are available and in season
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- Communicating with customers about buying local, and seasonality of products
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- Available to perform many different tasks during each shift
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- Prepare food to standard recipes or customized for customers, including recipe changes such as quantity of ingredients or substituted ingredients
- Creativity and plating skills
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- Kitchen inventory and re-ordering
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- Cleaning including washing dishes, sweeping, mopping and cleaning tables
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- Sorting garbage, recycling and compost
Qualifications
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- Ability to learn quickly
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- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
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- Ability to work as part of a team
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- Previous kitchen experience and up to date Food Safety Certificate
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required by successful candidate
Please apply in person or by email to [email protected], successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Assistant Cook
(Position Filled)
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local food and excited about building a more vibrant and sustainable Eastern Shore.
Term: July 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 for 30hrs/week
Hourly Rate: $11.75/hr
Basic Job Requirements
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- Assisting with daily lunch preparation
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- Peeling, chopping, bagging, freezing and preserving fruits and vegetables to reduce waste
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- Communicating with customers about buying local, and seasonality of products
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- Available to perform many different tasks during each shift
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- Prepare food to standard recipes or customized for customers, including recipe changes such as quantity of ingredients or substituted ingredients
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- Kitchen inventory and re-ordering
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- Cleaning including washing dishes, sweeping, mopping and cleaning tables
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- Sorting garbage, recycling and compost
Qualifications
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- Ability to learn quickly
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- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
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- Ability to work as part of a team
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- Previous kitchen experience and up to date Food Safety Certificate considered an asset
Please apply in person or by email to [email protected], successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Previous Postings
Barista/Cashier – Full Time (Position Filled)
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local food and excited about building a more vibrant and sustainable Eastern Shore.
Must be available to work between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
Weekends required, 30 to 40 hrs/week
Basic Job Requirements
- Engage with and understand our customers needs
- Educating customers on buying local, seasonality and availability of products
- Perform many different tasks during each shift
- Meet store operating policies and standards, including providing quality beverages and food products, cash handling and store safety and security
- Prepare food and beverages to standard recipes
- Stocking shelves and recording inventory
- Washing dishes, cleaning tables, sweeping, mopping, cleaning bathrooms etc.
- Making sure produce displays are well stocked and visually attractive
- Sorting garbage, recycling and compost
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to learn quickly
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
- Knowledge of, or interest in learning about local agriculture and seasonality of local food
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Previous retail, barista and/or kitchen experience and up to date Food Safety Certificate considered an asset
- Must be able to lift 50lb (boxes of potatoes, bags of corn etc.)
Please apply by email on in person by submitting a resume and a letter introducing yourself to [email protected] or stop by Uprooted Market & Cafe to apply
Assistant Cook – Full Time
(Position Filled)
Do you love local food and showing off your creativity in the kitchen? Love the Eastern Shore? Thrive in a fast-paced work environment? We want to hear from you!
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local food and excited about building a more vibrant and sustainable Eastern Shore.
Competitive hourly wage, must be available to work 8am to 4pm, including weekends
Basic Job Requirements
- Assisting with daily lunch preparation
- Prepping meals for takeout (salads, veggies and dip, take home meals)
- Peeling, chopping, bagging, freezing and preserving fruits and vegetables to reduce waste
- Communicating with customers about buying local, and seasonality of products
- Available to perform many different tasks during each shift, and ability to prioritize tasks
- Prepare food to standard recipes
- Accommodate customer allergies or preferences by adapting recipes
- Kitchen inventory, re-ordering and restocking
- Cleaning including washing dishes, sweeping, mopping, bussing and cleaning tables
- Sorting garbage, recycling and compost
Qualifications
- Previous kitchen experience required
- Knowledge about and experience using local ingredients considered an asset
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
- Creativity and ability to work independently and part of a team
- Work well in fast-paced environment
- Culinary education and training considered an asset
Please apply in person or by email to [email protected], successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
We’re Hiring! Kitchen Assistant (Position Filled)
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local food and excited about building a more vibrant and sustainable Eastern Shore.
Full-time: 30 – 40hrs/week
Term: June 28, 2017 to August 30, 2017
Hourly Rate: $11.00/hr
Basic Job Requirements
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- Assisting with daily lunch preparation
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- Peeling, chopping, bagging, freezing and preserving fruits and vegetables to reduce waste
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- Communicating with customers about buying local, and seasonality of products
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- Available to perform many different tasks during each shift
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- Prepare food to standard recipes or customized for customers, including recipe changes such as quantity of ingredients or substituted ingredients
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- Kitchen inventory and re-ordering
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- Cleaning including washing dishes, sweeping, mopping and cleaning tables
- Sorting garbage, recycling and compost
Qualifications
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- Attending school in the current academic year, with plans to continue education in the next academic year
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- Ability to learn quickly
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- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
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- Ability to work as part of a team
- Previous kitchen experience and up to date Food Safety Certificate considered an asset
Please apply in person or by email to [email protected], successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
We’re Hiring! Barista/Market Assistant (Position Filled)
We are looking for someone who is passionate about local food and excited about building a more vibrant and sustainable Eastern Shore.
Full-time: 30 – 40hrs/week
Must be available to work 8am to 5pm during the week, some weekends required
Hourly Rate: $11.00/hr
Basic Job Requirements
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- Engage with and understand our customers, including discovering and responding to customer needs through clear and pleasant communication
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- Educating customers on buying local, and seasonality of products
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- Available to perform many different tasks within the store during each shift
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- Meet store operating policies and standards, including providing quality beverages and food products, cash handling and store safety and security
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- Prepare food and beverages to standard recipes or customized for customers, including recipe changes such as temperature, quantity of ingredients or substituted ingredients
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- Stocking and recording inventory
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- Cleaning
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- Washing dishes
- Sorting garbage, recycling and compost
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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- Ability to learn quickly
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- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and request clarification when needed
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- Strong interpersonal skills
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- Ability to work as part of a team
- Previous barista and/or kitchen experience and up to date Food Safety Certificate considered an asset