Kitchen Manager

Trenchers Farmhouse is an artisan pasta manufacturer & farm growing heirloom Italian vegetables and raising pasture hens to make sustainable fresh pastas and sauces. Trenchers Farmhouse is excited to be searching for a full time Kitchen Manager to join our team. This position requires a person driven by farm to table cooking with a passion for learning.

Trenchers Farmhouse holds our kitchen to the highest standards in all areas. Our kitchen and farm is a prestigious Slow Food Snail of Approval site. No detail or ingredient is too small to be treated with the utmost respect and care. Therefore, we are searching for a Kitchen Manager who is detail oriented as well as has the ability to see beyond their daily task list to ensure all team members are supported and thriving. Our kitchen and farm teams work together in order to provide and create the best pastas, sauces and more using our farm grown vegetables and eggs.

Trenchers Farmhouse is a community oriented, equal opportunity employer who takes great pride in investing in our employees through empowerment, respect, education and balance. Everyday is different in our kitchen so this person must enjoy and be able to roll with the punches.

We are a team and any work required will be taught and guided by us. We are looking for someone excited to learn and grow with us. While not every day is glamorous, there are many learning and growth opportunities available to this person. We are a unique farm and kitchen system so a desire to create a holistic food system from seed to plate is a must!

Other Tasks Include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and oversee daily production in accordance with recipes and standards set by Trenchers Farmhouse

• Manage and execute daily pasta and sauce production as well as daily cleaning, production and FIFO logs.

• Must be able to work independently to execute one's daily tasks as well as the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.

• Proper time management and deadline execution is a must.

• Desire to learn, better our team, and grow together.

• Work directly with our farm manager to assist in the proper storage, cleaning & harvesting of ingredients.

• Work with both our farm and kitchen teams so all staff are appropriately trained and supported in their tasks.

• Working closely with Chef to continue fostering and building an engaging team environment.

• Assist in food inventory and control while properly receiving and storing delivered items.

• Clean food prep areas, equipment, utensils and strictly adhere to sanitation, food safety, hygiene, and other health and safety guidelines.

Job Requirements:

1. Working with a “sense of urgency”and team first attitude is a must.

2. Maintain strict food safety & sanitation requirements and log books.

3. Applicant must be able to lift 50# repetitively and stand for 8 hours.

4. Experience:

   1. Minimum two years of culinary preparation experience.

   2. Minimum two of culinary management experience in a foodservice operation.

5. Provide 3 References (only 1 may be personal, 2 must be work related)

6. Complete Servsafe manager’s training prior to start date.

7. Applicants must possess current & valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and a current working smartphone.

Position Details & Compensation

1. Hourly pay rate of $23- $28 depending on experience

   1. 4 month probationary period

   2. 7 days paid vacation after 6 months

   3. 7 days paid sick leave after 4 months

2. 30 minute provided Farm Lunches

3. Full Time Position with semi-flexible schedule. Ideally can work Friday - Tuesday but can be discussed.

Please send your resume with a cover letter about yourself and why you’d like to work with us. We will contact you to schedule an interview.