Venue Description

The James Beard Foundation PLATFORM is a mission-centered showcase kitchen, event, dining, and culinary demonstration space, as well as a vendor kiosk featuring visiting guest chefs. PLATFORM, which includes event space for up to 80 guests, is situated within the new Pier 57 Food Hall, home to 17 additional culinary kiosk vendors serving as an incubator for local small businesses and food entrepreneurs aligned with the Foundation’s mission of championing a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.

James Beard Foundation

The James Beard Foundation promotes Good Food For Good™. For more than 30 years, the Foundation has highlighted the centrality of food culture in our daily lives. Through the variety of industry programs that educate and empower leaders in the culinary community, the Foundation has asserted the power of food to drive behavior, culture, and policy change. The organization is committed to giving chefs a voice and the tools to make the world more sustainable, equitable, and delicious for everyone. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the James Beard Foundation launched the Open for Good campaign to ensure that independent restaurants not only survive, but that the industry is able to rebuild stronger than before. www.jamesbeard.org

Great Performances

Great Performances, which will operate PLATFORM, is a hospitality management company committed to collaboration, innovation, and quality. The woman owned business serving New York City for over 40 years is renowned for events catering as well as food service in celebrated New York City cultural institutions, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Apollo Theater and others. Great Performances is the nation’s first caterer to own and operate its own organic farm, Katchkie Farm, located in Kinderhook, NY. Progressive from the start, the company consistently sets the pace for industry best practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proven cooking experience
• Food Handlers License
• Assisting in preparing meal ingredients, which includes washing, peeling, cutting, and slicing fruits and vegetables as well as marinating meats.
• Supervising the work of line/prep cooks to ensure that all given tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensuring that all cooking stations are adequately stocked with the necessary meal ingredients and cooking equipment.
• Ensuring that all cooking stations and kitchen surfaces are cleaned and disinfected before and after each shift.
• Adhering to standard food rotation practices to reduce food wastage and minimize the risk of contamination.
• Assessing the quality of delivered food supplies to ensure that it meets JBF standards.
• Knowledge in protocols for dish cleaning and sanitation
• Follow the Department of Health standards and guidelines
• Be able to work in a team environment and take direction
• Communicate effectively with all team members
• Respect for fellow employees, including management and vendors
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Stand, reach and bend throughout shift
• Responsible, dependable, and punctual
• Weekends required

Location:

Chelsea area of Manhattan

Client:

James Beard Foundation

Hourly Rate:

$25.00 per hour

Benefits:

PTO, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Transit, and FSA (Flexible Spending Account)

Must be able to provide valid documentation that you are legally eligible to work in the United States

Great Performances is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For the safety of our employees, customers, and vendors, Great Performances requires that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless an exemption from this Policy has been granted as an accommodation. If you have a disability or sincerely held religious belief that precludes you from obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine, please let us know so the Company may engage in a cooperative dialogue about whether a reasonable accommodation may be warranted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Manhattan, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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