Vermont Cookie Love is hiring!
Vermont Cookie Love is looking for efficient, reliable, staff members who understand the importance of customer service to join our award-winning ice cream and cookie establishment.
Retail/Production Staff:
*The primary location for this job is at the flagship Vermont Cookie Love location in North Ferrisburgh.*
This position helps to serve customers at our cookie/ice cream window, bakes cookies, keeps items stocked, works on the production of cookie dough tubs, keeps the store clean, and helps to assemble our gift box orders among other things. This position will open and close the store regularly ensuring that cash is accounted for and everything is ready to start/finish the day.
Experience in a kitchen or retail environment is helpful but we are willing to train the right person. Must be able to lift 40 pounds and be comfortable working on your feet. This is a full time or part time position with flexible shifts (nights, weekends, and some holidays are required). Starting pay is $16.00. This job is eligible to earn tips (approx. $2-10/hour depending on season).
Vermont Cookie Love's summer hours are 11:00 am - 9:00 pm. This position will require primarily evening shifts, 1:30 pm - 9:30 pm, throughout late summer/fall. Winter hours are 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, shift will be 10:30 am - 6:30 pm.
Bakery Production/Production Manager:
*The primary location for this job is at the flagship Vermont Cookie Love location in North Ferrisburgh.*
This position requires attention to detail and to work well in a mature and collaborative environment. Experience in a kitchen or retail environment is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person. Typical hours are 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, but may be able to be flexible for the right person.
The Bakery Production role works directly with the Operations Manager to prioritize and complete the tasks outlined below.
Production
- Manage production of daily cookie bake, cookie dough mixing, gift boxes, daily restock of creemee mix (when available), custom orders, wholesale orders, and bulk orders. Baking and mixing cookie dough are the primary tasks of this position. This may require an earlier start or later finish during our busy Winter production season.
-Must be able to lift 50 lbs and stand for long periods of time/most of the shift.
- Order ingredients weekly against typical par stock levels while keeping in mind special orders, fundraisers, and other events that will require more product on hand. Receive & put away deliveries daily.
- Help to develop systems (how we do things correctly and consistently every time)
- Become familiar with common food safety practices and procedures, ensure that staff is familiar and acts safely in the handling of food products.
- Willing and able to help cover the ice cream/cookie window when things get busy or if there is a gap due a staffing issue.
Deliveries
- Know how to deliver our bi-weekly wholesale cookie dough orders (with training) and do them as needed.
- Deliver necessary cookie dough (and other supplies) to the Middlebury location as needed – likely 1x/week.
Facilities
- Assist with managing the physical location: cleanliness (inside/deep clean, outside/pickup, trash/recycling), how things are stocked & where, basic maintenance requests, etc.
- Coordinate proper cleaning of creemee machines on a regular schedule.
People
- Help to set daily tasks for team, and to direct staff to ensure that staff is working diligently, consistently, and within company guidelines. Provide feedback, encouragement, and correction as needed.
- Additional training/guidance as needed for employees.
- Help to train new staff to ensure that they understand the role, expectations, etc.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $24.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
401(k) after one year of employment
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Opportunities for advancement
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Morning shift
Nights as needed
Weekends as needed