Kitchen Assistant

Brattleboro Food Co-op; Town of Vermont, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Brattleboro Food Co-op in Vermont is hiring a Kitchen Assistant to maintain a clean work environment, assist with food preparation, and support meal service. You will help ensure safe, high‑quality product presentation and collaborate with team members during fast‑ paced shifts.

The role emphasizes customer service, reliability, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, with duties including dishwashing, stock receiving, and sanitation throughout the day in a community‑oriented setting.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, organized, and responsible
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to follow directions and safety standards
• Team player in a fast-paced kitchen

Responsibilities

• Adhere to established safety and sanitation standards
• Assist in receiving and stocking of supplies
• Daily dishwashing, mopping, sweeping, and cleaning tasks
• Assist in food preparation as needed
• Assist as directed in meal service setup and breakdown
• Removal of recycling/compost/garbage to designated areas
• Accurately inputting shrink data as needed
• Maintaining clean and orderly work stations

Skills

Self-motivated

Organized

Responsible

Flexible

Effective communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Job description

Description

• Purpose: The Kitchen Assistant is responsible for maintaining a clean work environment and assisting with general food preparation.
• Status: Reports to Food Services Director
• Customer Service:
• Assists customers with questions in a prompt and courteous manner
• Provide attentive and courteous customer service
• Maintain a polite, friendly and helpful attitude towards internal and external customers
• Product Knowledge:
• Knowledgeable about all products. Continues to learn about new products. Answers questions accurately
• Product Presentation and Quality:
• Ensure quality food preparation, presentation and execution
• Safety:
• Handles all equipment in a safe manner
• Alert to unsafe equipment and removes any equipment that is unsafe from usage
• Teamwork:
• Ensures department teamwork through trust and communication
• Accountability:
• Accepts responsibility for personal decisions and actions. Exemplifies honesty, integrity and ethics
• Contributes constructively to the morale of the department
• Shows initiative in solving issues and achieving the departmental goals
• Job Specific Functions:
• Adhere to established safety and sanitation standards
• Assist in receiving and stocking of supplies
• Daily dishwashing, mopping, sweeping, and other cleaning tasks
• Assist in food preparation as needed
• Assist as directed in facilitating meal service, and event set up and breakdown as needed
• Removal of recycling/compost/garbage to the designated areas throughout the day
• Accurately inputting shrink data as needed
• Maintaining clean and orderly work stations
• Adhering to the site code of conduct as defined during training
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Self-motivated, organized, responsible, flexible
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to understand and follow directions
• Ability to understand and meet standards for health and safety
• Ability to remain alert and focused in an environment that is noisy and fast-paced
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Detail-oriented and thorough

At Brattleboro Food Co-op, we do not just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Brattleboro Food Co-op is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.