Kitchen Cook

Testarossa Vineyards, LLC; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Wine discounts

Paid sick leave

Referral program

Historic work environment

Job summary

Testarossa Vineyards, LLC is seeking a part-time Kitchen Cook to execute seasonal menu items designed around world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay pairings for corporate, social, and club events. The role operates at the offsite kitchen in San Jose, with day-to-day duties including prep and coordination under the guidance of the executive and sous chefs.

The kitchen team emphasizes team collaboration, timely execution, and adherence to food safety standards in a winery setting, with

Qualifications

• 1+ year of kitchen experience or equivalent culinary education.
• ServSafe and/or California Food Handlers Certification.
• Ability to adjust and modify recipe quantity.
• Safe knife skills and kitchen sanitation knowledge.
• Able to work effectively in a team with urgency and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepping and cooking menu items according to instruction from executive and sous chefs.
• Labeling, stocking, and organizing ingredients per sanitation guidelines.
• Managing ingredients and inventory; reporting to executive and sous chefs.
• Support in events line execution, wine bar food prep, pastry/baking prep, and porter.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Food safety

Knife skills

Team player

Education

ServSafe Certification

California Food Handlers

Tools

Sanitation equipment

Job description

Description

The Testarossa Winery culinary team caters our onsite corporate and social events with Seasonal Farm-to-Table California Cuisine with world influences at a fine dining level, utilizing the highest quality ingredients available to us, to pair with our high-quality wines (over 1,900 90+ point scores). They recently won a certificate of recognition from “The Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs” the world’s oldest, largest, most prestigious food and wine society!

Benefits we offer!

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a match!
• 50% off wine and many more winery discounts!
• Paid sick time
• Employee referral program
• A beautiful historic work environment with passionate and fun colleagues!

What the Kitchen Cook does!

As a part-time Kitchen Cook, you’ll execute seasonal menu items designed around world class Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays for corporate, social and club events at the winery. Working at our offsite kitchen in San Jose, the day to day may include:

• Prepping and cooking menu items according to instruction and support from the executive and sous chefs
• Labeling, stocking, and organizing ingredients to sanitation and food safety guidelines
• Managing ingredients and inventory; communicating and reporting to the executive and sous chefs
• Providing support in the following areas: events line execution, wine bar food prep, pastry/baking prep, and porter

Requirements

As a Kitchen Cook, you will bring:

• 1+ year of kitchen experience or equivalent culinary education
• ServSafe and/or California Food Handlers Certification
• Ability to adjust and modify recipe quantity
• Safe knife skills and kitchen sanitation knowledge
• Ability to work effectively in a team, be proactive, have a sense of urgency, a positive attitude and effective communication

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Ability to work a flexible daytime schedule (Tuesday - Thursday availability required)
• Walk, stand, bend, kneel, and reach frequently for the duration of the shift
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds frequently
• Handles sharp and hot tools regularly
• Frequently utilizes cleaning chemicals
• Drive to/from the offsite kitchen in San Jose to the Winery in Los Gatos, as needed