Seasonal Buffet Culinary Assistant – Holiday Pay

Stew Leonard; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Dayforce Wallet access

Job summary

Stew Leonard's is seeking a Culinary Assistant for the salad bar, a seasonal hourly position paying $17.50 per hour. The role supports food preparation, cooking, and customer service, with a season running through December.

You will set up buffets, keep signage accurate, rotate and refill items, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Requirements include being at least 18 years old, a high school diploma or equivalent, and basic knife/food preparation tool skills.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 weeks of training.
• Safely use/operate knives, knife sharpeners, scalers, scales, and wrapping machines.
• Excellent customer service.
• Good oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set up buffet according to established standards.
• Ensure proper signage of buffet food items.
• Refill and rotate food on buffet when required.
• Wipe down and clean buffet, as needed.
• Stock supplies for the hot and cold bar.
• Check food temperature every two hours and document in temperate log.
• Maintain, fill and rotate products on display, mindful of dates.
• Package finished products.
• Adhere to all health, sanitation, and safety regulations.
• Assist in other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Good oral communication

Great work ethic

Problem solver

Self-motivator

Flexible

Honest

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2 weeks of training

Job description

Stew Leonard's is seeking a Culinary Assistant for the salad bar, a seasonal hourly position paying $17.50 per hour. The role supports food preparation, cooking, and customer service, with a season running through December.

You will set up buffets, keep signage accurate, rotate and refill items, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Requirements include being at least 18 years old, a high school diploma or equivalent, and basic knife/food preparation tool skills.