Position: Full time
Location: Plant City, FL
Wish Farms is a nationally recognized year-round supplier of berries with growing regions throughout the USA, Canada and Latin America. With our committed focus on providing the best tasting berries, Wish Farms continues to see impressive market growth.
Established in 1922, Wish Farms is a family owned and operated grower, shipper, and marketer of berries. We employ a dynamic group of passionate individuals who believe in our mission of providing the best tasting berries through living our core values of Quality, Integrity, and Responsiveness.
While our mission is to provide the best tasting berries, our brand is defined by much more than the product we deliver and the retailer you find it in. It is defined and protected by us, the employees. With that in mind, we have created 33 fundamentals, which serve as a shared language across our organization and is the basis for how we do business. Join our team and become a Wish Farms Pixie at our state-of-the-art headquarters where our culture is second to none.
We have a career opportunity available for a talented and motivated individual to join our team in Plant City, Florida as a Chef in our office cafe. The chef will report to our marketing team, and be responsible for providing delicious, fresh, and healthy meals for our dedicated employees. We are looking for someone with high performance standards who can execute well and flourish in a dynamic environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plan and prepare fresh lunches (and some breakfasts) for up to 50 employees per day, four to five times a week
- Prepare food for office meetings, events or gatherings on-site as needed
- Purchase supplies and groceries weekly within budget
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the entire cafe
- Oversee inventory management, ensuring stock levels are maintained and within budget
- Coordinate repair services to ensure appliances are regularly serviced and in good working order
- Work with our marketing team to develop and create new berry recipes
- Attend select industry tradeshows: plan, prepare, and serve berry samples to attendees
- Strong adherence to food safety protocols at all times
- Other related duties as assigned by management
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Positive attitude aligned with the Wish Farms culture
- Prior restaurant, catering or corporate chef experience
- ServSafe – certification required upon hiring
- Detail oriented with an ability to multitask and strong self-structure
- Ability to stand for multiple hours
- Effective time management skills
- Strict cleanliness and strong organizational abilities
- Recipe development experience
COMPENSATION/BENEFITS
This position offers competitive pay, paid holidays, PTO, as well as a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long term and short-term disability, FSA, HSA with company match, supplemental policies and 401k with 4% company match. In addition to the health benefits that Wish Farms has to offer, we also have a state-of-the-art headquarters with electric car parking and a beautiful walking path around a picturesque pond, an onsite gym with supplemented personal training sessions, an onsite café with supplemented healthy lunch options made by our in-house chef (which would be you!), snacks, unlimited coffee and a frequent opportunity to take home berries!
To apply, please include a resume and cover letter outlining your expected compensation and why you’re the perfect fit for this position. Due to the popularity of this role, applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed.