Culinary Team Member
Me & Mo is looking to expand our small culinary team with a talented, enthusiastic culinary professional. This position is ideal for someone who wants to expand their recipe development and production experience. The job includes preparing weekly menus highlighting California's in season produce, production at scale, recipe development and events.
Responsibilities
- Follow instructions of our Lead chef to properly execute weekly menu; ensuring consistency and compliance with our recipes, portioning, cooking, plating and waste control guidelines.
- Prepare meals upholding the highest standards of quality, cleanliness, and safety at all times.
- Follow Me & Mo and California’s guidelines concerning food and physical safety, maintenance and equipment/ space.
- Clean kitchen at the end of each night, including sweeping, mopping, wiping down all surfaces, equipment, and overall area sanitation.
- Appropriately store all food product to ensure safety, quality and freshness.
- Ensure prepared meals are packed properly, marked and ready for delivery.
Qualifications
- Culinary degree preferred. Experience in high-volume kitchen greatly preferred.
- Interest or knowledgeable in healthy meal preparation.
- California or equivalent Food Handlers Certification.
- General knowledge of common computer software and programs like Word, Excel, Gmail, Google Documents and Spreadsheets.
- Self motivated, takes initiative and willing to acquire new skills in the kitchen./li>
- Requires prolonged sitting or standing, physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects. Requires stooping, kneeling, bending or reaching.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule
- Bonus: Able to help with social media with food styling
- Bonus: Competent in fabricating meat, fish and poultry
- Bonus: Excellent knife skills, ability to cut all vegetables and fruits in all utilized cuts and have the ability to train and monitor others
Social and Customer Support Intern
Do you love cooking? Are you interested in learning the ins and outs of a small business? Do you live and breathe Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Facebook? Then we’ve got a job for you! Me & Mo are two sisters looking to expand our small team with a talented, enthusiastic intern. This position is ideal for someone who wants to learn about food start ups, recipe development, social media and customer operation. The job includes managing social media, supporting the kitchen team, managing customer service inquiries and helping with events.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing an editorial calendar based on trends, seasons, occasions, and events
- Execute and photograph recipes for use on our website and for syndication
- Create social media content
- Help with various administrative tasks
- Answer and solve customer service questions
Qualifications
- Previous social media or blogging experience preferred
- Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Photography experience (personal or professional)
E-mail your resume and cover letter to hi@meandmofood.com if you think you're a good fit! Please include links to previous creative, social, and photography work.