Kitchen Assistant - Zwilling Cooking Studio Job at ZWILLING J.A. Henckels LLC in

Job Category: Associates

Requisition Number: KITCH005805

Posted: March 10, 2025

Employment Type: Part-Time

Location: Pleasantville, NY 10570, USA

Job Description

As a Cooking Studio Kitchen Assistant, you will be working with the culinary team to ensure a great experience for our guests. You will work with the resident chef, culinary program manager, chef instructors, kitchen porters, and cooking studio guests.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Chef Instructor and guests during cooking classes and culinary events.
• Preparing for events and classes, including setting up patron workstations.
• Maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen environment.
• Providing hospitality, including serving drinks to guests.
• Cleaning and preparing for the next event after conclusion.
• Assisting and instructing porters/dishwashers.
• Shopping for class ingredients as needed.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Support guests in building and correcting cooking skills.
• Cook recipes and menus developed by ZWILLING.
• Recognize and distinguish ingredients and flavors.
• Utilize strong salesmanship to promote retail sales.
• Serve as an ambassador of the studio to build class participation and return business.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A minimum of 1 year food preparation and/or kitchen operations experience preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of retail experience; teaching, sales, or similar experience will be considered.
• Excellent communication and customer-focused skills.
• Valid Food Handlers and/or Food Managers Certification.
• Committed and responsible attitude with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Superior organizational skills; must manage multiple tasks with accuracy.
• Familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for 2-3 hours.
• Ability to lift and move kitchen equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.