Come join the Peaceful Belly Café team as our Tasting Room Manager, where every day offers the chance to work on a beautiful sustainable farm and help bring our farm-to-table mission to life. In this role, you'll be at the heart of our café, leading a passionate team, creating a warm and welcoming environment for guests, and ensuring top-notch service in our charming tasting room. Your responsibilities will include managing staff, training, scheduling, and maintaining high standards of customer service, cleanliness, and workplace harmony.

You’ll also get to flex your creativity, helping us with event planning, managing social media, and collaborating with our kitchen team on exciting seasonal menus and catering for special events. With plenty of opportunity for hands-on work, you'll oversee everything from stocking and ordering to curating our online presence and managing reservations. If you have a passion for local food, sustainability, and creating exceptional guest experiences, this role is the perfect opportunity to grow with us on our beautiful farm!

Responsibilities

• Managing staff in the tasting room

  • Training, hiring, write-ups, setting schedules

  • Maintain consistent expectations of customer service, cleanliness, and workplace conduct

  • Provide quarterly employee reviews

  • Promptly respond to employee’s customer concerns/ complaints to resolve any issues

  • Facilitate a compassionate, kind, and respectful social dynamic between staff and guests

  • Coach staff on up-sell techniques to increase individual sales

  • Ensure staff have a clear understanding of food and drink items, as well as farm operations and events

  • Maintain professional restaurant image, including proper uniforms and appearance standards

  • Answer emails/ coinciding with Lizzie from peacefulbellytastingroom

  • Scheduling, a written schedule and through the workforce

• Tasting room Duties 

  • Maintain the cleanliness of the tasting room, bathrooms, cleaning closet

  • Print menus get menu from Lizzie

  • Maintenance of cash drawer and cash needs

  • Syrups

  • Specialty cider drinks

  • Trifold information

  • Table tent

  • Coloring pages and colored pencils

  • Chalkboard updated

  • Help with decorating 

  • Help with daily flower design  

  • The little shopping area is stocked, dusted and functional

  • Lizzie and you will split tips together

• Working with kitchen

  • Helping with catering events, creating fun drinks, and managing the making of nonalcoholic drinks

  • Expo food and ensure plates are consistent

  • Help determine prices using invoices and previous prices

  • Provide deep cleaning tasks during slow times in the absence of kitchen lead

  • Investigate and resolve complaints concerning food quality and service

• Being mommy of the tasting room

  • Make sure it is clean and well-stocked

  • Create and enforce weekly deep cleaning checklist 

  • Ensure common spaces are being cleaned weekly by delegating shared responsibilities to the kitchen, FOH, and farm stand

  • Respond to google reviews, square reviews, yelp, reveiws

• Stocking, ordering, and shopping

  • Wine, kombucha, beer, totes, tea, coffee

  • Equipment for service i.e. glasses, pitchers, presses, to-go items, etc.

  • Provide shopping list to Lizzie Sunday night as closing task

• Manage tasting room online and social media

  • Updating events, and updating social media with Lizzie. You will both be running social media and marketing

    • Navigate Canva to create PSAs and advertising

  • Create the email newsletter covering café, cider, farm store, events, etc. bi-weekly. Import new contacts into Mail Chimp (see newsletter instructions in Google Drive)

  • Newsletter signs up added weekly

  • Update online menu daily

  • Configure Open Table settings and manage the account, to include confirming and reserving all large parties (+8), special hours of operation, and guest data collection

  • Manage the Tasting Room email and voicemails

• Working closely with Farm Stand

  • Ordering coffee and kombucha cans

  • Provide tasks and responsibilities in the absence of Josie

  • Problem solve register and POS issues, and customer questions/ complaints

  • Helping with ordering products

• Manage events and catering

  • Work directly with Josie to decorate tasting room according to season

  • Work with Josie and Lizzie to create events, start to finish, including vendors, ordering, staffing, day-of operations, invoices, and promotions

  • help with TR art installations, chalkboard messages, and other creative ways to transport visitors

  • Work with Lizzie, Josie and Lexa on upcoming events and menu items. Talk about what catering dishes and cutlery will be needed for the event.

Peaceful Belly is seeking passionate, service-driven individuals for our Farm Café and Cider House. We foster an incredible culture that emphasizes collaboration and respect.

The individual we hope to hire is passionate about hospitality, enjoys creating relationships with customers, and is excited to dive into the fascinating worlds of hard cider and farm to table cuisine.

Compensation $15 an hour plus tips
Job duties include:
-Multitasking with greeting customers, providing table service, bussing tables, and creating drinks
-Maintaining a clean and organized work environment
-Operating Square POS for tickets and Open Table for reservations
-Engaging with team members often to ensure a safe and joyful work environment

Preferred qualifications include:
-Prior experience in the hospitality industry
-Great communication skills within a team, and with customers
-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain clear understanding of task prioritization

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Job Overview: We are seeking a passionate and versatile All-Around Cook to join our small but dedicated team. As an integral part of our café, you will be responsible for preparing a variety of dishes, ensuring they meet our quality standards, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen. This position requires someone who can handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, adapt to seasonal changes, and work closely with our small team.

Key Responsibilities:

Food Preparation & Cooking:       

• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes using fresh, local ingredients.

• Ensure that all dishes are prepared in accordance with the café’s recipes and quality standards.

• Assist in recipe development, especially incorporating seasonal ingredients from the farm.

Menu Planning & Ingredient Management:

• Work with the café manager to develop seasonal menus that reflect the availability of farm-grown produce.

• Participate in inventory management, including ordering and storing ingredients to ensure the kitchen is well-stocked.

• Help maintain relationships with local vendors for non-farm ingredients.

Cleanliness & Organization:

• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment, adhering to health and safety guidelines.

• Follow proper food storage procedures to ensure freshness and minimize waste.

• Sanitize kitchen equipment and surfaces regularly, ensuring a safe and hygienic workspace.

Team Collaboration:

•  Work alongside other kitchen staff, servers, and management to ensure smooth café operations.

• Help train and mentor junior kitchen staff, if applicable.

Farm-to-Table Focus:

• Embrace and promote the farm-to-table philosophy by ensuring dishes highlight the farm’s produce and sustainability practices.

• Assist in planning farm-to-café events or special dishes based on the harvest season.

Qualifications:

• Experience in a professional kitchen (restaurant, café, catering, etc.)

• Ability to prepare a wide range of dishes

• Familiarity with food safety standards and health regulations.

• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask in a busy kitchen environment.

• Passion for cooking with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

• Ability to work well under pressure and as part of a team.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing menu items and seasonal ingredients.

• A positive attitude and a genuine interest in supporting a farm-to-table ethos.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for long periods, lift heavy objects, and work in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to safely handle kitchen equipment, including knives, stoves, ovens, and other culinary tools.

Preferred but Not Required:

• Culinary training or formal education.

• Knowledge of sustainable farming practices.

• Experience with menu planning and recipe development.

• A passion for locally grown food and sustainability.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work with fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients.

• A close-knit, supportive team that values creativity and passion for food.

• Experience the unique challenges and rewards of working on a small farm-based café.

• Competitive pay and opportunities for growth within the business.

Compensation - $20- $30 and hour

How to Apply:

If you are ready to join a passionate team in a vibrant café that emphasizes local, sustainable dining, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter to info@peacefulbelly.com detailing why you’d be a great fit for our team.

At Peaceful Belly Farm, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

This role is key in maintaining the flow of our kitchen and upholding the high standards that our customers love. If you’re excited about being part of a community-centered café, we’d love to meet you!