The Alna Store is hiring an experienced baker and pastry chef for a full time position.
This position is one that encompasses creative freedom and lots of collaboration
working with locally sourced ingredients and within seasonal parameters.
We’d like to work with someone who has the drive, experience, and culinary talent to continue to grow our reputation for excellence and keep us on the forefront of being a Maine destination for incredible food, beverage + hospitality.
There is immense creative freedom and room for growth and innovation within this collaborative leadership position.
We are happy to pay salary or commensurate hourly. We consider full time to be 35-40 hours, with our baker and pastry chef typically working 5 mornings a week.
Housing is available, and we are happy to help the right candidate find appropriate accommodations. Live in one of the most idyllic parts of the country with access to bounty from local farmers, orchards, and the sea. We work to serve a beautiful and appreciative community and work with an incredibly lovely team.
Create elevated sourdough breads, pastries, and desserts based on seasonality, inspiration + local availability. Create desserts and pastry that are craveable, play to nostalgia and weather/seasons. We like to ensure the our pastry and dessert menus accommodate dietary preferences to avoid excluding guests from our menus.
-Work with the team to utilize in-season produce seconds and bumper crops to create a larder for winter and
value added goods for our small market; preserves, syrups, flours, etc.
-Coordinate with chef and bar manager to create cohesion in menu planning for seasonal menus.
-Cooperate with fellow managers to make The Alna Store the best it can be. Food quality, staff morale, cleanliness, efficiency and teamwork are all equally important. Help to lead the team towards the common goal of serving destination worthy cuisine in an efficient and thoughtful manner; examine existing time management and prep practices, put thought into equipment, layout and dish components when menu planning, assist team in making edits and modifications to labor practices and recipes to facilitate efficiency without compromising quality.
-Work with the FOH management to execute service from a kitchen standpoint and solve any service issues that do or could impact the kitchen. Communicate with FOH regarding any kitchen issues that may affect service.
-Maintain recipe books so that they are in good working order and up-to-date with any changes or new recipes that are being used. Ensure staff know about any recipe changes and are trained on making new recipes properly.
-Help to hire and on-board new support staff as needed with the help of the GM + Chef.
-In cooperation with the management team, develop new revenue streams such as special events, market grab & go, pre-orders, pairing dinners, guest chefs, etc - this is fun!
-Ensure the restaurant is fully compliant with health department standards, regulations, and procedures.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness, sanitization between tasks, focus, and professionalism.
Please email a resume and letter of interest;
Let us know what interests you about being in MidCoast and working at The Alna Store. Thank you!
