Full Time Garde Manger

The Local Butcher Shop,  an employee-owned business in North Berkeley, is looking for a full time Garde Manger to join our team. The Garde Manger manages the receiving, storage, and retrieval of all meat and non-meat goods, as well as assisting with other tasks.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Receiving and storing of all food and non-food items
• Gathering weight and other data as needed
• Inventorying non-meat supplies and retail products, and communicating needs to management
• Transporting goods to and from the shop in our delivery van
• Assisting in the preparation of value-added goods, such as sausages, deli meats, pâtés, rendered fats, stocks, soups, and stews
• Cleaning and maintaining food and non-food storage spaces

Our ideal candidate will come in with experience working in foodservice, but we are happy to provide training for the right person – it’s more important to us that you are friendly, outgoing, a hard worker and eager to learn! Applicants need to be comfortable driving a delivery van, and must have a relatively clean driving record. Hours are generally 7:30-4, five days per week, with additional hours required around major holidays. You must be available to work weekends. You must be able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs.

Wages start at $18.07/hour and go up from there depending on experience and ability. We are also a worker-owned cooperative, part-ownership and profit-sharing opportunities are available to those interested in becoming a member of the cooperative.

To apply, please paste your resume into the body of an email and send it to gm@thelocalbutchershop.com. Include a few sentences about yourself and why you would like to work for The Local Butcher Shop.