Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

Burger Barn Culinary Assistant

Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food  •  $17.75 - $18/hr  •  Yonkers, NY (Onsite)  •  8 hours ago
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Job Description

Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Join Our Seasonal Burger Barn Team as a Culinary Assistant!
Season: June- Mid October
Hourly – Pay: $17.75/hr. - $17.85/hr.
Shift Between 10am - 7pm (weekends are a must)
What’s the Burger Barn?
As the weather warms up, Stew Leonard’s Yonkers fires up the grill and opens the Burger Barn! This is the go-to spot for mouthwatering burgers, crispy fries, and more—whether guests choose to, grab takeout, or enjoy their meal at our outdoor picnic tables.
Your Role: Culinary Assistant
Do you love food, fast-paced environments, and making people smile? As a Culinary Assistant, you’ll help us serve up the best burgers in town by prepping and cooking delicious meals that keep our customers coming back for more!
Your day-to-day:
• Prepping fresh, high-quality ingredients using our secret (but easy-to-follow) recipes
• Operating the grill and fryer like a pro to cook up delicious meals
• Completing customer orders and handing them off with a big smile
• Adhere to all health, sanitation, and safety regulations
• Providing top-notch customer service with a smile
• Assist in other duties, as assigned
What you bring to the team:
• Passion for food and a love for making people happy
• Self-starter attitude—someone who jumps in and gets things done
• Dependability—you show up on time and ready to work
• Flexibility—weekends and different tasks? No problem!
• Honesty & integrity—because that’s how we roll at Stew’s
Working Conditions:
• This position requires frequent standing, walking, and occasional pulling, pushing, squatting, reaching, and lifting with a maximum of 45lbs
• This position requires occasional exposure to cramped or confined spaces, extreme heat (non-weather related).
• Hands-on work with kitchen equipment like grills, fryers.
Knowledge and Experience (include skills and abilities):
• Knowledge on food preparation
• Safely use/operate knives, ovens, scales, fryers, and all other equipment required in the day to day operation of the kitchen
• Excellent customer service
• Good oral communication skills
Why you’ll love working here!
Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.
Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!
Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?
Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our employees Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.
We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business
Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!
For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!
http://www.stews/wleonards.com/work-at-stew

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

About Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

Stew Leonard’s began as a small dairy store founded in 1969 with just seven employees. Today, Stew Leonard’s is still family-owned and operated, but has grown to become a nearly $600 million business with more than 2,000 employees. The company has received worldwide acclaim for excellence in customer service and quality and was selected to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” list for ten consecutive years.

In addition to the headquarters in Norwalk, Conn., Stew Leonard’s has stores in Danbury and Newington, Conn., Yonkers, Farmingdale and East Meadow, N.Y and a food and wine store in Paramus, NJ.

Stew Leonard's was dubbed the "Disneyland of Dairy Stores"​ by the New York Times, because of its costumed characters, scheduled entertainment, petting zoo and animatronics throughout the stores.

The company has received worldwide acclaim for excellence in customer service and quality and is featured in two of management expert Tom Peter's books: A Passion for Excellence and Thriving on Chaos. In 1992, Stew Leonard's earned an entry into The Guinness Book of World Records for having "the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States."​

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Norwalk, CT
Year Founded
1969
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