Stinker Stores, Inc.

Food Service Specialist

Stinker Stores, Inc.  •  $14 - $16/hr  •  Idaho (Onsite)  •  10 hours ago
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Job Description

Food Service Specialist

As a Food Service Specialist you’ll prepare fresh, quality Pete’s Eats for our guests while helping maintain the high standards of Stinker’s food service program. Using established recipes and store production plans, you’ll prepare the right amount of food at the right time while maintaining quality, freshness, and food safety. Your work helps ensure our guests have delicious, convenient options ready whenever they visit.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

When you join Stinker, you’re joining a family-owned company that believes investing in people is the best business strategy.

We Offer

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for Full Time employees
  • Retirement: 401(k) & Roth with a generous 25% discretionary company match of the first 10% of your wages contributed, because we want to help you build a secure future!
  • Paid Time Off that increases with tenure for Full Time Employees
  • 6 paid holidays annually (holiday premium pay for hours worked) for Full Time employees
  • Employee Discounts - on fuel, merchandise, food, and more
  • DailyPay - giving you the option to access eligible earned wages before your regular payday.
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • $0.50/hour overnight premium for hours worked between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Competitive hourly pay with annual merit increases

Why Food Service Specialists Choose Stinker

This isn’t just about making food; it’s about creating something our guests look forward to when they visit.

You’ll learn our Pete’s Eats menu, work alongside your store team, and help make sure fresh food is prepared and ready when our guests want it. You’ll have the opportunity to build valuable food service and retail skills while being part of a team that takes pride in doing things the right way.

What You’ll Do

You’ll prepare Pete’s Eats while maintaining high standards for food quality, safety, cleanliness, and guest service.

You’ll:

  • Prepare and serve Pete’s Eats menu items according to established recipes, procedures, and quality standards
  • Follow store production plans to prepare the right amount of food based on guest demand
  • Provide friendly and helpful service while creating a welcoming experience for our guests
  • Follow food safety requirements for preparation, cooking, storage, labeling, and handling
  • Monitor and document required food temperatures, holding times, and other food safety standards
  • Rotate products in hot and cold cases to maintain freshness, quality, and availability
  • Maintain clean and sanitary food preparation areas, equipment, utensils, and workspaces
  • Complete required equipment cleaning and sanitation schedules
  • Stock food service ingredients, supplies, and products as needed
  • Monitor food quality and availability throughout the shift
  • Follow Stinker safety, sanitation, and food handling procedures
  • Work with Store Leadership and team members to support food service and overall store operations

You’ll Thrive Here If You...

  • Enjoy preparing food and take pride in serving a quality product
  • Care about cleanliness, food safety, and doing things the right way
  • Provide friendly and helpful service to guests
  • Stay organized and pay attention to the details
  • Manage your time well and keep moving during busy periods
  • Adapt when priorities or guest traffic change
  • Work well independently and as part of a team
  • Approach challenges with a positive, solution-focused mindset
  • Are dependable and willing to jump-in where needed

The Impact You’ll Make

Your work helps ensure our guests can count on fresh food and a positive experience every time they visit.

You’ll help:

  • Provide fresh, quality food for our guests
  • Maintain safe food preparation and handling practices
  • Keep food service areas clean, stocked, and ready
  • Reduce food waste through proper production and rotation
  • Create a consistent Pete’s Eats experience
  • Support a strong and dependable store team

Success in this role is reflected through food quality, food safety, cleanliness, guest service, product availability, reliability, and teamwork.

Grow Your Career

Food service is an important part of Stinker’s business, and this role is a great opportunity to build experience in food preparation, guest service, and store operations.

We believe in developing our people and providing opportunities to learn new skills, take on additional responsibilities, and grow your career with Stinker.

About Stinker

Founded in 1936, Stinker is a family-owned convenience retailer serving communities throughout Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming.

We got our name in a fight. In 1936, a 20-year-old named Farris Lind opened a service station in Twin Falls and started selling gasoline for less than the major oil companies thought he should. They didn’t take it well. When one of them told a newspaper that Farris Lind was a real stinker, he took it as a compliment, put the word on his stations, and drew a skunk wearing red boxing gloves—Polecat Pete.

The gloves came first, and they were never a joke. Farris spent his career punching above his weight on behalf of the Guest, and a small Idaho company that refused to be pushed around had to be willing to fight for what it believed in. Ninety years later, that spirit is still part of who we are. We fight for our employees. We fight for our Guests.

Our purpose is simple:

To make our world a better place by being a bright spot in the lives we touch, one employee, one guest, and one community at a time.

We still know how to have fun; our mascot is a skunk, after all. But take a close look at Pete: he’s got his gloves on.

Qualifications

  • Must be at least 19 years of age
  • High school diploma or GED preferred
  • Previous food service, restaurant, convenience store, or retail experience preferred, but not required
  • Ability to complete Stinker’s required Food Safety training within the first 90 days of employment
  • Learn recipes, food preparation procedures, food safety requirements, and store processes
  • Work a flexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays based on business needs
  • Stand and move for extended periods throughout a shift
  • Safely use a step stool or step ladder
  • Lift and carry up to 50 pounds
  • Perform work from floor level to approximately eye level
  • Work in refrigerated areas averaging approximately 32°F
  • Perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation

Hours: Full-Time

Schedule: Open availability required with primary shifts scheduled between 9am -3pm, 12pm -7pm, and 3pm-9pm days and times may vary; including weekends and some holidays.

Address: 3140 S. HWY 24 Heyburn, ID 83336

Ready to Join Us?

If you enjoy preparing great food, working with people, and being part of a fast-paced team, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us give our guests another reason to choose Stinker.

Learn more at https://www.stinker.com/stinkin-awesome-careers/

Stinker is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify through ADP.

Schedule

Open availability required with primary shifts scheduled between 9am -3pm, 12pm -7pm, and 3pm-9pm days and times may vary; including weekends and some holidays.

Pay Range

$13.50 - $16.20 / hour DOE

Stinker Stores, Inc.

About Stinker Stores, Inc.

Stinker was founded in 1936 by Farris Lind. The first station was located in Twin Falls, Idaho. By 2011, the company grew to 65 retail locations spanning nearly 700 miles across Idaho. The largest expansion yet, was the purchase of Bradley Petroleum in Colorado and Wyoming in 2017. This expansion allowed Stinker to serve customers in three western states through more than 110 locations. Recently, Stinker expanded there Wyoming operations with the acquisition of Kaspar Oil in Rawlins. Through this purchase Stinker grew their footprint adding four more c-stores, a truck stop restaurant, and a wholesale and lubes business. Also part of the Stinker family is Arrowrock Supply, a warehouse distribution center, and Westpoint Transportation, a fuel transportation company.

Stinker Stores is fully committed to delivering the absolute best customer experience with each interaction. We are often asked about our training programs and hiring practices that lead to such positive customer interactions with each visit. Thinking of the customer first, we are always looking for ways to create the best possible experience from the time a customer enters the property to the time they complete their visit.

Stinker Stores and its employees support a number of causes and enjoy giving back to our communities. Charley Jones, Owner and CEO was recently honored as one of Idaho’s CEO’s of influence for his success in business combined with the company culture and community focus that he weaves into Stinker Stores.

Like it’s name, Stinker Stores is a fun place to work and shop. Many Stinker Stores employees have more than 10 years of service with others having in excess of 30 years. With a work hard, play hard philosophy, Stinker Stores is a fun and rewarding place to work – more than that however, it’s a family. It’s no wonder that when asked, employees often say they wouldn’t think of working anywhere else.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Boise, ID
Year Founded
1936
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