Update - this position has been filled: Quality Control Supervisor + Recipe formulation: Full time with benefits
Work daytime hours Monday - Friday with pay starting at $16/hour based on experience plus paid time off, matching 401K, health insurance, staff meals and employee discount, plus more.
Keen attention to detail is required. The Quality Control Supervisor must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to efficiently use a computer including programs like shared drives, word processing, and spreadsheets.
Being able to work in refrigerated environments, crouch, kneel, use ladders, and do some heavy lifting is necessary for this hands-on position that generally means standing and walking for a major portion of each shift.
The ideal candidate has professional kitchen and/or food production and/or sanitation experience and has worked in leadership/supervisory roles. Knowledge of HACCP Documentation and Quality Control Management is a plus, but on-the-job training is available for the right candidate.
The Quality Control Supervisor works closely with the Quality Control Manager, Sanitation Team, and Smoking Goose’s Charcuterie Production Team. Duties include preparing spices and ingredient set ups for daily recipe formulation, helping to supervise the sanitation team and inspecting their work along with assisting in corrections when needed, and monitoring production, packaging, and shipping in order to complete HACCP documentation for all areas of Smoking Goose’s facility. Fulfilling these responsibilities includes filing paperwork, keeping records, calibrating devices, counting inventories, maintaining facility security, and recipe development and testing.
How to apply
Candidates are greatly encouraged to submit cover letter + resume to jobs [at] smokinggoose.com but may complete the form below to apply.
SAUSAGE MAKER / MEAT CUTTER full time with benefits
Practice old-school butchering plus sausage making, ham making, and more as part of Smoking Goose’s Production Team in our USDA-inspected meatery. Please note, this is not a slaughtering position but rather a charcuterie making position. Duties include cutting meat by hand using traditional seam butchery techniques as well as trimming out portions for specific recipes and using charcuterie production equipment for sausage stuffing, ham brining, bowl cutting, and more.
Prior culinary or butchering experience is preferable but not required, and on-the-job training is provided. Candidates must have an eye for consistency and quality as well as the ability to work in a refrigerated environment and do some heavy lifting.
Work daytime hours—off evenings, weekends, and holidays. Full-time positions include paid time off, matching 401K, health insurance, and more. Staff meals by a private chef are offered two days a week, plus enjoy a staff discount in our Public Smokehouse fine food market and more perks. Starting hourly wage is $14 per hour or more with applicable previous experience.
How to Apply
Submit the form below or email your cover letter and resume to jobs [at] smokinggoose.com No phone calls please.
SANITATION TEAM MEMBER: training provided
Working schedule: off evenings and weekends. work 10am-6pm Monday-Friday with lunch break.
Starting pay and benefits: $14 per hour with employee discount and perks; after 90 days of full-time employment, benefits include five days Paid Time Off, matching 401K, and health insurance. Opportunities for advancement in various departments are available. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Responsibilities: No previous experience is necessary and on-the-job training is provided. Inside the production space, duties include washing the dishes, equipment, and rooms we use to make sausages, salumi, and smoked meats. Please note that Smoking Goose is not a slaughtering facility but rather a culinary production space. Keeping the building clean and tidy both inside and out means trash and cardboard removal, cleaning floors, litter removal, sanitizing surfaces, and more. Some janitorial cleaning in restrooms, breakroom, offices, and meeting rooms is also part of the job.
Physical Requirements: Sanitation Team Members must be able to lift and move up to 30 lbs and be able to work in the refrigerated food production space. They must be able to work on their feet for a full shift and must be able to clean by hand using brushes, brooms, mops, dust pans, squeegees, and more. Particularly inside Smoking Goose’s USDA-inspected culinary space, staff must wear personal protective equipment which is provided by Smoking Goose and includes cloth overcoats, hair nets and beard nets, gloves, aprons, goggles, and the like.
Application Instructions: Apply by submitting the form below or emailing your cover letter + resume to jobs@smokinggoose.com
Update: This position has been filled
RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATE: food prep + customer service, full-time
Public Smokehouse is Smoking Goose’s retail market, open to the public for walk-in shopping and pre-order pick up. For more info, check out shop.smokinggoose.com
Public Smokehouse is open Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm and Saturday 9am - 4pm. Saturday availability is required for this position.
Starting hourly wage is $15/hour base pay plus tips. Full-time staff enjoy matching 401K, paid time off, and health insurance benefits. Perks for all staff include employee discount, staff meals and snacks, plus more.
Previous experience in retail food sales or culinary production is preferred, but on-the-job training is provided and all those with a passion for working with good food and great people are encouraged to apply.
As Public Smokehouse is open to walk-in customers, associates also engage guests with exceptional front-line customer service both in person and over the phone.
Duties include preparing, cooking, and packaging seasonal food specials in the Public Smokehouse kitchen plus stocking, creating displays, packaging orders for pick up or shipping, and running the cash register.
Apply by submitting the online form below or emailing your cover letter + resume to jobs@smokinggoose.com
update: this position has been filled
SHIPPING COORDINATOR:
department leader, full-time with benefits
- starting hourly rate $18-$20/hour plus matching 401K, paid time off, health insurance, employee discount, and more
- work Monday - Friday during daytime hours (off evenings, weekends, and holidays)
The Shipping Coordinator thrives in a fast paced department, and previous experience working under the urgency of perishable food products is a plus.
Along with picking, packing, and coordinating nationwide shipments + local deliveries of perishable food products, the Shipping Coordinator oversees Shipping Department Staff and must communicate effectively with the Sales Staff and preferred carriers.
The ideal candidate is a quick learner with excellent attention to detail who works proactively to meet deadlines. Maximizing efficiency and accuracy is key.
The ability to work in a cold environment, do some heavy lifting, and use a computer proficiently is required. While previous experience with inventory management programs and shipping software is also preferred, on-the-job training is provided.
Apply may apply by submitting the online form below but are highly encouraged to email their full resume and cover letter to jobs@smokinggoose.com
Part-time Holiday Help: starting asap through the winter holidays
help with shipping orders + labeling products
Great way to earn extra money leading up to the winter holidays while still working daytime hours (off evenings, weekends, holidays!). Flexible hours, great pay, fun and fast-paced work environment. On-the-job training is provided and no previous experience is necessary.