# Seasonal Kitchen Assistant (Sur La Table)

**Company**: Sur La Table
**Location**: Houston, TX
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Seasonal Kitchen Assistant at Sur La Table, you play a key role in inspiring customers throughout every stage of their culinary experience.

With a passion for cooking, hospitality, and teamwork, the Seasonal Kitchen Assistant supports the chefs to ensure smooth class operations and a #bestincenter experience, a company-wide standard for excellence in service.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Customer Experience & Brand Representation**

- Represent Sur La Table’s brand and culture by creating memorable, educational experiences that inspire repeat visits and customer loyalty.

- Maintain expertise by staying current on products, actively engaging in available training, and independently seeking out additional resources.

- Ensure exceptional customer experience by leading a customer-focused, Guest Obsessed culture in both the kitchen and retail sales floor.

**Sales & Business Performance**

- Assist chefs with class execution that drives repeat visits and positive customer feedback.

- Deliver class revenue goals by ensuring high enrollment, positive reviews, and guest return rates.

- Consistently meet or exceed monthly sales goals, contributing to overall store revenue.

**Team Engagement & Store Support**

- Assist in setting up and breakdown of classes including organizing mise en place, prepping ingredients, and cleaning workstations.

- Clean and sanitize dishes and equipment promptly to ensure smooth kitchen operations.

- Assist with restocking, organizing, and maintaining kitchen supplies and tools to support overall store readiness.

**Operations & Compliance**

- Ensure compliance with food safety standards, local health codes, and sanitation regulations.

- Properly handle all tools, ingredients, and kitchen equipment to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.

- Maintain accurate inventory levels, minimize shrink, and control supply and culinary expenses.

**Physical Requirements**

- Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with associates and customers.

- Ability to remain standing for up to 4 hours at a time.

- Ability to move about the store directing class participants while selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from stockroom or sales floor.

- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs.

- Ability to operate a computer, POS system, keyboards, merchandise scanners and mouse to accomplish work.

- Available to work between 12 and 16 hours per week, with a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

**Qualifications & Experience**

- Must be 16 years of age or older at the time of employment.

- 1 year retail sales experience, preferred.

- 1 year food prep and/or kitchen operations experience, preferred.

- Valid Food Handlers Certification.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

- Passion for community engagement and providing exceptional customer experiences.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and retail systems preferred.

**Associate Perks**

- 401K after 90 days; must be 21 years of age.

- Employee Discount.

## Skills

### Required
- food safety standards
- kitchen operations
- customer service
- communication
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- retail sales experience
- food prep and/or kitchen operations experience
- Microsoft Office Suite
- retail systems

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