Three Stone Hearth. Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities at Three Stone Hearth

About Three Stone Hearth

Three Stone Hearth was founded in 2006 and is a Berkeley-based worker-owner cooperative that produces, packages and sells a weekly menu of healthy, nutrient-dense, home-style prepared foods for sale online (for pick-up or delivery), in our Brick & Mortar store, at farmers markets and via bulk sales.

Working at Three Stone Hearth is a great opportunity for engagement in meaningful work, skill development and personal growth. It is a demanding environment, and a rewarding one. Our goal is to build a successful, sustainable business, and cultivate a thriving community within our walls.

About the Workplace

We are committed to creating a self-directed and self-managing workplace, which is always evolving. In 2013, we adopted Holacracy as our "operating system" as a governance structure for organizing our work, which is designed to decentralize authority, raise transparency and encourage full participation. We're looking for people who are excited by this opportunity to participate in a progressive workplace, personal and professional development and a potential path to worker-ownership.

COVID DETAILS

Mask usage within our workplace is now optional when working in our building. Specific criteria that all workers agree to defines when a mask requirement may be reinstated. We have a company Covid protocol that all workers must agree to follow.

Specific employment opportunities are listed below. Please read through the entire "position overview" prior to applying. To apply, email hiring@threestonehearth.com

Interested applicants should send a current resume and cover letter. Please DO NOT CALL, do not leave phone messages and do not drop in. We will only consider candidates that contact us through email. Email should include a basic introduction and a little about yourself, your email, phone number and your current resume. ALL positions are classified as non-exempt.

AVAILABLE POSITIONS

Delivery Driver Position Overview

The position requires a highly self-motivated and organized candidate with a capacity to multitask and set priorities. Delivery Driver work involves making deliveries with company vehicle throughout Berkeley, areas of the East Bay, Marin, San Francisco and through the Caldecott Tunnel to areas of Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek during a designated delivery window established for each area. Vehicle not required. Will consider use of an employee’s vehicle, if appropriate to the task, with mileage reimbursement.

The work is time sensitive, physical and requires stamina. Qualified applicants must be 21 years of age or older, have a clean driving record, have a smartphone to run delivery management software and map reading and navigational skills, agree to follow company Covid-19 contactless delivery protocols, along with the ability to work with an attention to detail and interact positively with customers and co-workers.

Prior to delivery driving, the position includes the following tasks:

Organizing orders for vehicle packing based on routing
Carefully packing completed orders into company van
Making timely deliveries taking into consideration specific customer instructions
Retrieving delivery materials and glass returns from previous deliveries to return to our Berkeley location.

Personal Attributes

High level of professionalism.
Upbeat, flexible, team player, with good communication and relationship-building skills.
Attendance and punctuality is required.
Ability to interact positively with delivery customers
Ability to be patient in a diverse environment with co-workers of varying skills levels.
Familiarity with Holacracy is appreciated but not required.

Physical Requirements

Ability to operate large delivery van
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Schedule

Current need is for part time: Wednesday afternoon to evening up to 9:00pm to assist with our East Bay/Berkeley route; with potential additional days as on-call or as routes grow on Thursday afternoon to evening up to 9:00pm, Friday afternoon to evening up to 9:00pm, and Saturdays mid-morning to mid-afternoon.

Compensation

$21.00 - $21.95 per hour

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Production Cook Position Overview

Three Stone Hearth is seeking an experienced full-time or part-time experienced Production Cook. The Production Cook is accountable for preparing raw ingredients, keeping a clean work space, practicing and maintaining food safety standards, keeping a good work pace, tracking ingredients for mise en place, executing recipes or tasks as requested, jarring and labeling products, keeping a clean work space, and overall kitchen clean-up.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills
Minimum one-year experience working in a commercial kitchen or equivalent.
Food Handlers or Safe Serve Certification, upon hire.
Professional cooking and knife handling skills.
Experience working with whole, organic fruits and vegetables, sprouted grains, raw and cultured dairy, and pasture-raised meats, preferred not required.
Familiarity with principles of food sustainability, including principles of Weston A. Price Foundation, preferred, not required.
Strong attention to detail.
Highly organized; capacity to multitask, set priorities, and respond quickly to changing needs.
Co-operative experience is a plus!

Personal Attributes
High level of professionalism.
Upbeat, flexible, team player, with good communication and relationship-building skills.
Attendance and punctuality is required.
Ability to be patient in a diverse environment with co-workers of varying skills levels.
Familiarity with Holacracy is appreciated but not required.

Physical Requirements
Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Schedule
Regular schedule is Sunday 1pm-9:30pm, Monday 1pm-9:30pm, and Tuesday 1pm-9:30pm, and Wednesday 9:30am-6pm . For the first month of employment there will be a different training schedule: Sunday 8am-4:30pm, Monday 9:30am-6pm, Tuesday 9:30am-6pm, and Wednesday 8am-4:30pm.

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (for staff working 30+ hours/week)
Life, Long Term Disability and AD&D insurance (for staff working 20+ hours/week)
Nutrient-dense staff lunch
Employee discounts on our housemade and retail products
Clipper Card Direct
Compensation

$20.00 - $21.25 per hour, depending on experience plus benefits noted above.

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Farmer Market Position Overview

We are looking for a friendly, reliable and punctual person with a strong attention to detail, excellent communications skills, retail experience and some knowledge in artisanal and nutritionally dense foods and products, to work at our Berkeley Farmer Market Booth. We are in need of worker for a SATURDAY support role. The worker in support role covers the booth while booth worker takes a lunch break. Support worker fills out a full shift with some kitchen production support work in between the set up and break down booth work. Kitchen Support work coudl include ingredietn prep, jarring, cooling, lableing and shelving products.

Primary responsibilities include assisting customers with product selection and purchases, end of day transaction reconciliation, maintaining booth appearance, assisting with packing/unpacking and loading/unloading products, booth set up and product display.

Key Responsibilities

Handling cash and credit card POS (point of sale) transactions
Applying glass credits to live transactions
Being able to communicate effectively with customers about Three Stone Hearth's philosophy of traditional foods
Familiarity with housemade products
Assisting customers with product questions and purchases
Stocking and displaying products
Keeping the booth tidy and attractive
Interfacing with Online Store Inventory role holder for approved inventory
Spreadsheet entries for accurate product inventory tracking
Reconciling daily transactions
Assisting with loading, transport and booth set up and break down
Working closely with the market support person for a smooth and timely shift

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

Excellent communication skills
Attention to detail
Arithmetic skills essential
Highly self-motivated and organized; capacity to multitask, set priorities, and respond quickly to changing needs
Good time management skills

Personal Attributes

High level of professionalism.
Ability to be patient in a diverse environment of customers.
Ability to be patient in a diverse environment with co-workers of varying skills levels.
Upbeat, flexible, team player, with good communication and relationship-building skills.
Attendance and punctuality is required.
Enthusiasm for Three Stone Hearth’s values, including sustainability, community, and health

Physical Requirements

Ability to stand for extended periods of time (8 plus hours)
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds to shoulder height
Good manual dexterity
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
Willingness to work outdoors, year-round.

Job Specific Requirements

Must have a current CA driver’s license and clean driving record, must be comfortable driving our company van.

Schedule

Current shift(s) to fill: Note shifts are longer than actual market booth hours to allow for pre and post market tasks. Shifts: Saturdays 8:00am - 4:30 pm. The support role shift would involve returning to the ktichen for a kitchen production support role in between the opening and closing of market. Farmer Market Booth hours: Tuesday 2 - 6:30pm; Saturday 10 - 3pm.

Position could be combined with other roles in the company for more hours.

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (for staff working 30+ hours/week)
Life, Long Term Disability and AD&D insurance (for staff working 20+ hours/week)
Nutrient-dense staff lunch
Employee discounts on our housemade and retail products

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TO APPLY

To apply, email hiring@threestonehearth.com Interested applicants should send a current resume and cover letter. Please DO NOT CALL, do not leave phone messages and do not drop in. We will only consider candidates that contact us through email. Email should include a basic introduction and a little about yourself, what you will bring to Three Stone Hearth, your email, phone number and your current resume.