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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) and in our Brick & Mortar store.

 

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

Masks are required to be worn by all workers when working in our building. 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 

 

 

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

A typical shift is 8 – 4:30pm or 9:30 - 6pm. Current shifts are Sunday - Thursday. Must be able to work a weekend day. Position could be part-time, 3 days/week.

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  

$18.00 - 20.00 per hour, depending on experience plus benefits noted above.

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Prep Cook Position Overview

Three Stone Hearth is seeking an experienced part-time (4 days) Prep Cook. The Prep Cook participates in the production of our weekly menu and is accountable for preparing raw ingredients, keeping a clean workspace, practicing and maintaining food safety standards, keeping a good work pace, tracking ingredients for mise en place, assisting production cooks execute recipes, jarring and labeling products, and overall kitchen clean-up.  

 

Required Education, Experience and Skills

  • Preference for applicants with one-year experience working in a commercial kitchen or equivalent. 

  • Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills.

  • Food Handlers or Safe Serve Certification, upon hire.

  • 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 communications and relationship-building skills. 

  • Attendance and punctuality is required.

  • Ability to work 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

Full Time Position available. Part time(at least 3 days per week) could be considered. One position requires working a weekend day. Current need is for Sunday - Thursday. And Monday through Friday. Shifts are either 8 - 4:30pm or 9:30 - 6pm, depending on particular day.

 

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  

$17.50 per hour plus benefits noted above.

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Kitchen Helper/"Jar Czar"

We are looking for a Jar Czar/Kitchen Worker for various kitchen tasks with an emphasis on helping us keep products moving along the production/fulfillment continuum with jarring, cooling, drying, labeling and shelving efforts. Currently shifts are on Tuesday afternoon (approximately 1-6pm), Wednesday 9:30 - 6pm, Thursday and Friday 8 - 4:30pm.  We are open to considering splitting the four shifts betweeen two applicants.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

  • This is an entry level position - no kitchen experience required. 

  • Food Handlers or Safe Serve Certification, upon hire.

Personal Attributes

  • Upbeat, flexible, team player, with good communications and relationship-building skills.

  • Attendance and punctuality is required.

  • Ability to work 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.

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

Schedule

Three Stone Hearth is seeking a 29 - 30 hours per week Jar Czar/Kitchen Assistant Tuesday afternoon (1-6pm), Wednesday 9:30 - 6pm, Thursday and Friday 8 - 4:30pm.

Compensation  

$16.99 per hour plus benefits noted above. 

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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, your email, phone number and your current resume.