Mille Fête Bakery retail clerk

James Beard award-winning chef, Robynne Maii, and husband, Chuck Bussler, partner with pastry chef extraordinaire, Katherine Yang, founder of Gigi Blue, in creating Mille Fête–a refined seasonal bakery by day and wine bar by night, featuring biodynamic, low-intervention selections, favorite amari, and small bites.

Guests can expect a continuation of Fête’s dedication to “preparing and cooking things we crave” with an homage to Robynne and Katherine’s favorite tastes they’ve experienced in their travels and living in New York City. True to Fête’s culinary ethos, Mille Fête’s menu embraces the best local ingredients Hawaii has to offer while remaining faithful to the classics.

Mille Fête is seeking a reliable, highly motivated, and industrious person with a positive attitude to join our team as a Retail Team Confrère (associate).

Who you are: an integral member of Mille Fête’s service team who excels at hospitality and quick decision making and thrives in a busy workplace.

What you’ll do: create a welcoming and hospitable environment and facilitate the guest experience at Mille Fête by providing stellar customer service. Candidates must be well-versed in Mille Fête’s offerings including seasonal specials and maintain a clean and organized work environment while greeting guests, answering questions, fulfilling orders, and packing up orders neatly and securely.

What we need from you: excellent hospitality and communication skills. Willing and eager to learn more about pastry, food, wine, and hospitality. Qualified individuals should possess strong attention to detail. In addition, the individual must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to be a team collaborator.

What you get from us:

Comprehensive medical through Kaiser

50% discount at Mille Fête

50% dining discount at Fête

Job type: full-time, part-time

Pay: $18 per hour + tips

Benefits: employee discount, health insurance, 401k

Responsibilities

• Greet guests
• Take orders
• Prepare coffee and tea orders
• Work the POS system
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment, including washing dishes, clearing tables, sanitizing surfaces, and sweeping and mopping floors
• Serving food and drinks to seated guests, when needed
• Follow all safety and sanitation procedures, including wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and handling food in a safe and hygienic manner
• Learn all of Mille Fête’s pastry, beverage, savory and gourmet products
• Pack and package food preparation when necessary

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to bend, stoop, and reach
• Handle repetitive motions

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age and high school education or equivalent, required
• Food handler’s certificate, food safety knowledge
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English; legible handwriting; basic math skills
• Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed (must be available during holidays and weekends and for shifts that are sometimes in very early mornings)
• Follow dress code and be neat in appearance
• Minimum of 1 year of previous experience in a similar role. 
• Must comply with all company policies and requirements