JOIN OUR TEAM!

🍨 Have fun working as a full time shift lead in our gelateria! 🍨

Competitive salary and performance based bonus

We are looking for a full-time, dynamic and dedicated shift lead!

We’re growing! Currently, we re planning to expand our business. We’re proud of our Italian heritage, and we love gelato. We can’t wait to share it with our larger Portland Metro community. We collaborate with farmers and food folks and plan to work more in the community through educational programs. We are dedicated to maintaining a fantastic (and FUN) work environment. We’re a small team looking for the right fit for our Famiglia. Come grow with us!

To be successful in this role, you ll need exceptional communication skills, enjoy being surrounded by people, thrive on challenges, and continually look for opportunities to learn and inspire others. You will oversee the counter, greet and help customers, and take pride in being a Pinolo Gelato ambassador.

Primary Responsibilities: 

  • Deliver professional, friendly, fun & positive customer experiences

  • Provide exceptional customer service, while ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation regulations

  • Maintain service quality control and portion sizes

  • Communicate with Owner, Manager, & Gelato Maker regularly

  • Effectively lead the shop when the shop manager is not present

  • Professional, FUN & positive leadership for Team Members promoting Pinolo s culture

  • Train, mentor, and motivate new and current team members

  • Manage quality control

  • Oversee that all gelato and coffee are appropriately prepared and served according to Pinolo s standards

  • Maintain the gelato case freezer organized, clean, and esthetically beautiful

  • Collaborate closely with the shop manager on all daily operations

    The above points should not be considered an all-inclusive description of the job or job duties. Team Members in all positions may be asked to perform other tasks when needed, during times of co-worker’s absence, or to balance workload(s), retail process and/or retail volume changes 


Requirements
 

  • Proven customer service experience 

  • Ability to work independently, self-starter

  • Strong people skills 

  • Valid Food Handlers Card

  • Open availability and flexibility (including afternoons, evenings, & weekends)

  • Italian language skills are a bonus

  • Ability to manage and motivate a team effectively.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication and people skills


    Does this sound like you? We want to hear from you!

    Please send an email to division@pinologelato.com and include:

  • Resume/CV

  • A short blurb about why you want to work with us!

  • 3 professional references 

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BENEFITS:

Competitive pay: $19.30 per hour + tip pool

Health Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance coverage

Paid Time Off: Two paid weeks of vacation the first year, from the second year 3 weeks.

Bonus: Eligibility at year end based on performance

Team Member's Discounts: Enjoy 50% employee discounts