FOOD & BEVERAGE INTERNSHIP FALL 2022

Food & Beverage Internship FALL 2022

Food & Beverage Internship FALL 2022 Food & Beverage Internship FALL 2022

October 11, 2021

Location Tennessee Description

FOOD & BEVERAGE INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION

Our Company

Founded in 1830, our company is one of Pigeon Forges most beloved and unforgettable attractions. We have remained a staple of Smoky Mountain Culture for generations, featuring two restaurants, a pottery studio, a distillery, a candy shop, and a nearly 200-year old working gristmill.

Locals and visitors love our delicious food and friendly, welcoming atmosphere, serving hearty Southern classics in a beautiful historic setting.

Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, our time-tested recipes and wholesome ingredients have kept our restaurants busy for more than 25 years.

As a successful company with restaurants and stores popular with locals and visitors alike, we only seek the best to join our team.

Your Internship

During your internship, you will learn ingredient inventory management, restaurant administrative duties, and best practices in exceptional service.

You will also learn about kitchen operations through baking and pastry, chocolate and caramel work, small and large batch menu items, research and development, and various production elements.

Our internship programs offer an immersive internship experience like no other, from our onboarding experience to monthly internship outings.

Your time here will allow you to satisfactorily complete individual college curriculum requirements for internships to satisfy college credit.

This internship will provide you with an opportunity to meet your needed course requirements in a paid position and a fast-paced, realistic work environment.

• Achieve an understanding of the responsibilities / duties of each manager and team members
• Develop an understanding of the importance of synergy between business segments for overall organizational success
• Finish program with a better understanding of own strengths and weaknesses
• Gain knowledge in each area of business
• Learn standards set by managers and team members
• Work with department managers to set learning objectives for each location
• Prepares food according to our recipes
• Leave having a thorough working understanding of all recipes, restaurant standards, service standards, and visual standards for each product
• Efficiently & accurately clean equipment
• Operate equipment safely and in line with best-use practices for each piece of equipment
• Learn and adheres to all the companys level of quality Standards
• Perform other duties when assigned
• Ensures all food meets quality and presentation standards
• Maintains a proper work area
• Maintains positive and consistent energy and productivity standards throughout shift
• Effectively communicates and works with all team members
• Work and interact with others in a manner consistent with the companys culture
• Completes the companys training program
• Uphold the companys mission, vision, and service standards
• Ensures that all food meets the quality and presentation standards of the company

Benefits and Perks

We believe that if we take care of our people, they will take care of our customers. Thats why, as part of our family, youll receive a benefits package that covers your health and well-being :

• Competitive Wages
• Flexible Scheduling
• Generous Company Discounts
• Discounts to Local Attractions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral Program
• Employee Engagement Events
• Wellness Program

Availability

Full-time position with 35-40 hours per week. Available to work flexible hours as assigned, including mornings, weekends, special events, and holidays.

Qualifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational / Experience / Skill Requirements

• Must be enrolled in a continuing education / college program in a related field
• Must have proper identification to verify employment authorization
• Basic understanding of cooking and knife handling skills
• Must be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and restaurant employees
• Must be able to understand and read basic cooking instructions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the intern is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms;

talk or hear and taste or smell. The intern is constantly required to stand. The intern is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The intern must frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment*

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an intern encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the intern primarily operates in a kitchen environment. This role routinely uses sinks and kitchen appliances.

Interns in this role are frequently exposed to hot water, potentially slippery floors, and cleaning chemicals. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.