CAREERS
Holiday Market in Royal Oak, MI, an award-winning family owned gourmet grocery store, is looking for self-motivated and energetic people to fill our open positions. If we do not currently have an open position in your specific specialty, you may submit an Application for Employment.
WHY WORK AT HOLIDAY?
Start off with strong pay
90-day review with the expectation of wage increase
We train you to increase your value
When you create more value – we pay you more
WHAT SETS US APART
BENEFITS
- Full time or part time positions available
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance available
- 401K with 3% employer match available after one year
- 10% Employee Discount on groceries
- 40-45 hours per week
LIFESTYLE
- Only morning and mid-day shifts – no late nights
- Saturday or Sunday off PLUS one other weekday
- 40-45 hours per week
- High quality equipment
- Use of premium ingredients
- Amazing food you will prepare
- Dishwashers: you cook, we clean
- Variety of food, always changing
BROWSE OUR OPEN POSITIONS
Royal Oak | Full-time/Part-time (must be 18+)
Line Cook/Prep Cook
Holiday Market, a family-owned, gourmet grocery store in Royal Oak, is looking to hire several self-motivated and energetic Line Cooks for our Smokehouse. Candidates should have an upbeat, friendly personality and love to work with people! Other qualifications should include professional kitchen experience and working a hot line and grill.
- Prepare customer orders with accuracy and efficiency
- Provide quality customer service
- Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, and roasters
- Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock
- Carve and trim meats for hot or cold service
- Contribute to an overall positive and collaborative environment
Royal Oak | Part-Time/Full-Time (All cashiers must be 18+)
CASHIER
Flexible hours. Cashiers are the last stop for our customers when checking out. We expect our cashiers to greet our customers and provide them with excellent customer service while ringing their groceries. Cashiers must be able to bag groceries to Holiday Market standards when needed/when a Bagger is unavailable, work well with others, and be able to work well in a fast paced environment. Job responsibilities for cashiers include, but are not limited to the following:
- Ring groceries
- Bag groceries
- Maintaining a clean work environment including cleaning the register belt
- Able to lift 15+ pounds
- Experience: 1-2 years of customer service experience required
Royal Oak | Part-Time/Full-Time
COUNTER ASSOCIATE
Counter associates are responsible for providing excellent customer service by quickly and accurately responding to their questions and/or concerns. A counter associate avoids distractions and keeps an eye on the counter at all times. When a customer is approaching they must acknowledge and help them ASAP. Job responsibilities for counter associates include, but are not limited to the following:
- Comfortable speaking with customers
- Fill service cases as stock runs low
- Ensure product in counter is neat and presentable for sale
- Works with a sense of urgency
- Excellent phone etiquette
- Works well with others
- Properly weigh, price, and wrap customer items
- Stand on feet for 8+ hours, with or without breaks
- Able to work open, close, mid-shifts, weekends and holidays
- Able to lift items that weigh over 25 pounds
- Experience: 1 year of customer service experience required
Royal Oak | Full-Time
Baker
Holiday Market is seeking an experienced baker with at least one year of previous experience in a bakery environment. You will be responsible for proofing and baking danishes, pastries, and other baked goods, as well as preparing orders. It is the baker’s responsibility to ensure the quality of the goods being used are up to Holiday Market’s standards and to make notes when supplies are running low. It is a full time position and you must be able to work one weekend day and some holidays. Holiday market offers a full range of benefits to employees working more than 30 hours per week, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability.
Baker Responsibilities
- Mixing, preparing, and baking pastries
- Making sure orders are prepared correctly and efficiently
- Making sure all baked goods needed for orders are on hand at all times
- Recommend new recipes to renew our menu and attract more customers (e.g. gluten free and current trends)
- Producing our vegan dessert line
- Tracking food supply inventory and informing management when an order needs to be placed
Salary: Starting at $16.00 per hour
Royal Oak | Full-Time
Wedding Cake Consultant
Holiday Market, an award-winning and gourmet family grocery store, is known for our exceptional cakes. We are looking for people who love cake (ours in particular) and want to help make clients wedding dessert dreams come true. We are looking for a cake sales associate to help customers and clients do just that. The ideal candidate will have bakery and sales experience and possess a great attention to detail.
Responsibilities - Includes but not limited to the following:
- Organize and lead a team to design and process custom cake orders
- Train associates on standard cake ordering
- Understand and implement order timelines and policies
- Work closely with the head cake decorator and production teams to communicate accurate pricing and designs
- Guide clients through the custom cake ordering process. This includes cake design, flavor selections, serving sizes, presentation, proposals, and follow ups
- Manage daily correspondence with current and prospective clients via email, phone, and in person
- Collect deposits and final payments. Handle customer cake inquiries and complaints. Respond to inquiries within a 72 hour time period
- Document and update customer records based on interactions
Salary: From $17.00 per hour
Royal Oak | Full-Time
Cake Decorator
Holiday Market is seeking entry level cake decorators with at least 1-2 years of experience. This is a fast-paced position in a high production bakery. We are looking for full-time and part-time employees. Pay starts at $16/hour and ranges based on experience.
A portfolio of decorated cakes is required to apply for a designer position along with a bench test.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Must have schooling or be actively enrolled in a culinary arts program OR have 1 or more years of experience in a cake producing bakery
- Ability to read and follow recipes
- ServSafe certification desired but not required. Must adhere to health and safety guidelines
- Ability to meet strict deadlines
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs and stand for 8 hours or more
Salary: From $16.00 per hour