Careers
Cooks | Bellecour is built around the philosophy that everyone in the organization shares in the experience of growing a company. We wouldn’t be as successful as we are today if we didn’t allow our employees to have a voice in what we do. That’s why we foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to speak their minds and get involved.
We’re a small organization, much like a tight-knit family and we’re always evolving. We are continually looking to add new, qualified members to our team, whether it’s class assistants for our cooking schools, barista/sales associates in our stores, or a new member for our administrative team. We look forward to hearing from you~
Current Open Positions
Retail Sales Lead | St. Paul
At Cooks | Bellecour, we believe that Life Happens in the Kitchen. Our retail stores, cooking schools and bakeries are filled with tools, gadgets, pastries, coffee and kitchen advice offering guests culinary experiences while visiting us and at home.
The Retail Sales Lead contributes to the success of Cooks | Bellecour by inspiring customers on all points of their culinary journey. This role supports a Store Manager in the achievement of sales goals and directs daily retail store and bakery operations. The Retail Sales Lead reports to a Store Manager.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
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Contribute to an environment where employees are informed and capable by supporting training for all employees.
- Model and hold employees accountable to customer service standards.
- Model and ensure all Cooks | Bellecour policies and standard operating procedures are communicated effectively to employees, maintained and consistently followed.
- Provide coaching in the moment and performance feedback to employees and communicate performance issues directly to the Store Manager.
- Support sales driving initiatives and achieve daily sales goals.
- Direct employees to ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels, merchandise presentations, and ensure the sales floor and bakery is adequately stocked according to visual standards.
- Stay informed by maintaining product knowledge, accessing available training and seeking out additional resources when necessary.
- Complete and carry out inventory management procedures.
- Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills with employees, customers, and leadership support team.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Store Manager.
Required Skills:
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Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with employees and customers.
- Ability to move about the store coaching and directing employees; selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from storage,sales floor, and bakery.
- Ability to grab, reach, push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch in order to demonstrate, retrieve and replenish merchandise and bakery items.
- Ability to work a varied schedule to observe employees and customers at different times of the day, week and year.
- Ability to work a minimum of 34 hours per week.
- Ability to ascend/descend ladders in order to retrieve and/or move merchandise.
- Ability to operate a computer, POS system.
- Ability to make handcrafted coffee/tea beverages.
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Ability to lift and/ or move merchandise weighing up to 35 lbs.
Experience and Required Qualifications:
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1 year of retail sales and customer service experience, preferred.
- 1 year of retail supervisory experience, preferred.
- 1 year of cafe barista experience, preferred.
- 1 year of retail bakery operations experience, preferred.
- Proficient in POS Systems.
- Some experience with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word and Excel).
Cooks | Bellecour Shared Values:
- Positivity: energy, attitude, outlook, relationships, leadership
- Speaking our truth, hearing the truth from others, without blame or judgment
- Gaining efficiency, so we can take on something new
- Holding each other accountable to our commitments
- Working for the betterment of Cooks | Bellecour
- Ethical behavior being critical to our success
- Respecting each other as people
- Asking questions to gain understanding or clarity
Pay and Benefits:
- $17.00 per hour plus tips
- 30% discount on retail products, exclusions apply
- Monthly Sales Incentive
- Cooking class attendance/audit free
- Vendor Incentives
- Training Rewards
- One coffee and pastry per shift to enjoy
This job description represents a summary of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Cooks | Bellecour provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local requirements.
Retail Sales Associate & Barista | All Locations
At Cooks | Bellecour, we believe that Life Happens in the Kitchen. Our retail stores, cooking schools and bakeries are filled with tools, gadgets, pastries, coffee and kitchen advice offering guests culinary experiences while visiting us and at home.
We’re looking for outgoing, personable team members to join our Baristas and Sales positions.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute toward the achievement of daily retail sales goals.
- Remain informed about the products and services that we offer and enthusiastically share genuine knowledge with our guests.
- Complete inventory control processes, including stocking shelves and completing any stock or inventory counts as requested.
- Model industry-leading levels of exemplary guest service.
- Operate a Point of Sale System (POS) for all guest purchases.
- Communicate and discuss delicious bakery descriptions with guests.
- Prepare high-quality, handcrafted coffee and tea beverages.
- Adhere to standard operations procedures to ensure the smooth flow of store operations.
- Ensure that merchandise stock levels and merchandise presentations meet our visual standards.
- Execute additional projects as assigned by the store management team.
Required Skills:
- Ability to communicate positively and work cooperatively with all team members and guests.
- Ability to move about the store, assisting guests before they ask for help and retrieving merchandise from back stock areas.
- Ability to retrieve and replenish merchandise and bakery items.
- Ability to make handcrafted coffee/tea beverages.
- Ability to work a minimum of 15 hours a week.
- Ability to operate a computer/point of sale (POS) system and espresso machine to accomplish work.
- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 35 lbs.
- Ability to remain positive in a high-volume sales environment.
- Ability to recite menu offerings and ingredients.
- Possession of high levels of culinary curiosity and/or experience.
Experience and Required Qualifications:
- 1 year of retails sales and customer service experience preferred.
- 1 year of coffee barista and bakery experience preferred.
- Proficient in point of sale (POS) systems.
Cooks | Bellecour Shared Values:
- Positivity: energy, attitude, outlook, relationships, leadership
- Speaking our truth, hearing the truth from others, without blame or judgment
- Gaining efficiency, so we can take on something new
- Holding each other accountable to our commitments
- Working for the betterment of Cooks | Bellecour
- Ethical behavior being critical to our success
- Respecting each other as people
- Asking questions to gain understanding or clarity
Pay and Benefits:
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$14.50 per hour plus tips
- 30% discount on retail products, exclusions apply
- Monthly Sales Incentive
- Cooking class attendance/audit free
- Vendor Incentives
- Training Rewards
- One coffee and pastry per shift to enjoy
This job description represents a summary of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Cooks | Bellecour provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local requirements.
Culinary Assistant | Edina & North Loop
At Cooks | Bellecour, we believe that Life Happens in the Kitchen. Our retail stores, cooking schools and bakeries are filled with tools, gadgets, pastries, coffee and kitchen advice offering guests culinary experiences while visiting us and at home.
We’re looking for Culinary Assistants for our Edina and North Loop Cooking Schools!
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in pre-event food prep
- Assist in setting up kitchens and dining spaces for classes and events
- Assist in clean up after all experiences
- Deliver high level, positive guest experiences
- Complete all shift tasks
- Move fast throughout experiences
Required Skills:
- Organized
- Basic Culinary Skills
- Strong Customer Service Skills
- Good Overall Communication Skills
- Basic Server Skills
- Ability to multitask
- High Energy and strong ability to collaborate with others positively
- Ability to lift up to 30 lb.
Cooks | Bellecour Shared Values:
- Positivity: energy, attitude, outlook, relationships, leadership
- Speaking our truth, hearing the truth from others, without blame or judgment
- Gaining efficiency, so we can take on something new
- Holding each other accountable to our commitments
- Working for the betterment of Cooks | Bellecour
- Ethical behavior being critical to our success
- Respecting each other as people
- Asking questions to gain understanding or clarity
- Vision and Mission; working from a holistic approach
- Coaching to enhance strengths, while developing opportunities for personal/professional growth
- Willingness to learn and grow
Pay and Benefits:
- This is an hourly position with 10 – 38 hours per week available. Day time availability preferred at this time. When applying, let us know how many hours you're available to work per week.
- $14.50 per hour
This job description represents a summary of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Cooks | Bellecour provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local requirements.