Office Assistant

Passione Pizza is growing! We are a full-scale manufacturing warehouse and distribution brand based in Berkeley, California, selling to restaurants, wholesale and direct consumer channels and combines the highest quality United States grown artisan flours and grains with the culinary traditions of Italy. Passione pizza is expanding it's operations and distribution both nationally and internationally.

Passione Pizza uses and sells only the finest USDA-Organic grains to make excellent flours, doughs, and pizza pies to our direct customers and distributors all over California. Passione Pizza’s original organic flour is composed of one type of wheat, premium hard red wheat. In addition to our certified organic pizzas, we also offer a Gluten Free option composed of California’s home-grown sweet rice, white rice, and brown rice flours.

Our mission is to give everyone the opportunity to make a consistently great pizza at home. The secret to a great pizza begins with the crust. That’s why all of our products are made with the highest quality ingredients the United States has to offer.

The Position:

Do you have restaurant experience and looking to take career to the next level with growth potential within the company?

Do you have a dedicated style of work ethic that keeps you on your toes and tends to think ten steps ahead?

We are looking for an energetic individual who is highly organized, loves the opportunity to wear multiple hats and excited to learn and take on new responsibilities.This position has the ability to start as a part-time role OR full-time.This person will be working directly with the CEO of the company on the day-to-day operations.The ideal candidate does not necessarily need food administration experience, but it is helpful. **Open and flexible to current student and post-graduate schedules.

Office Management Responsibilities:

Assist the Office Manager with monitoring daily operations and projects which includes but is not limited to: Certification Management, Food Safety Certification Management, Product development projects, customer relationships, event scheduling, and product realization.

Filing, organizing and cataloging invoices, production logs, employee records and sales reports.

Assisting the Production manager with monitoring employee schedules, payroll projects, and timekeeping records.

Logging customer purchase orders, creating sales orders and production schedules with the Production Manager. Creating and sending invoices once shipments have been made.

Business Development Responsibilities:

Assist Office Manager and CEO with Passione Mobile LLC doing demo's, selling, and catering events. Attend Food shows and special events. Assist with creating new retail customers including post event follow up with new connections to provide product-line information.

Assist Office Manager and CEO with broker communications to help expand business sales. Provide product samples, spec information, and marketing materials to sales broker in a timely manner.

Receptionist Duties:

Assisting guests when they arrive, complying with visitor policy and SQF protocol for warehouse tours. Answering phone calls, scheduling meetings, creating meeting agendas and taking meeting minutes during food safety meetings as well as high client visits.

General Responsibilities:

• Accurate preparation of documentation & distribution of payroll via the payroll system
• Awareness of general payroll duties
• Handle day to day internal and external correspondence
• Review computations to ensure company payroll policies are in accordance with government regulations
• Resolve any employee inquiries regarding payroll or compensation
• Maintain Labor Relations paperwork
• May deal with elevated Customer Service issues
• Provide HR support, as needed
• Maintain employee relations regarding compensation, benefits, training, EEO, and employee records
• Maintain employee benefits programs
• Process HR employment applications
• Maintains employment records, including attendance and other employment records
• May conduct pre-employment screening, interviews, reference checks, and respond to routine HR policy questions

Key Qualifications:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities
• Strong communication skills—verbal & written
• Detail-oriented
• Accurate data-entry skills
• Enjoy working in team-based environment
• Ability to set priorities and be resourceful under pressure

Qualifications:

AA Degree or equivalent is preferred

Quick books knowledge

Previous restaurant experience is preferred

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $17.00 - $24.00 per hour

Ability to Relocate:

• Berkeley, CA 94710: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person