Bakery Production Specialist — Craft, Quality & Service

Central Market; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist with availability for days, evenings, and weekends to handle the freshest quality ingredients. This role supports production tasks, quality control, sanitation, and stocking across back storage and production areas.

You will read daily production lists, calculate weights and volumes, and assist customers with questions or orders. Strong communication and reliability are essential in a fast-paced market environment.

Qualifications

• Requires 2-5 years of related experience.
• Experience with commercial production preferred.

Responsibilities

• Include mixing, shaping, baking, wrapping and stocking of products.
• Ensures quality control of all product before sending to sales floor.
• Maintains sanitation in the department.
• Maintains organization of back storage, freezer, walk-in and production area.
• Reads and executes daily production list.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as weights, discounts, percentages and volumes.
• Provides customer service as required such as answering questions, taking orders on the phone.
• Assists in monitoring the quality of goods and monitors shrink.
• Orders and receives products and supplies.
• Maintains transfer records.
• Preps, wraps, prices, sells, and stocks products continuously.
• Demos, or prepares customer samples for self-serve.
• Provides superior customer service.
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Good verbal and written communication

Inform customers about ingredients

Values diversity

Job description

Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist with availability for days, evenings, and weekends to handle the freshest quality ingredients. This role supports production tasks, quality control, sanitation, and stocking across back storage and production areas.

You will read daily production lists, calculate weights and volumes, and assist customers with questions or orders. Strong communication and reliability are essential in a fast-paced market environment.