Central Market (Austin Westgate) Line Cook - Full time

H-E-B; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

H-E-B in Austin, TX is seeking a dedicated team member for production duties in a fast-paced department. You will mix, shape, bake, wrap, stock products and ensure quality before they reach the sales floor.

The role requires strong sanitation practices, the ability to read daily lists, and flexibility to work overnight and weekends. You will also assist customers and support inventory through receiving, pricing and stocking duties.

Qualifications

• Experience with commercial production preferred; 2–5 years in related food preparation.
• Demonstrates and shares expertise about food.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Mix, shape, bake, wrap and stock products.
• Ensure quality control before sending to sales floor.
• Maintain sanitation in the department.
• Read and follow daily production list.
• Provide customer service and take orders by phone.
• Order and receive products and supplies.
• Maintain transfer records.
• Prep, wrap, price, sell and stock products continuously.
• Demos or prepare customer samples for self-serve.

Skills

Food preparation

Quality control

Sanitation

Communication skills

Overnight work

Job description

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• 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 superlative customers service
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

• Work Experience: Experience with commercial production preferred 1+ years experience in food preparation and experience required 2-5 years of related experience
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Demonstrates and shares expertise about food
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Ability to coach other Partners
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work overnight and flexible schedules (days, evenings, weekends, and holidays)
• Ability to inform customers about ingredients
• Values diversity
• Education: Licenses/Certifications: Physical Demands & Working Conditions: Lift and carry moderate to heavy loads (minimum of 50 lbs.) Bend, reach, push, and pull Ability to work overnight and flexible schedules (days, evenings, weekends, and holidays) The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised: 2/1/2004