Central Market (Austin Westgate) Line Cook - Full time

H.E.B.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist with availability to include days, evenings, and weekends to handle the freshest quality ingredients. Production Specialists work under direct supervision and apply basic and some advanced skills in procedures, tools, and equipment appropriate to the role.

They will accept responsibility for achieving goals and objectives, with an emphasis on quality and customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial food production preferred.
• 1+ years experience in food preparation and related work required.
• 2-5 years of related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mix, shape, bake, wrap and stock products.
• Ensure quality control before the product reaches the sales floor.
• Maintain sanitation across the department and storage areas.
• Read and execute the daily production list and plan.
• Provide customer service and answer questions as needed.
• Order, receive and stock supplies for the department.
• Communicate with team to maintain accuracy in weights and volumes.

Skills

Food production

Customer service

Communication skills

Team coaching

Stress management

Adaptability

Diversity values

Job description

Job Summary

Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist with availability to include days, evenings, and weekends to handle the freshest quality ingredients. Production Specialists work under direct supervision. They will apply basic and some advanced skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment appropriate to are of specialization. They will accept responsibility for achieving goals/objectives. Use of specialized subject matter knowledge required.

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

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