CM Austin N Lamar Line Cook - Part-Time $18-$22 Hour

Central Market; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a renowned specialty grocery store that values quality and community. As a Production Specialist, you will be at the heart of food preparation, ensuring the freshest ingredients reach our customers. Your role will involve mixing, baking, and maintaining the highest standards of quality control. With a focus on customer service, you will engage with our community and share your food expertise. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions will make a real difference in the lives of food lovers. If you have a passion for food and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in food preparation required.
• Ability to lift and carry moderate to heavy loads (minimum of 50 lbs).

Responsibilities

• Mixing, shaping, baking, and stocking products.
• Ensuring quality control of all products before sales.

Skills

Food expertise

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Stress management

Coaching skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Baking equipment

Food preparation tools

Job description

Overview

Central Market is a specialty grocery that started in Austin, Texas in 1994, and has grown to multiple locations across the state. What makes Central Market one of the freshest markets in the country is our sumptuous selection of everything edible. We go straight to the source to bring you the finest food and drink the world has to offer. With hundreds of cheeses, thousands of wines, acres of produce, and aisles of experts, Central Market is a foodie’s wonderland. Our commitment beyond the plate is another reason we’re a cut above. We believe food is a way of uniting families and communities, preserving cultures, and starting new traditions. Each of our stores is a market in the truest sense and is a place to exchange goods, services, and ideas for those really into food.

Responsibilities

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 will apply basic and some advanced skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials, and/or equipment appropriate to their area of specialization. They will accept responsibility for achieving goals and objectives. Use of specialized subject matter knowledge is required.

Duties of this position may include:

1. Mixing, shaping, baking, wrapping, and stocking of products
2. Ensuring quality control of all product before sending to sales floor
3. Maintaining sanitation in the department
4. Maintaining organization of back storage, freezer, walk-in, and production area
5. Reading and executing daily production list
6. Calculating figures and amounts such as weights, discounts, percentages, and volumes
7. Providing customer service as required, such as answering questions and taking orders on the phone
8. Assisting in monitoring the quality of goods and monitoring shrink
9. Ordering and receiving products and supplies
10. Maintaining transfer records
11. Prepping, wrapping, pricing, selling, and stocking products continuously
12. Demos or preparing customer samples for self-serve
13. Providing superlative customer service
14. Using suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

Requirements

• Demonstrates and shares expertise about food
• Experience with commercial production preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Ability to coach other Partners
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• 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)
• Ability to inform customers about ingredients
• Values diversity
• 1 year experience in food preparation required
• 2-5 years of related experience required