Gourmet Kitchen Production Specialist (Evenings & Weekends)

Central Market; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist to handle the freshest ingredients with availability to include days, evenings, and weekends. Production Specialists work under direct supervision and apply basic to advanced skills in procedures, techniques, and equipment in their area of specialization.

Key duties include mixing, shaping, baking, wrapping, stocking, quality control and sanitation. The role also requires reading and executing a daily production list, weighing ingredients,

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of related experience
• Experience with commercial production preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to inform customers about ingredients
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Values diversity

Responsibilities

• Include mixing, shaping, baking, wrapping and stocking of products
• Ensure quality control of all products before sales floor
• Maintain sanitation in the department
• Keep back storage, freezer, walk-in and production area organized
• Read and execute daily production list
• Calculate weights, discounts, percentages and volumes
• Provide customer service by answering questions and taking orders
• Monitor quality of goods and shrink
• Order and receive products
• Maintain transfer records
• Prepare, wrap, price, sell and stock products
• Demo or prepare customer samples for self-serve
• Provide superior customer service
• Use suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Stress management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Diversity awareness

Job description

Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist to handle the freshest ingredients with availability to include days, evenings, and weekends. Production Specialists work under direct supervision and apply basic to advanced skills in procedures, techniques, and equipment in their area of specialization.

Key duties include mixing, shaping, baking, wrapping, stocking, quality control and sanitation. The role also requires reading and executing a daily production list, weighing ingredients,