Gourmet Market Production Specialist

Central Market; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Market in Austin 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.

Qualifications

• Commercial production experience preferred
• 1+ years experience in food preparation
• 2-5 years of related experience

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 superlative customers service
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales

Skills

Food production

Quality control

Excellent communication

Overnight/weekend shifts

Customer service

Team coaching

Job description

Central Market in Austin 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.