Burnet Deli - Production Spec - Part time

Job Summary

As a Production Specialist, you'll provide our Customers with fresh, made‑in‑store product, focusing on hot foods such as rotisserie chicken and sandwiches. You will maintain and ensure compliance with department and food safety/sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

Production / Food Service

• Cuts, slices, dices, chops food for recipe preparation; preps in accordance with recipe specifications and SOPs.
• Uses multiple and more complex production planning tools for all products to ensure 100 % in‑stocks.
• Completes tasks at assigned workstation and assists in multiple cooking venues.
• Assists in technical areas and with catering orders as needed.
• Masters recipe preparation, including daily production to account for raw‑material variations and customer demand.
• Prepares, packages, and stocks fresh product.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Food Safety / Sanitation

• Ensures compliance with department store and standard operating procedures.
• Properly handles and maintains temperature integrity of all ingredients, product, and equipment.
• Maintains organization and sanitation in food preparation areas.
• Properly handles, operates, and maintains equipment.
• Works as a team member to help ensure a safe, clean, productive operation.

Customer Service

• Provides a sense of urgency related to accuracy, speed, and freshness of customer orders.
• Delivers superior internal and external customer service at all times.
• Ensures accurate production and delivery of e‑Commerce customer orders.
• Possesses detailed knowledge of menu items, ingredients, and preparation methods.
• Assists guests as needed.

Qualifications

• Age requirement: 18 years or older.
• 1 + year of experience in commercial foodservice, including food preparation and equipment operation.
• Culinary knowledge and understanding of nutritional values and ingredients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; reading and writing proficiency.
• Technology, planning, organizing, and culinary math skills for recipe conversion.
• Ability to execute high‑volume production.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Culinary certification or equivalent culinary training/work experience (preferred).

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Fast‑paced retail environment with extended hours and rotating schedules.
• Frequent standing, walking, reaching at waist, grasping; occasional overhead, shoulder, knee, floor, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, climbing stairs, pivoting, twisting, pushing/pulling, pinching, fine motor movements, and shoulder circumduction.
• Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic materials, heat, wet or cold ambient temperatures, and loud noise.
• Ability to lift 80 lb and manage loads over 80 lb with a team lift; must not lift beyond personal safe limit.
• Physical effort measured as: Constantly 5.5 + hours per 8‑hour day; Frequently 2.5‑5.5 hours; Occasionally 0‑2.5 hours.
• Reasonable accommodations may be provided for individuals with disabilities.