Kitchen Production Team Leader

About the role

Works with kitchen production team to prepare, package, and label products. Maintains stock levels and product quality by monitoring dates, appearance, and storage temperature controls. Works with management to review loss, sales, and shrink. Helps with kitchen production tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Works in conjunction with upper management to train and develop partners, schedule, plan, assign, and direct work.
• Assists with establishing departmental workflow and ensures adequate staff is scheduled.
• Supports upper management with the review of historical data regarding sales, ads and promotions.
• Co-manages inventory using item management processes to ensure satisfactory in-stock levels.
• Makes fine judgements about aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color to inspect product for quality.
• Enforces quality control and food safety standards and ensures dated products are stocked and rotated properly.
• Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives and appealing product displays.
• Works with catering personnel and meets regularly to ensure ordering needs are met. Assists with preparing catering orders.
• Cleans, assembles, and prepares machinery and equipment for operation, and examines to ensure proper function.
• Operates machinery, regulates speed, and stops machinery at precise points indicated.
• Stacks pallets and sorts product into correct locations according to Company efficiency standards and expectations.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
• Provides friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions and taking special order requests by phone and in person.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED and one or more years of related experience required.
• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Food Handler certification required.
• Typically involves on-the-job training.
• Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.

Qualifications

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Frequently required to use strenuous finger or hand movements.
• Frequently required to bend, kneel, squat, or stoop.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
• Frequently exposed to hot surfaces.
• Frequently exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to extreme heat conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Frequently exposed to equipment with sharp blades or edges.
• Frequently exposed to cleaning agents.

Skills

• Basic mathematical skills for the purpose of following recipes.
• Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment such as a cheese/meat slicer, commercial oven, etc.
• Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and/or calibrated scales.
• Ability to learn new systems, methods, or processes.
• Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools.
• Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate (in written and verbal form) with partners and customers.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage. Flexibility and freedom: Paid time off to relax, recharge, and enjoy life. Ownership that empowers: 401(k) plan to help you build a solid future that the Company contributes to. Savings for your lifestyle: Exclusive employee discounts on the things you need most. Investing in your dreams: Scholarships and educational support to fuel your growth. Adventure awaits: Access to a 205-acre outdoor recreation area for unwinding, connecting, and having fun.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

Company Information

Based in Tyler, Texas, BGC is home to five unique banners—Brookshire's Grocery Company, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, Fresh by Brookshire's, and Reasor's—operating over 215 + stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. We’re all about creating a workplace where you can thrive. At BGC, you matter, your contributions are celebrated, and your future is unlimited. Whether you're launching your career or ready to level up, you’ll find a supportive team, endless growth opportunities, and a chance to make an impact.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for its partners and customers. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age , disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.