Prepared Foods Team Member II

Lexington Real Foods Community Coop • Buffalo, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the Prepared Foods Team Member II is to create a great customer experience through food production, stocking, customer services and store maintenance. To ensure a clean, growing, and well-maintained department with exceptional quality. Assist in production, pack out and providing an irresistible store experience for customers. Demonstrates proficiency in Team Member I essential responsibilities and function.

Requirements

• Familiarity with natural foods, vegan and vegetarian cuisine as well as organic vs commercial growing practices
• Available to work weekends, holidays, mornings and nights
• Projects an outgoing, friendly personality
• Culinary degree or certification or equivalent experience
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions
• Ability to handle multiple demands, prioritize tasks and stay organized
• Flexible and adaptable to changing conditions and job requirements
• Ability to read, follow, and scale a recipe
• Ability to Operate kitchen equipment (i.e. mixers, commercial ovens, dishwasher)

Nice To Haves

• Min 2 years’ Kitchen Experience
• Proficient Knife Skills

Responsibilities

• Follow food recipes as written and make recommendations for improvement for existing recipes
• Maintain effective working relations and model our cultural values, policies and procedures to promote team building
• Provide and model exemplary service to customers and co-workers using established customer service standards
• Provide product information and educational materials to customers, answer questions
• Continuously research, develop and make improvements in efficiency, accuracy, service, quality and safety guidelines
• Effectively influence staff to ensure proper training of newly hired and or newly assigned team members to execute desired results
• Assist in operational cross training and product knowledge training and demonstrate these standards throughout the department
• Safely perform all activities related to food production using established procedures and safety
• Maintain safe, clean, organized workspace, storage areas, equipment and tools
• Ensure prepared foods meet recipe standards of quality, consistency, look and taste and demonstrate these standards throughout the department
• Ensure work area is kept clean and organized at all times
• Pack-out, label and stock product to standard
• Use food safety practices and product rotation to attain good shelf life and safe product for customers
• Prevent, monitor, remove and communicate shrink to shift leaders using established shrink procedures
• Ensure accurate and up to date production, shrink, and temperature records as directed.
• Ensure all food stations are clean, stocked, full fresh and delicious at all times
• Order, receive, display and sell all products in accordance with quality and merchandising standards

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree