Irving - Deli - Production Spec - Full time

HEB•Irving, TX

About The Position

Job Summary: As a Production Specialist, you'll provide our Customers with fresh, made in store product, with a focus on hot foods such as rotisserie chicken and sandwiches. You'll maintain and ensure compliance with department and food safety / sanitation standards. Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:• 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 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 / maintains temperature integrity of all ingredients, product, and equipment operation Maintains organization and sanitation in food preparation areas Properly handles, operates, and maintains equipment Performs as a team member to help ensure a safe, clean, productive operation • Customer Service: Provides / ensures Customers a sense of urgency related to accuracy, speed, and freshness of their order Provides superior customer service at all times; provides internal customer service Ensures accurate production and delivery of e-Commerce customer orders Provides detailed knowledge of menu items, ingredients, prep methods, etc. Assists guests as needed The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations. Qualifications & Key Requirements: Work Experience: 1+ years Experience in commercial foodservice - Required Experience in food prep / equipment - Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Culinary knowledge - Required Understanding of nutritional values and ingredients - Required Strong communication and interpersonal skills - Required Reading and writing skills - Required Technology skills - Required Planning and organizing skills - Required Culinary math skills for recipe conversion - Required Ability to execute high-volume production - Required Education: HS Diploma or GED or equivalent - Required Licenses/Certifications: Culinary certification, or equivalent culinary training / work experience - Required Physical Demands & Working Conditions: Function in a fast-paced, retail environment Work extended hours and / or rotating schedules Safely maneuver around moving mechanical parts Constantly stand, walk, reach at waist, grasp Frequently be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic materials Frequently be exposed to heat Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements, shoulder circumduction Occasionally be exposed to wet, cold, ambient temperatures, and loud noise Demonstrate the ability to lift 80 lbs, and manage in excess of 80 lbs with a team lift While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as--Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day It is Partners responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Last revised: 8/1/2021

Requirements

1+ years Experience in commercial foodservice
Experience in food prep / equipment
Culinary knowledge
Understanding of nutritional values and ingredients
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Reading and writing skills
Technology skills
Planning and organizing skills
Culinary math skills for recipe conversion
Ability to execute high-volume production
HS Diploma or GED or equivalent
Culinary certification, or equivalent culinary training / work experience

Responsibilities

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
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
Ensures compliance with department Store and standard operating procedures
Properly handles / maintains temperature integrity of all ingredients, product, and equipment operation
Maintains organization and sanitation in food preparation areas
Properly handles, operates, and maintains equipment
Performs as a team member to help ensure a safe, clean, productive operation
Provides / ensures Customers a sense of urgency related to accuracy, speed, and freshness of their order
Provides superior customer service at all times; provides internal customer service
Ensures accurate production and delivery of e-Commerce customer orders Provides detailed knowledge of menu items, ingredients, prep methods, etc.
Assists guests as needed