Taquero - New Store - Bellflower #54 - Full-Time

Northgate Market•Bellflower, CA

3d•$21 - $27

About The Position

The Taquero prepares food products according to Northgate Markets recipes, production standards, and daily menus. The role supports customer service and department operations by preparing and replenishing products, maintaining product quality and freshness, managing inventory, and keeping workstations and food-storage areas clean and sanitary. The Taquero follows food-safety and workplace-safety procedures and may receive products, help customers, and train or cross-train employees as needed. The position is full-time at the new Bellflower store.

Requirements

A high school diploma is preferred but not required.
At least one year of experience in overall department operations with successful or concurrent participation in a management training program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Food Safety Handling certificate.
Sufficient math skills to understand recipe preparation and cooking measurements.
Ability to hear, speak, and understand spoken communication to respond to pages, assist customers, answer telephones, and communicate effectively.
Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret, and understand English well enough to follow equipment instructions, company materials, and other job-related documents.
Knowledge of the duties, procedures, policies, and operations of every staff position in the department.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 70 pounds and frequently lift negligible amounts of weight.
Close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma.

Responsibilities

Order products and ingredients as needed; rotate stock and maintain freshness using FIFO practices.
Provide prompt, friendly service, engage with customers, ensure order accuracy, offer product suggestions, and inform customers about sales.
Work efficiently during peak periods and maintain productivity and availability at busy times.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with coworkers and leads, and help create a positive work environment.
Prepare food products according to Northgate Markets recipes, production norms, production plans, and department menu schematics.
Adjust daily production to account for special events, weather, and other relevant factors.
Review product quality before offering it to customers and replenish products according to assortment and customer needs.
Maintain inventory of ingredients, supplies, displayed products, and refrigerated products; replenish supplies as needed and minimize shrink by reporting waste with the designated tracking tool.
Keep workstations, seating areas, refrigerators, utensils, and equipment clean, organized, and sanitary; sanitize surfaces during food production as needed.
Follow food-safety requirements, including recording and monitoring product temperatures and safe product handling.
Maintain ready times and department operating hours, and check in with the department lead at the end of the shift.
Receive products from vendors or the warehouse when the prepared foods lead is absent.
Take corrective action on customer complaints and assist the customer service line when necessary.
Follow department hygiene, personal appearance, uniform, PPE, and safety requirements; check equipment before use and report malfunctioning equipment or unsafe conditions.
Maintain quality assurance of outsourced products through communication with prepared foods leads.
Develop and cross-train other employees when needed.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned.