Central Market (Preston Royal) Cake Decorator - Full time

Responsibilities Job Summary: Central Market is seeking a Production Specialist with availability to include days, evenings, and weekends to handle the freshest quality ingredients.

Production Specialists work under direct supervision. They will apply basic and some advanced skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment appropriate to are of specialization. Use of specialized subject matter knowledge required.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions

  • Duties of this position may include:
  • Include mixing, shaping, baking, wrapping and stocking of products
  • Ensures quality control of all product before sending to sales floor
  • Maintains sanitation in the department
  • Maintains organization of back storage, freezer, walk-in and production area
  • Reads and executes daily production list
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as weights, discounts, percentages and volumes
  • Provides customer service as required such as answering questions, taking orders on the phone
  • Assists in monitoring the quality of goods and monitors shrink
  • Orders and receives products and supplies
  • Maintains transfer records
  • Preps, wraps, prices, sells, and stocks products continuously
  • Demos, or prepares customer samples for self-serve
  • Provides superlative customers service
  • Uses suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales
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:
  • 2+ years 2-5 years of related experience - Required
  • Experience with commercial production - Preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Required
  • Ability to handle stressful situations - Required
  • Good verbal and written communication skills - Required
  • Ability to inform customers about ingredients - Required
  • Values diversity - Required
Education Licenses/Certifications: Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
  • Lift and carry moderate to heavy loads (minimum of 50 lbs.) Bend, reach, push, and pull.
  • Ability to work overnight and flexible schedules (days, evenings, weekends, and holidays)
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: 2/1/2004
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