What are the responsibilities and job description for the Central Kitchen Production Associate - Full-Time - $1,000.00 Signing Bonus position at Buehler's Fresh Foods\t\t\t\t\t?
Buehler’s Central Kitchen Production Associates prepare and ship food products for our customers to purchase at our store locations. We have loyal customers that return to consume our products because they can expect great food quality and experience. One of our company strategies is to become the Best in Food Service and have the Freshest Foods, and our Central Kitchen ensure that it provides the stores with the high-quality products to align with those strategies.
****Multiple positions are being filled for this Role.****
Full Time – 35 – 40 hours a week
First Shift – Typical Hours 7:00am – 4:00pm
No Holidays or Weekends
Hourly Rate Between $14.50- $18.00 an hour
Weekly Pay – With the option to withdraw pay as it is earned through the Dayforce Wallet App
Signing Bonus: The successful candidate must complete six months in the hired role to be eligible for the signing bonus.
A typical day for a Central Kitchen Associate may include:
- Unpack cans and cartons
- Count and record food items
- Performing other duties as needed, including specific tasks based on special projects
- Set up, start, or load food processing equipment
- Check, weigh, and mix ingredients according to recipes
- Monitor food cooking machines and make adjustments to the controls for devices such as boilers, ovens, fryers and cookers
- Record batch production data
- Load raw ingredients into the cooking machine and measure the amount needed by following company recipes and industry standards
- Sanitize all materials and machinery parts at the end of each shift and clean the workspace at the worker station by following company cleanliness standards
- Perform duties on the packaging line by loading and adjusting items
- Clean workspaces and equipment in accordance with health and safety standards
- Check final products to ensure quality
- Remove the finished product from the production line and push batches to the next step of the process for packaging
- Price packaged and processed items according to standard protocols
- Label packaged food items appropriately
- Assist in loading up final product for store shipments
We think you’d be great for this role if you embody the 6 Characteristics of a great Buehler’s teammate:
People Minded
- Enjoy working in a close teamwork environment
Customer Minded
- Assess and react stores needs
- Motivated to ensure production of high quality products
Product Minded
- Motivated to ensure production of high quality products
Stable Minded
- Manage stress and keep your composure when it gets busy during the work week, weekends, and special holidays (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and many others)
Detail Minded
- Work with minimal supervision while being highly productive; able to multitask effectively
Open Minded
- Value being dependable, reliable and flexible with your schedule to accommodate customer demand
- Accommodate staffing needs by having a flexible schedule and the ability to work weekends
- Understand that this is not designed to cover all the duties that are required, and there may be changes to your duties or responsibilities without notice
Our legal team wants you to know what’s required for this role:
- Attained at least 18 years of age; or if age 16-17 cannot operate any equipment (slicer, buffalo chopper, etc.)
- Must be available to be scheduled 35 hrs a week.
- Able to meet the requirements to occasionally stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50# and occasionally 80#
- Manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures; and can do simple math problems
- Able to work within our deli/kitchen environment that includes equipment such as an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, refrigeration coolers, freezers, mixer and chef’s knives…so frequently you will be exposed to heat, steam, fire, cold temperatures and noise
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disability to perform the essential functions
Buehler’s Fresh Foods is an employee-owned chain of 13 grocery stores located in northeast Ohio. Our employees share a genuine concern for quality and to take care of the customer. We are always “Putting People First” whether it be our customers or our employees.
We are an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.
Salary : $15 - $18