PRODUCTION
ASSISTANT

 
 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Pay: $15/hr

Job Type: Part-time / Full-time (15-35 hrs/week)

Hours: Thursday through Monday 1 until 9 or 10pm with 1 hour lunch break (hours will vary some depending on slow vs. peak seasons)

Since 2006 Chad’s Chai has been providing high quality teas & tea blends to restaurants and cafes in Winston-Salem and beyond. Our mission has always been to foster community by creating “tea worth sharing.” We are seeking a detail-oriented, hard-working individual to steep and blend teas to further that mission and enable us to provide a high-quality product to our customers. This will be a back-of-house position.

Expectations

  • Work as part of a team under supervision of management to meet everyday needs of wholesale/retail production, and to supply the front-of-house with an adequate supply of tea and specialty drink blends.

  • Meticulously follow recipes to build and steep batches of tea blends.

  • Fill packaging with loose leaf tea with precision according to instructions

  • Use online ordering system to fill orders

  • Monitor and communicate inventory status of products, ingredients, and supplies

  • Work and communicate well with fellow team members

  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of workspace, including but not limited to washing dishes, sweeping and mopping

  • Comply with health and safety regulations

  • Assist in identifying potential improvements in production workflow

  • May occasionally be asked to make deliveries to local businesses and/or to post office, as well as to pick up necessary ingredients from stores

Required Skills

  • Ability to pay close attention to detail and follow instructions exactly

  • Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes in instructions, ingredients, and equipment while still maintaining consistent, superior quality of product

  • Ability to listen to constructive feedback

  • Openness to develop new knowledge and skills

  • Ability to work independently (and find answers to questions as they arise?)

  • Ability to set your own workflow based on what's needed each day

  • Ability to evaluate and prioritize tasks

  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

  • Ability to stand for long periods of time

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