How to hire a Backroom Team Member

How to hire a backroom team member, step by step

Here's a step-by-step backroom team member hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a backroom team member job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new backroom team member
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a backroom team member, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a backroom team member to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a backroom team member that fits the bill.

   This list presents backroom team member salaries for various positions.

   Type Of Backroom Team Member	Description	Hourly Rate
   Backroom Team Member	Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.	$11-17
   Overnight Stocker	An overnight stocker is responsible for monitoring inventories, stocking items, and organizing products on shelves. Overnight stockers' duties also include checking the manufacturing and expiration dates of the products, labeling and validating prices, escalating defective items to the management, and categorizing products for special offers and promotions... Show More	$11-17
   Stower	A stower is responsible for scanning a product and appropriately placing it to the right shelf for customer's consumption. Duties of a stower include inspecting the item for any defects and escalating damaged items to the supervisor ensuring adequately labeled products... Show More	$10-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common Skills:

   • Work Ethic
   • PET
   • Basic Math
   • Excellent Guest
   • Food Handling
   • Team-Oriented Environment
   • Taking Care
   • Customer Service
   • Store Shelves
   • Electric Pallet Jack
   • Logistics
   • Drive Sales
   • Back Stock
   • Excellent Planning

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead the team by exemplify reliability through punctuality and personal integrity.
   • Order goods, stock isles, cashier and sack groceries.
   • Used the proper equipment (ladders, wave lifts, etc . )
   • Operate balers to compress recyclablematerials into bundles or bales.
   • Rotate inventory and remove damage products in accordance with company FIFO policy.
   • Attend company trainings on pet feeds, Ag feeds, supplies, and health products.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your backroom team member job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A backroom team member salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, backroom team members' average salary in mississippi is 34% less than in rhode island.
   • Seniority. Entry-level backroom team members earn 38% less than senior-level backroom team members.
   • Certifications. A backroom team member with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a backroom team member's salary.

   Average backroom team member salary

   $14.46hourly

   $30,083 yearly

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   Entry-level backroom team member salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2025

4. Writing a Backroom Team Member Job Description

   A good backroom team member job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a backroom team member job description:

   Backroom Team Member job description example

   Wings. Beer. Sports. It's what we do! We bring big game-time energy to our guests without being at the stadium.
   
   We are looking for just the right Heart of House (Kitchen) Team Members to jump in the game! Buffalo Wild Wings is a fun, fast-paced environment. We create legendary experiences for our guests and can only do that with team members like YOU!
   
   This position is responsible for the preparation and production of all Buffalo Wild Wings menu items. Several roles within this position include the Chip, Shake, Grill, Southwest, and Expo stations.
   Chip Station • Responsible for all preparation of fried chips, wedges and onion rings prepared in the kitchen of the restaurant. Ensure all chip coolers are clean and free of extra debris • The Chip position portions and prepares food items prior to cooking in accordance with the Chip Packaging Chart. • Other duties include maintaining the fryers and quality of the shortening/oil as outlined in the Fryer Rotation Chart and Shortening Management Reference Guide.
   Grill Station • Prepares all grilled items such as chicken breast, and burger patties • The Grill person portions and prepares food items prior to cooking in accordance with the Prep Sheets and Grill Station Chart. • Other duties include maintaining the grill and quality of the products outlined in the Prep Sheets and Grill Station Guide.
   Shake Station • Ensure all sauce pumps are cleaned, filled and in working order • Ensure all sauce and seasoning buckets have been washed and dried • Ensure all seasoning shakers are clean, filled no more than ¾ full • Ensure hot wing holding drawers are turned on, are at 180°F with the vents open • Weigh wings to determine cooking time
   Southwest Station • Responsible for all preparation of wraps, salads, flatbreads, etc. • Responsible for maintaining cold rail and making sure food is properly stocked Job Title Cook Department Heart of House Reports To Kitchen Manager Position Level Non-Management
   Expo Station • Act as the communication link between and among the kitchen line and the front of the house to ensure the coordination and smooth flow of quality products being produced and served to customers. • Control food presentation, quality assurance and timeliness of food delivery.
   General Responsibilities • Prep, portion, and store food items needed for daily operation • Ensure you are using proper containers, filling to appropriate fill lines, and following FDIR and FIFO procedures • Maintain sanitary and organized workstation • Clean and stock each station following FIFO guidelines • Ensure all soap and sanitizer buckets are changed minimally every four hours • Empty any trash containers that need to be emptied • Wash all necessary dishes • Skim, polish, filter, dump fryers-follow your restaurant’s filtering schedule
   The physical demands for this position require the individual to sit, stand, bend, lift up to 30 pounds, and move intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations. The duties of this position may change from time to time. Buffalo Wild Wings reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Buffalo Wild Wings or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.
   
   REQUIREMENTS
   • Ability to follow specific service time and guidelines • Ability to maintain a high degree of pace and intensity for an extended period of time • Must be reliable and dependable by adhering to a schedule, covering shifts as necessary, and
   
   ABOUT THE COMPANY
   You are applying for work with a franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings not Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. Any information you submit will be provided solely to the franchisee. If hired, the franchisee, SC Wings, LLC will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who are solely responsible for their own employees and set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right backroom team member for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

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   • Post your backroom team member job on Zippia to find and recruit backroom team member candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with backroom team member candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new backroom team member

   Once you've found the backroom team member candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new backroom team member. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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