Assistant Prepared Foods Team Lead - Earth Fare Christiansburg

Hulsing Enterprises•Christiansburg, VA

About The Position

Earth Fare Team Leaders model the company’s Mission, Conviction, and Purpose while developing and managing successful department teams. They follow departmental standard operating procedures, meet or exceed financial goals, and ensure a clean, organized, and safe work environment. The Assistant Prepared Foods Team Leader manages the prepared foods department when the Team Leader is absent. This includes overseeing preparation and presentation of ready-to-eat meals, delivering exceptional customer service, leading deli clerks and cooks, managing inventory, and maintaining quality, cleanliness, and safety standards. The role requires strong leadership and organizational skills to provide customers with a selection of fresh, appetizing prepared foods.

Requirements

Knowledge of food service industry trends, food allergies, and specialized dietary terms such as gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian.
Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and proper use of kitchen utensils and equipment.
Proven success managing shrink, sales, gross profit, and total overhead in a similar environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook, and ability to learn the Falcon hand-held computer scanner.
Leadership experience managing a team of 10 or more people.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend, reach, stoop, kneel, and squat.
Ability to push, pull, and maneuver heavy loads.
Ability to stand for extended periods.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-service-focused environment and tolerate brief exposure to extreme cold and heat.
Ability to travel periodically for meetings.

Nice To Haves

Perishable experience.
OSHA ServSafe Certification.

Responsibilities

Communicate the Earth Fare vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals to team members, emphasizing customer service, safety, and sanitation.
Interview, select, train, and support team members.
Act as a key holder to support overall store operations.
Supervise and participate in the production of in-house prepared foods.
Ensure proper presentation and display of quality pre-made items and maintain high standards of quality control.
Order and receive deliveries.
Schedule team members.
Review daily and weekly sales and movement reports, shrink reports, and emails, and respond accordingly.
Conduct monthly department inventory.
Identify opportunities to reduce expenses.
Develop and maintain an attractive sales floor by implementing Earth Fare merchandising guidelines.
Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of department fixtures, storage, workstations, freezers, and coolers.
Manage departmental standard operating procedures and financial goals, including gross profit, shrink, sales, labor, and department overhead.