Cheese Specialist

Albertsons Companies • Santa Monica, CA

2d • $17 - $24

About The Position

As a Cheese Specialist, you provide product knowledge and customer service in the epicurean department, helping customers explore cheeses and make selections by explaining products and pairings. You support an engaging and informative shopping experience by answering questions and highlighting featured items.

You keep the department fresh, inviting, and well presented by cutting and preparing cheeses consistently, refreshing displays, monitoring product rotation and quality, restocking, updating signage, and introducing new items. The role includes inventory tracking and ordering, merchandising, sampling and seasonal promotions, and following food safety and sanitation standards. It is an entry-level position with advancement opportunity.

Requirements

• Clear communication skills for presenting product information and assisting customers.
• Familiarity with cheese varieties, characteristics, and pairings, with interest in expanding product knowledge.
• Experience handling, cutting, and preparing food products according to established standards.
• Attention to detail when cutting, labeling, rotating, and presenting products.
• Organization and time-management skills for daily tasks, inventory tracking, and merchandising upkeep.
• Ability to maintain clean, organized, and visually consistent displays.
• Knowledge of inventory and ordering practices, including monitoring product levels and managing dates.
• Awareness of promotional activities, including sampling, featured products, and seasonal merchandising.
• Awareness of food safety and compliance practices, including sanitation, temperature control, and handling standards.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift and move products weighing up to 55 pounds, and work in cooler environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide customers with information about cheese varieties, characteristics, and pairings, and assist with product selection.
• Answer customer questions and highlight featured products.
• Cut and prepare cheeses according to established standards.
• Refresh, restock, and maintain clean, organized, appealing displays.
• Monitor product rotation, dates, quality, and inventory levels; track inventory and place accurate orders.
• Update signage and introduce new items.
• Participate in sampling efforts, featured-item promotions, and seasonal merchandising activities.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, temperature-control, and product-handling standards.

Benefits

• Inclusive work culture built on belonging.
• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Associate discounts.
• Training, career growth, and development supported by leaders.
• Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Vacation and paid time off.
• Depending on length of service, hours worked, applicable collective bargaining agreement, and/or company policy, benefits may include vision, disability, and life insurance, sick pay, paid holidays, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed