Food Captain

Circle K Stores•Rochester, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Captain is responsible for ensuring all food operational execution in the store is followed to maximize sales and reduce waste. This role involves training, teaching, and coaching store associates on food execution, production, replenishment, ordering, organization, sanitization, and customer service. The Food Captain will be the go-to person in the store for employees with questions related to food products and services, and will plan and execute food sampling for employees and customers. They will also conduct and lead in-store training for store employees and operation teams on all new Foodservice programs, modeling an established train-the-trainer program, and follow up with refresher training activities as needed. The Food Captain ensures foodservice areas are stocked and food is rotated using the FIFO method, and that food items are displayed according to the current Planogram. They will order or assist in ordering food products to lower out-of-stocks and improve shrink, while monitoring shrink and improving sales to maximize foodservice profit. This role involves identifying, suggesting, training, and continuously collaborating with BUQAS training personnel to ensure training programs are delivered effectively. The Food Captain will also conduct needs analysis and provide recommended actions based on BUQAS visits, and operate within budgeted expectations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalate
Education/instructional, or equivalent retail training experience
Leading or supervisory experience desired
Minimum 2 years experience working in Fast Moving Consumer Goods retail and/or Foodservice industry
Experience in training, leadership, team building
Skills in collaboration, cooperation, communication and organization
Food Manager Certification, Approved certifications include ServSafe and NRFSP
Strong communication skills in English, both verbally and written.
French skills in Quebec Provinces
Customer service-oriented / excellent customer service skills
Consistently delivering within deadlines
Communicates effectively (written and oral) with customers, management, associates, and vendors

Responsibilities

Ensures all food operational execution in store are followed to maximize sales and reduce waste.
Train, teach and coach store associates on Food execution, production, replenishment, ordering, organization, sanitization and customer service.
Be the go-to person in store for employees with questions connected to food products and services.
Plan and execute food sampling for employees and customers.
Conduct and lead in store training, for store employees and operation teams on all new Foodservice programs, modeling an established train the trainer program.
Follow up with and conduct refresher training activities for store employees as needed.
Ensure foodservice areas are stocked and food rotated using FIFO method of food rotation.
Food items are displayed using current Planogram provided by your Business Unit.
Order or assist in ordering the food products to lower Out Of Stocks and improve Shrink.
Monitor shrink while improving sales, to maximize foodservice profit.
Identify, suggest, train, and continuously collaborate with BUQAS training personnel, ensuring that the manager and store employee Foodservice training programs are delivered.
Food safety practices and procedures.
Conduct needs analysis and provide recommended actions based on BUQAS visits.
Operate within budgeted expectations.