Prepared Food Lead

Walmart•Mobile, AL

2d•$21 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

As a Prepared Foods and Café Department Lead, you drive sales in your area and supervise hourly associates who create and serve meals to members. You model expertise in Prepared Foods and Café and collaborate with other team leaders to help the club meet member expectations. You lead the team across prepared foods departments, such as the café and rotisserie, by facilitating rotations through fresh areas and managing member needs. You maintain knowledge of floor and backroom operations and help ensure quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment use, safety, and compliance meet company and regulatory standards. You manage seasonal production, learn new products and processes, and help ensure associates have the resources and training to work effectively. You use digital and handheld tools to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support associate engagement, and make timely decisions about production, training, and product quality. You take ownership of operational results, staffing, profitability, cleanliness, safety, audits, compliance, and merchandise presentation, while coordinating with other departments and third-party partners. You develop and train associates, identify training needs, support career growth, and help source talent. You collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners to implement processes, monitor results, and identify improvements. You model company policies, ethics, and values; contribute to team assignments and change; and promote an inclusive, respectful, accountable, customer-focused workplace.

Requirements

At least 6 months of experience in a fresh production department or 6 months of experience supervising a team.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must successfully complete all job-required training and assessments within the prescribed time period if selected.

Nice To Haves

Experience supervising a team.
Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).

Responsibilities

Supervise teams across prepared foods departments, including the café, rotisserie, and prepared foods, and facilitate associate rotations through fresh areas.
Manage member needs, communicate department goals, execute company programs, follow policies, and contribute to the club’s business plan.
Maintain knowledge of floor and backroom operations and ensure quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance meet company and regulatory standards.
Manage seasonal production and learn new products, recipes, processes, and production specifications while prioritizing work across areas.
Coordinate with associates and third parties to ensure the team has needed resources; share knowledge and train team members.
Use digital and handheld tools to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support associate engagement, and make decisions about production, training, and product quality.
Promote adoption of new tools and encourage associates to use them.
Drive operational results, plan for profitability, maintain a neat, clean, and safe work area, ensure appropriate staffing, and meet audit and compliance standards.
Produce and display merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan, and coordinate with other departments and third-party partners to support operational continuity.
Identify training needs, develop team skills, support career growth, and source talent internally and externally.
Collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners to implement processes, monitor progress and results, and identify improvement opportunities.
Promote compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethics standards; assist management in addressing ethical and compliance issues.
Lead and participate in teams by coordinating assignments, sharing resources and information, providing feedback and support, and helping others adapt to change.
Foster a respectful and inclusive workplace, build trusting relationships, communicate effectively, and mentor and recognize associates.
Serve customers and members, make informed decisions that consider team and stakeholder outcomes, and pursue continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Company-paid education through Live Better U, including programs from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are covered.