Prepared Food Lead

Walmart • Jefferson City, MO

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 members’ expectations. You lead the team across prepared foods areas such as the café, rotisserie, and prepared foods, and oversee department operations, production, quality, inventory, sanitation, equipment, safety, and compliance. You use digital and handheld tools to support sales, production, training, and product quality; maintain staffing and merchandise standards; and train and develop associates. You also collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, suppliers, and other business partners to meet business needs, uphold company policies and ethics, and improve results.

The position requires successful completion of job-required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have six months of experience in a fresh production department or six months of experience supervising a team. The role is based at 849 Stoneridge Parkway, Jefferson City, Missouri. The hourly wage range is $21.00 to $29.00, with additional premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour possible in specific circumstances.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of experience in a fresh production department or at least 6 months of experience supervising a team.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments within a 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 café, rotisserie, and prepared foods, by facilitating rotations and managing member needs.
• Communicate department goals, execute company programs, follow policies, and advocate for members, associates, and the company.
• Maintain knowledge of floor and backroom operations and ensure quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment use, safety, and compliance standards are met.
• Manage seasonal production by learning products, recipes, processes, and specifications and prioritizing time across areas.
• Work with associates and third parties to ensure teams have resources and to share knowledge and provide training.
• Use digital and handheld technology to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support production and training decisions, and assess product quality.
• Drive operational results by planning for profitability, maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area, ensuring appropriate staffing, and meeting audit and compliance standards.
• Produce and display merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan and work with other departments and business partners to support operational continuity.
• Identify training needs, develop team skills, encourage career growth, and source talent internally and externally.
• Develop, communicate, and implement processes and practices by collaborating with business partners, analyzing information, monitoring results, and addressing improvement opportunities.
• Promote compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethics standards; use the Open Door Policy and assist management with ethical and compliance issues.
• Lead and participate in teams by sharing resources and information, determining customer needs and priorities, coordinating assignments, and supporting quality and timelines.
• Foster an inclusive workplace, build trusting relationships, communicate effectively, mentor others, and recognize contributions.
• Model integrity, accountability, customer-first service, sound decision-making, continuous improvement, and openness to learning and change.

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.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Company-paid Live Better U education benefits for eligible full-time and part-time associates, including programs from high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are covered.

What This Job Offers

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