(USA) Prepared Food Lead

Walmart • Hot Springs, AR

12d • $21 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Prepared Foods and Café Department Lead at Sam’s Club, you will drive sales and supervise hourly associates who create and serve meals to members. You will model expertise in Prepared Foods and Café and collaborate with other team leaders to meet member expectations and contribute to the success of the club.

You will oversee prepared foods teams and their work across areas such as the café, rotisserie, and prepared foods. This includes facilitating rotations, managing member needs, communicating departmental goals, and executing company programs and policies. You will ensure that operations meet company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance.

The role involves managing seasonal production, learning new products and recipes, prioritizing work across areas, and training associates. You will use digital and handheld tools to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support associate engagement, and make decisions related to production, training, and product quality. You will also maintain operational excellence, appropriate staffing, safe and clean work areas, accurate audits, and merchandise presentation while coordinating with other departments and third-party partners.

You will identify training needs, develop associates, encourage career growth, and help source talent. You will collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners to implement processes, monitor results, and improve operations. The position also requires modeling company values, ethics, integrity, compliance, inclusion, teamwork, customer service, accountability, continuous improvement, and adaptability.

The hourly wage range is $21.00 to $29.00. Additional premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour may apply in specific circumstances. The position is located at 1368 Higdon Ferry Rd, Hot Springs, AR 71913-6411.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise prepared foods associates across departments such as the café, rotisserie, and prepared foods, facilitating rotations and managing member needs.
• Communicate departmental goals, execute company programs, follow policies, and advocate for members, associates, and the company.
• Maintain company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment use, safety, and compliance.
• Manage seasonal production and learn new products, recipes, processes, and production specifications.
• Collaborate with associates and third parties to ensure the team has the resources and knowledge needed to perform effectively.
• Use digital and handheld technology to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support associate engagement, and make decisions about production, training, and product quality.
• Maintain operational excellence, profitability, appropriate staffing, clean and safe work areas, accurate audits and compliance, and merchandise presentation according to layout plans.
• Coordinate with other departments and third-party business partners, such as maintenance personnel, suppliers, and equipment vendors, to ensure operational continuity.
• Identify training needs, teach and develop associates, encourage career growth, and source talent internally and externally.
• Develop, communicate, and implement processes and practices; monitor progress and results and address improvement opportunities.
• Promote compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity, and assist management with ethical or compliance issues.
• Lead and participate in teams by coordinating assignments, sharing resources, providing feedback and support, and helping others adapt to change.
• Support an inclusive workplace, build trusting relationships, communicate positively, and mentor and recognize team members.
• Serve customers and members, make decisions using reliable information, and pursue continuous improvement and learning.

Benefits

• 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 usable 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 tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

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