Prepared Food Lead

Walmart • Chesterfield, MO

7d • $22 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Prepared Foods and Café Department Lead, you will drive sales in your area 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 help the club meet member expectations.

You will supervise teams across prepared foods areas, such as the café and rotisserie, and coordinate rotations through fresh areas. You will maintain knowledge of floor and backroom operations, ensure quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance standards, and manage seasonal production. The role uses digital and handheld tools to plan sales, make business decisions, train associates, and improve the member shopping experience.

You will drive operational results through planning, staffing, audit and compliance practices, merchandise presentation, and collaboration with other departments and business partners. You will train and develop associates, support career growth, identify talent, and implement processes that meet business needs. The position also entails promoting company policies, ethics, integrity, teamwork, inclusion, customer service, continuous improvement, and adaptation to change.

The hourly wage range is $22.00 to $30.00, with possible additional premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. The position is based at 196 THF Blvd, Chesterfield, Missouri. Applicants must complete required job trainings and assessments within the prescribed period if selected.

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 café, rotisserie, and prepared foods, and facilitate rotations through fresh areas.
• Manage member needs, communicate department goals, execute company programs, and follow policies to support business and club success.
• Maintain knowledge of floor and backroom operations and ensure quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance standards.
• Manage seasonal production by learning new products, recipes, processes, and production specifications and prioritizing time across areas.
• Collaborate with associates and third parties, ensure the team has effective resources, share knowledge, and provide training.
• Use digital and handheld technology to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support associate engagement, and make decisions related to production, training, and product quality.
• Drive business results and operational excellence, plan for profitability, maintain a neat, clean, and safe work area, ensure appropriate staffing and accurate audit and compliance standards, and display merchandise according to the layout plan.
• Work with other departments and third-party business partners, such as maintenance personnel, suppliers, and equipment vendors, to ensure 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 managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; analyzing information; monitoring results; and addressing improvement opportunities.
• Promote compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethics standards, and assist management in correcting ethical and compliance issues.
• Lead and participate in teams by sharing resources and information, determining customer needs and priorities, coordinating assignments, and supporting timely, high-quality work and adaptation to change.
• Foster a respectful, inclusive workplace; build relationships; communicate positively; mentor others; and recognize contributions.
• Act with integrity and accountability, serve customers and members, make informed decisions, 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.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Company-paid education program (Live Better U), covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

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