Specialty Cheese Team Leader

Brookshire's•Fate, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Specialty Cheese Team Leader ensures specialty cheeses are prepared and displayed according to Company standards, assists with catering orders, and ensures food safety and Company guidelines are followed. The role works with upper management to train and develop partners, plan and direct work, and support department operations, inventory, sales, and product quality. It also provides customer service and helps maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary retail environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least one year of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be at least 21 years old to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.
Food Handler certification required.
Manager Food Safety certification required.
Intermediate knowledge of deli department operations.
Intermediate knowledge of in-store ordering machines and inventory management processes.
Basic knowledge of scheduling software systems.
Ability to lead and motivate others.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers and partners in writing and verbally.
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to operate a manual or electric pallet jack.
Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment, including a bailer, slicer, and deep fryer.
Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and calibrated scales.
Ability to work with sharp-edged objects such as knives and box cutters, and to use precision and non-precision hand tools.
Ability to work safely with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Physical ability to continuously use close and distance vision, depth perception, or focusing; talk and hear; use hands for reaching, touching, or handling; and stand or walk.
Physical ability to frequently make strenuous finger or hand movements; bend, kneel, squat, or stoop; and push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 40 pounds.
Physical ability to occasionally push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 75 pounds.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Work with upper management to train and develop partners, schedule, plan, assign, and direct work.
Support upper management in reviewing historical sales, advertising, and promotion data.
Co-manage inventory using item management processes to maintain satisfactory in-stock levels.
May review profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data with the department manager.
Help maintain and improve sales performance, financial results, public relations, product quality, and work standards.
Enforce quality-control and food-safety standards and ensure dated products are stocked and rotated properly.
Inspect prepared foods for quality, making judgments about aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color.
Slice, weigh, package, and label specialty cheeses and related products.
Assist with preparing catering and delivery orders.
Check inventory on trucks, unload products, and ensure the accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and related paperwork.
Promote product sales through suggestive selling and appealing product displays.
Greet customers, answer questions, and take orders by phone and in person while providing friendly, customer-oriented service.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures.
Watch for potential hazards and remedy them or place appropriate warning signs or devices as soon as reasonably possible; report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.