Specialty Cheese Team Leader

Brookshire Grocery Company•Broken Arrow, OK

13d•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. Working with upper management, the role helps train and develop partners and coordinate department work. It supports sales, inventory, ordering, product quality, and department standards while providing customer service and maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary 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 of age.
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.
Must be 21 or older to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.

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 to maintain satisfactory in-stock levels; and review financial and labor data with the department manager as needed.
Help maintain and improve sales performance, financial results, public relations, product quality, and work standards.
Enforce quality-control and food-safety standards, and ensure products are dated, stocked, and rotated properly.
Inspect prepared foods for quality using judgment about aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color.
Slice, weigh, package, and label specialty cheeses and related products.
Assist with catering and delivery orders.
Check truck inventory, unload products, and ensure accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and related paperwork.
Promote product sales through suggestive selling and appealing displays.
Greet customers, answer questions, and take orders by phone and in person.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures.
Identify potential hazards, remedy them or place appropriate warnings when reasonably possible, and report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.