Cafe Associate

Sam's Club; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Education benefits

Job summary

A leading wholesale retailer is seeking motivated associates for their food department. Responsibilities include maintaining product knowledge, ensuring food safety standards during preparation, and supporting members with purchasing decisions. The ideal candidates will be 18 years or older and meet training requirements. Benefits feature health coverage, financial benefits such as 401(k), and a unique education program to support employee development. The hourly wage ranges from $18.00 to $26.00+, along with potential hourly premiums.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Successfully complete all required trainings and assessments within a prescribed timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of product specifications for prepared food merchandise.
• Communicate effectively with team members and adapt to business needs.
• Prepare food according to item specifications and food safety standards.
• Operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment for food preparation.
• Drive the performance of the area by stocking and rotating merchandise.

Skills

Food Service experience

Food Safety Certification

Food Handler Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of product specifications for prepared food merchandise and collaborate with cross-functional teams to educate associates on tools, tasks, and resources.
• Communicate effectively with team members and adapt to the business needs in other areas.
• Prepare food according to item specifications, plan future and mass productions, and prepare for seasonality while adhering to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, and inventory management.
• Operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment and demonstrate an understanding of product and layout execution.
• Leverage digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement, using handheld technology for production decisions, ordering, receiving club pickup orders, training, and product quality.
• Drive the performance of the area by stocking and rotating merchandise, ensuring quality and date-control standards, eliminating waste, and providing member service by acknowledging members and identifying their needs.
• Assist members with purchasing decisions, payment types, locating merchandise, and resolving member issues and concerns.
• Act as a brand advocate and influence others to work respectfully, supportively, and team-oriented, understanding roadblocks and assisting in training.
• Comply with company policies, procedures and ethics, using the Open Door Policy and applying these in business processes.
• Complete work assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, co-workers, customers, and partners, and communicating progress, recommending improvement opportunities, and adapting to change.

Benefits

• Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock-purchase plan and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes (subject to job classification and length of employment).
• Other benefits: short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates at Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities, covering high-school completion to bachelor’s degrees, English language learning, and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are paid by Walmart.

Hourly wage range: $18.00 to $26.00+; additional compensation in the form of hourly premiums up to $3.00 per hour may apply based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Successfully complete all required trainings and assessments within a prescribed timeframe if offered the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food Safety Certification; Food Service experience.
• Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and have a no-tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.