Cheese Specialist

Albertsons Companies, Inc.; Laguna Niguel (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Flexible schedules

Associate discounts

Training & career growth

Benefits (Medical, Dental, 401k)

Job summary

Albertsons Companies is seeking a Cheese Specialist to enhance the cheese department with knowledge-based customer service and attractive displays. You will cut, prepare, and present cheeses, while keeping displays fresh and well-labeled for a quick, engaging shopping experience.

You’ll interact with customers, expand product knowledge, monitor inventory, and support seasonal promotions. This is an active, on-site role with physical tasks and teamwork in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Clear communication when presenting product information and assisting with selection.
• Familiarity with cheese varieties, characteristics, and pairings; interest in expanding knowledge.
• Experience handling, cutting, and preparing food products to established standards.
• Consistent execution of cutting, labeling, rotation, and presentation requirements.
• Effective handling of daily tasks, inventory tracking, and merchandising upkeep.
• Maintaining clean, organized, visually consistent displays.
• Monitoring product levels, dates, and placing accurate orders.
• Participation in sampling efforts, featured items, and seasonal merchandising activities.
• Knowledge of sanitation practices, temperature control, and handling standards.
• Comfort with standing for extended periods and lifting up to 55lbs.

Responsibilities

• Cut and prepare cheeses with consistency and quality.
• Refresh displays to stay full, appealing, and rotated.
• Assist customers with selections and product information.
• Maintain signage, rotate stock, and introduce new items as needed.

Skills

Customer Interaction

Product Knowledge

Food Preparation

Attention to Detail

Organization & Time Management

Merchandising Awareness

Inventory & Ordering

Promotional Awareness

Food Safety

Physical Stamina

Job description

Job Description:

A Day in the Life:

As a Cheese Specialist, your day is centered around product knowledge, customer interaction, and maintaining a well‑presented epicurean department. You’re the go‑to for great taste and even better pairings, helping customers explore cheeses while providing details that make selection easier. From answering questions to highlighting featured items, your role supports an engaging and informative shopping experience.

A gouda part of the role is keeping everything fresh, inviting, and ready for what customers are craving next. You’ll cut and prepare cheeses with consistency, refresh displays so they stay full and appealing, and keep an eye on product rotation and quality throughout the day. Between restocking, updating signage, and introducing new items, there’s always something happening, which makes it a great fit for someone who enjoys staying active and keeping things looking their best in a fast‑moving environment.

What you bring to the table:

• Customer Interaction Skills: Clear communication when presenting product information and assisting with selection
• Product Knowledge: Familiarity with cheese varieties, characteristics, and pairings, with interest in expanding knowledge
• Food Preparation Skills: Experience handling, cutting, and preparing food products according to established standards
• Attention to Detail: Consistent execution of cutting, labeling, rotation, and presentation requirements
• Organization & Time Management: Effective handling of daily tasks, inventory tracking, and merchandising upkeep
• Merchandising Awareness: Maintaining displays that are clean, organized, and visually consistent
• Inventory & Ordering Practices: Monitoring product levels, managing dates, and placing accurate orders
• Promotional Awareness: Participation in sampling efforts, featured items, and seasonal merchandising activities
• Food Safety & Compliance Awareness: Knowledge of sanitation practices, temperature control, and handling standards
• Physical Capability: Comfort with standing for extended periods, lifting and moving products up to 55lbs, and working in cooler environments

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well‑known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel‑Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.

Why you will choose us:

Albertsons Companies Inc. has always been a people‑oriented business, and thoughtful people practices remain a core element of our company’s philosophy. Our goal is to continue to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well‑being and that starts with people like you bringing your unique self to our company and making it one person stronger and better!

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

• Inclusive work culture built on belonging
• Competitive Wages paid weekly
• Flexible work schedules
• Associate discounts
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth & development.
• Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Vacation / Paid Time Off

Our Values

• We put people first.
• We are customer driven.
• We value different perspectives.
• We raise the bar.
• We act as owners.
• We are one team.
• We build belonging.
• We are committed to a healthy future.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on things like location, experience, qualifications, and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Dependent on length of service, hours worked, any applicable collective bargaining agreement and/or Company policy, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation pay, paid holidays and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility). This is an entry level position with advancement opportunity. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.