Cheese Specialist (Cheesemonger)

Eataly; West Palm Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Eataly West Palm Beach is seeking a Cheese Specialist (Cheesemonger) to join our fresh market team. You will assist guests with cheese selections, share product knowledge, and help maintain accurate displays.

Responsibilities include weighing, labeling, packaging, rotating stock with FIFO, and keeping counters clean and organized. Availability on weekends and ability to lift up to 50 pounds are required.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills required for pricing and portioning.
• Knowledge of cheese highly preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists guests with cheese selection and shares knowledge of products
• Weighs, labels and packages products and completes food preparation in a timely manner
• Ensures counter and display refrigerators neatly and accurately as per the pricing menu, and promptly informs management when food quantities or supplies are low
• Merchandizes displays attractively and rotates products per quality and FIFO standards
• Cleans work station thoroughly
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Skills

Basic math skills

Knowledge of cheese

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cheese Specialist (Cheesemonger) – Eataly West Palm

Eataly West Palm 580 Hibiscus Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, United States Full-time

Company Description

Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim… for our guests to:

• SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products
• LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge

Job Description

Eataly’s cheese department is home to 500+ of the highest quality cheeses specially sourced from Italy, internationally and locally. Many of the cheeses are entirely exclusive to Eataly. A Cheesemonger prepares, packages, receives and stocks product. A Cheesemonger has passion for cheese and the ability to share that passion with Eataly’s guests. Reports to the Fresh Market Manager.

• Assists guests with cheese selection and shares knowledge of products
• Weighs, labels and packages products and completes food preparation in a timely manner
• Ensures counter and display refrigerators neatly and accurately as per the pricing menu, and promptly informs management when food quantities or supplies are low
• Merchandizes displays attractively and rotates products per quality and First In First Out (FIFO) standards
• Cleans work station thoroughly
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications

• Basic math skills
• Knowledge of cheese highly preferred
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Job Requirements

• Availability to work a flexible schedule including weekends
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert well‑paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting
• Ability to use commercial equipment including scales, packaging machinery and a cash register