Cheesemonger & Cheese Expert — Flexible Hours, Growth

Fresh Thyme Market; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Team member discount

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Fresh Thyme Market in Missouri is seeking a Cheesemonger to educate customers and help maintain our Cheese Shoppe. You will deliver friendly service and share product knowledge while cutting, labeling, and stocking the cases.

We offer weekly pay, team member discounts, parental leave, robust benefits, and opportunities for career growth. Compensation ranges from $16.05 to $25.15 per hour based on experience and market data.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of retail experience, preferably with cheese.
• Cheese knowledge or continued cheese education preferred.
• Excellent customer service and product knowledge.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift/move products.

Responsibilities

• Extensive knowledge of Natural Cheeses; including proper handling of products during cutting and wrapping, labelling, product rotation and stocking the cases following the established schematics and watching for outdated, close dated or spoiled items
• Offers positive information to customers regarding product attributes, uses, serving suggestions, selling or influencing cross-departmental purchases
• Completes orders with suppliers, receives and inspects for accuracy of shipment, watches for short life or damaged goods, inspects temperature of shipments
• Requires operating and using equipment such as scales, knives, cheese wires, wrappers, pallet jacks and hand trucks
• Ensures cleanliness of all work areas, storage areas, display cases
• Walks the cases frequently to ensure organized and attractive presentation, proper scale tags and case signage
• Must be familiar with Health Department standards and guidelines regarding food handling
• Manages the department schedule, training, hiring, coaching and completing competitive shops

Skills

Customer service

Cheese knowledge

Merchandising

Rapport building

Stamina

Lifting

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Fresh Thyme Market in Missouri is seeking a Cheesemonger to educate customers and help maintain our Cheese Shoppe. You will deliver friendly service and share product knowledge while cutting, labeling, and stocking the cases.

We offer weekly pay, team member discounts, parental leave, robust benefits, and opportunities for career growth. Compensation ranges from $16.05 to $25.15 per hour based on experience and market data.