Food Prep Lead

Couche-Tard; Meredith (NH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Couche-Tard store in Meredith, NH is hiring for a full-time associate to support food merchandising and customer service. You will ensure deliveries are stocked, displays are attractive and prices are clearly marked, and you will help maintain a clean, safe store environment.

The role requires days and weekend availability, adherence to company guidelines, assistance training new teammates, and attentive service that resolves routine customer questions with courtesy while monitoring inventory to

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 years and ability to work a full-time shift.
• High school diploma or equivalent plus 6 months to 1 year of retail store or food service experience.
• Basic understanding of business and customer service principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure deliveries are accurate, stocked, displayed and priced correctly.
• Maintain inventory and rotate food items to protect freshness.
• Prepare and display promotional signage and maintain clean displays.
• Provide prompt, courteous customer service and resolve routine concerns.
• Assist training of new associates and monitor stock to prevent shortages.

Skills

Customer service

Retail experience

Food service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Store 4707243: 81 Nh Route 25, Meredith, New Hampshire 03253

Shift Availability

Days (Weekdays + Weekend Availability Required)

Job Type

Full time

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Food Merchandising:
• Complies with company guidelines for maximizing sales, profitability and customer service by ensuring all grocery deliveries are accurate, stocked, attractively displayed and priced correctly.
• Completes build-to's for ordering/purchasing merchandise.
• Maintains inventory by checking in delivery, pricing items, stocking merchandise according to schematic.
• Deliveries are validated by verifying invoices; reviewing discrepancies with Store Manager; delivers outdated merchandise to Store Manager to ensure what the store is being charged verifies with what was delivered.
• Prepares displays by assembling, dating and price marking in-store displays.
• Rotate food items, monitoring quality and freshness measures to protect our customers from illness
• Monitor and maintain food preparation area and display cases to attract and retain customers
• Assist training new associates (with an emphasis on excellent customer service) when necessary
• Monitor and organize inventory to prevent being out of stock on an item a customer stopped in to purchase
• Uses and coaches food service staff to use suggestive selling and other techniques to maximize sales.
• Makes price changes in accordance with Company and/or brand guidelines; places advertising and pricing signage inside or outside the facility including marquees, ceilings, walls and windows.
• Customer Satisfaction: Provides prompt excellent customer service in a courteous, friendly and attentive manner.
• Greets customers as they enter the area and thanks customers as they leave.
• Resolves or assists to resolve routine customer concerns within established guidelines.
• Reports to work on time and follows the dress and appearance code.
• Prepare and serve quality food and beverage to satisfy the needs of the customer
• Facility Condition: Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Sweeping and mopping or cleaning floors.
• Dusting and/or washing windows, counters, displays, store areas and bathrooms.
• Picking up and disposing of trash, litter or debris.
• Inspect store facilities and equipment for safety, cleanliness, and proper working order.
• Clean, sanitize, and maintain food service equipment to protect our customers from illness
• Financial Controls: Notifies the Store Manager of any inventory or operating discrepancy.
• May receive and sign vendor deliveries and verify quality and quantity of product.
• Follows Company and/or brand guidelines for product breakage or spoilage.
• Staffing Controls: Supervises the activities of food prep employees engaged in preparing and serving food and other related duties in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Helps coach and train new employees to carry out their duties in accordance with Company and/or brand operating, conduct and performance standards.
• Monitors customer traffic and makes appropriate adjustments to decrease waiting time; may reschedule or re-assign duties of employees based on operational or discipline needs.
• Assists with counseling of employees and provides feedback to help employees improve performance.
• Internal/External Controls: Follows and ensures food prep employees follow all government laws, health and safety codes, food brand inspection standards, and the Company policies, procedures and standards that apply to the conduct of business. Seeks guidance from the Store Manager and/or appropriate management areas about legal questions or obligations.
• Security Controls: Assists the Store Manager in maintaining a safe environment for employees and customers and protecting Company assets such as information, cash, product, equipment and property.
• Reports all incidents (employee or customer injury, theft, property damage, improper sanitation or waste disposal, etc.) to the Store Manager.
• Reports any situation in which unsafe, unlawful or unethical conduct is or might be occurring.
• Administrative: Attends job-related meetings (may be required to work irregular hours).
• Maintains intradepartmental work flow by fostering a spirit of cooperation.
• Comply with company policies and procedures
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Performs all duties with minimal supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Store Manager.
• Keeps and ensures all employees keep accurate time keeping records.
• May take inventory of supplies and equipment.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum age of 18 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent plus 6 months to 1 year of retail store or food service work experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience.
• Knowledge of basic business and customer service principles including planning and organizing, resource manag