Food Prep Lead: Drive Freshness & Customer Delight

Circle K; North Versailles (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle K is hiring for a retail role focused on food merchandising and customer service. You will ensure deliveries are accurate, priced correctly, and attractively displayed, while maintaining inventory and compliance with safety standards.

You will also assist in preparing displays, training new associates, and helping optimize sales through suggestive selling, with a focus on delivering high-quality customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 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 management and leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in a clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to deal with customers, unanticipated problems or events using standard procedures.
• Ability to work as scheduled including arriving to work on time.
• Ability to accurately operate a variety of equipment that may include hot or cold or beverage dispensers, grills, ovens or fry stations and other machines or tools.
• Ability to perform essential duties and physical functions described below.
• Ability to work in the conditions described below.

Responsibilities

• Complies with company guidelines for maximizing sales by ensuring grocery deliveries are accurate, stocked, displayed and priced correctly.
• Maintains inventory by checking in delivery, pricing items, stocking merchandise and reviewing invoices for discrepancies with the Store Manager.
• Prepares displays by dating and price marking in-store displays and rotates food items to monitor quality and freshness.
• Trains and assists new associates with excellent customer service when necessary and supports food service staff in suggestive selling to maximize sales.
• Reports and handles safety, cleanliness and compliance with government and company policies in all areas.

Job description

Circle K is hiring for a retail role focused on food merchandising and customer service. You will ensure deliveries are accurate, priced correctly, and attractively displayed, while maintaining inventory and compliance with safety standards.

You will also assist in preparing displays, training new associates, and helping optimize sales through suggestive selling, with a focus on delivering high-quality customer experiences.