Food Service Team Leader -Wynnewood, TX

Target; Dallas (TX); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in retail is seeking a Food Service Team Leader in Dallas, Texas. This role involves overseeing food service operations, ensuring guest satisfaction, and leading a team. Candidates should have a high school diploma and a strong interest in food service, with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee discount

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Strong interest and knowledge of the food service business.
• Ability to lead and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of hourly team members in food service operations.
• Ensure food safety and proper inventory management.
• Plan and execute daily/weekly workload to meet sales goals.

Skills

Guest service

Team leadership

Food safety

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The pay range per hour is $22.25 - $37.80.

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience, and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find more benefits at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

ALL ABOUT TARGET

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

ALL ABOUT FOOD & BEVERAGE

The Food & Beverage team enables a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring the product is fresh, in stock, available, and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor. They are experts in operations, process, and efficiency. This team leads food and food services including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation, pricing, and promotional signing processes for all Food & Beverage areas of the store.

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Food Service Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of:

• Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest-first culture on your team
• Food & Beverage business fundamentals: department sales trends, freshness and quality, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, and pricing and promotions strategies
• Planning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver sales
• Leading a team of hourly team members; including skills in interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent

As a Food Service Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day most likely will include the following responsibilities:

• Understand sales goals, plan, and execute daily/weekly workload to deliver department and store sales goals and guest engagement. Including planning food service transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling, promotions, and price change workload.
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs (this includes early morning, evening, overnight shifts, and weekends).
• Assign daily tasks to TMs based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, ensuring alignment with weekly and monthly business priorities set by your direct leader.
• Assess Food Service back of house, production areas, dining spaces, and merchandising spaces to ensure food safety and proper inventory levels.
• Walk Food & Beverage Standards and Food Service routines daily to assess priorities and review reporting to identify business gaps for follow-up.
• Follow all food safety requirements and cleaning routines, including monitoring and recording temperature-sensitive food items, as outlined in Target’s policies and procedures.
• Validate and follow-up on team members’ progress against department checklists and routines.
• Lead team to uphold and maintain all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards and production specifications (where applicable).
• Foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks district manager (if applicable), attend required in-store planning and business meetings, and follow-up on key takeaways.
• Ensure accurate in-stocks by placing store-initiated orders according to best practices.
• Follow proper perishable inventory management procedures to ensure an accurate recording of inventory.
• Make production quantity decisions just in time to ensure freshness, in-stocks, sales, and profitability are achieved consistently.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant trends and products to educate team members.
• Participate in team hiring and onboarding processes.
• Establish clear goals and expectations with your team and hold them accountable.
• Complete all Starbucks and/or Pizza Hut training requirements and certifications, in addition to Food Safety Manager Certification.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; lead your team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment.
• Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately.
• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences.
• Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices; help close skill gaps through development, coaching, and team interactions.
• Model the execution of physical security processes to enhance the in-store security culture.
• Support merchandise protection strategies across the store, including ordering, storage, and application as directed by best practices.
• If applicable, follow all safe and secure training and processes as a key carrier.
• Address all store emergency and compliance needs.
• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues.
• Support guest services such as backup cashier, order pickup (OPU), and Drive-up (DU), maintaining compliance with laws.
• Model creating a welcoming experience by greeting guests as you and your team complete your tasks.
• Demonstrate engagement with guests when assistance is needed, helping solve their specific needs.
• Lead by thanking guests and letting them know we’re happy they chose to shop at Target.
• Perform other duties as needed based on business needs.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

This may be the right job for you if:

• You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests and team members.
• You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active, and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key.
• You are open to working a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and peak times.

The good news is that we have excellent training to help you learn everything needed to be a Food Service Team Leader. However, the minimum requirements include:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Age 18 or older
• Previous retail experience preferred but not required
• Strong interest and knowledge of the food service business
• Ability to lead, communicate, operate technology, manage workload, and remain focused in a fast-paced environment
• Welcoming attitude, effective communication skills, and reliability

Additional basics include:

• Ability to respond to issues across the store
• Interpret instructions and reports accurately
• Handle cash register operations as needed
• Climb ladders, lift merchandise up to 44 pounds, and work in varying temperatures and environments
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality

Benefits eligibility details can be found at: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C

Target provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If assistance is needed, visit your nearest Target store or contact Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680.