Fresh Food Manager: Lead Kitchen, Drive Sales & Quality

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.; St. Paul (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Scheduling

401(k) – 100% match up to 5%

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after

Competitive Pay

Career Development

Quarterly Bonus Program

Hiring Immediately

Job summary

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. is seeking a Fresh Food Manager to lead a team in managing kitchen operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality.

The role focuses on driving food sales, inventory control, and timely product preparation to meet customer expectations. You will oversee scheduling, reporting, and collaboration with leadership on talent acquisition in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years management experience
• 1+ years affecting and deciphering budgets and P&L statements
• 1+ years supervising and training 5 or more employees

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe, clean, and well-maintained kitchen, along with adherence to proper food safety procedures
• Drive sales of products and services through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory management, and food preparation
• Oversee proper task execution and completion, maintain schedule integrity, and complete daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
• Work alongside team members to prepare and package products in a timely manner to maximize customer service expectations
• Understand financial reporting which includes profit and loss statements to affect business changes and capitalize on opportunities
• Collaborate with leadership in the efforts of talent acquisition

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Staff leadership

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. is seeking a Fresh Food Manager to lead a team in managing kitchen operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality.

The role focuses on driving food sales, inventory control, and timely product preparation to meet customer expectations. You will oversee scheduling, reporting, and collaboration with leadership on talent acquisition in a dynamic retail environment.