Pick & Prep Chef

Lowes Foods, LLC; Kernersville (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC is seeking a friendly Pick & Prep team member to engage guests through product preparation, sampling and suggestive selling, while representing Fresh, Healthy, Seasonal and Local products.

You will operate the Pick & Prep area to merchandising standards, ensure product quality and sanitation, stock and merchandise, perform PA announcements and guest service tasks, and lift up to 50 lbs as needed.

Qualifications

• Friendly personality and ability to engage guests.
• Ability to work well with others and follow directions.
• Physical ability to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage guests through product preparation and sampling.
• Demonstrate superior guest service and story telling about products.
• Show knife skills to highlight Pick & Prep services.
• Operate the Pick & Prep area per merchandising standards.
• Ensure product quality meets Lowes Foods standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety in the department.
• Perform product preparation, receiving, stocking and guest service.
• Perform PA announcements.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Friendly personality

Guest engagement

Teamwork

Physical strength

Reading & comprehension

Pick & Prep knowledge

Willingness to learn

Communication & selling

Computers & scales

Job description

Overview

To prepare Pick & Prep product and provide product preparation services to create a sensory and engaging experience for guests, while operating at or above company standards.

Responsibilities

1. Actively engage guests through product preparation, active sampling and suggestive selling.

2. To personally demonstrate superior guest service at all times. This will included but is not limited to story telling about specific products within the department, highlighting product benefits such as Fresh, Healthy, Seasonal and most importantly Local, etc..

3. Demonstrate knife showmanship skills to highlight the services and show offered at Pick & Prep

4. Operate the Pick & Prep area according to strict merchandising and operational standards.

5. Ensure the quality of product for sale meets Lowes Foods standards.

6. Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department according to Lowes Foods standards.

7. Perform product preparation, receiving, ordering, stocking, merchandising and guest service as necessary to achieve standards.

8. Perform PA announcements.

9. Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

1. Friendly, outgoing personality.

2. Must be able to actively engage guests. Willingness to have fun with our guests.

3. Ability to work well with others.

4. Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.

5. Ability to read and understand information and direction.

6. Knowledge of Pick & Prep operations.

7. Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job including knife skills.

8. Demonstrate effective communication, guest service and selling skills.

9. Must be at least 18 years old.

10. Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.

11. Ability to effectively communicate with, and take direction from supervision.

12. Ability to work well with computers and scales.

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