Pick & Prep Chef

Lowes Foods; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Mooresville, NC is seeking a Pick & Prep team member to prepare products and provide an engaging guest experience. You will engage guests through sampling, storytelling and friendly service, while upholding Fresh, Healthy, Seasonal and Local standards.

Responsibilities include performing prep, stocking, merchandising, maintaining sanitation and safety, and supporting management with daily operations. Candidates must be at least 18 and able to lift up to 25 lbs regularly.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• Active guest engagement.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Lift up to 25 lbs; occasional 50 lbs.
• Knowledge of Pick & Prep operations.
• Willingness to learn knife skills.
• Strong communication and guest service.
• Able to read and follow directions.
• At least 18 years old.
• Comfort with scales and basic computer use.

Responsibilities

• Engage guests through product prep, sampling and suggestive selling.
• Tell stories about products to highlight Fresh, Healthy, Seasonal, Local.
• Showcase knife skills to promote Pick & Prep services.
• Operate the Pick & Prep area according to merchandising standards.
• Ensure product quality meets company standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department.
• Perform prep, receiving, stocking, merchandising and guest service.
• Make PA announcements.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Guest engagement

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Knife skills

Tools

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

• Actively engage guests through product preparation, active sampling and suggestive selling.
• 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..
• Demonstrate knife showmanship skills to highlight the services and show offered at Pick & Prep
• Operate the Pick & Prep area according to strict merchandising and operational standards.
• Ensure the quality of product for sale meets Lowes Foods standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department according to Lowes Foods standards.
• Perform product preparation, receiving, ordering, stocking, merchandising and guest service as necessary to achieve standards.
• Perform PA announcements.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• Must be able to actively engage guests. Willingness to have fun with our guests.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• Knowledge of Pick & Prep operations.
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job including knife skills.
• Demonstrate effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to effectively communicate with, and take direction from supervision.
• Ability to work well with computers and scales.