Prepared Meals and Rotisserie Chicken Associate

Sam's Club; Pearl (MS); On-site; USD 23,419 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance

Paid time off benefits including PTO, parental leave, and more

Company discounts and military leave pay

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking associates for its prepared meal and rotisserie chicken department. Responsibilities include preparing fresh food for members, ensuring high quality and safety standards, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates should have a passion for fresh food and be adaptable to different work scenarios. Benefits include health coverage, financial benefits, and paid time off. The hourly wage ranges from $17 to $25, depending on experience and specific circumstances.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Successfully complete all required trainings and assessments.
• Food service experience preferred.
• Food handler certification (food safety) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fresh food items for members.
• Maintain high quality in prepared foods area.
• Manage cleanliness and compliance with safety standards.
• Collaborate with teams and educate other associates.
• Leverage digital tools to improve sales and experience.

Skills

Passion for fresh food

Member satisfaction

Adaptability

Job description

Position Summary

Do you have a knack for helping people, following recipes, and organization? Our prepared meal and rotisserie chicken associates prepare fresh food items daily for our members through following recipes and preparing our always warm and ready rotisserie chicken. We’ll also count on you to properly wrap, label, and store merchandise to ensure our members have the freshest items available to take home to their families. There are times when you will juggle several tasks in a short amount of time while helping members with their bakery orders. Your smile can make the difference between a good shopping experience and a great one. You won’t just prepare fresh food—you’ll help a family have a great meal. Be a part of a team that offers customers more of what they love, for less.

You will shine if:

• You have a passion for and experience with fresh food.
• You keep member satisfaction as your top priority.
• You are a solution seeker and innovator who tackles obstacles head‑on.
• You are comfortable with change and quickly adapt to different work scenarios.

You will make an impact by:

• Ensuring high‑quality products are available in our prepared foods area.
• Ensuring shelves are clean, maintaining temperature control, verifying expiration dates, and disposing of lesser‑quality food products.
• Preparing and serving ready‑to‑eat food.
• Maintaining the sales floor in accordance with company policies and procedures by properly handling claims and returns, zoning the area, arranging and organizing merchandise, and identifying shrink and damages.
• Maintaining a clean, sanitized, and member‑ready area.

What you'll do

• Be a Team Member: maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of product specifications related to prepared food merchandise; collaborate with cross‑functional teams and help educate other associates on tools, tasks, and resources; communicate effectively with the members of the team; and be flexible to the needs of the business to work in other areas.
• Be an Expert: prepare food according to item specifications; understand and plan future productions and mass productions; prepare for seasonality; adhere to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, inventory management; operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment; and demonstrate an understanding of product and layout execution.
• Be a Techie: leverage digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; utilize handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality with the member in mind; adapt to new tools and encourage others to use them.
• Be an Owner: drive the performance of the area; utilize digital tools; manage high exposure and expectations; stock and rotate merchandise; ensure quality and date control standards; eliminate waste; guide peers and provide attention to customer needs; assist customers according to company policies and procedures.
• Be a Talent Ambassador: advocate for the department and the club by valuing the member’s experience in meat area and modeling high quality service and products; execute the basics at highest possible level of quality; and exhibit energy, commitment, and passion for the work.
• Comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; use the open door policy; and apply these in executing business processes and practices.
• Complete work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, co‑workers, customers, and other business partners; identify priorities, deadlines, and expectations; carry out tasks; communicate progress and information; determine and recommend ways to address improvement opportunities; and adapt to and learn from change, difficulties, and feedback.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, depending on your job classification and length of employment.
• Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Compensation

The hourly wage range for this position is $17.00 to $25.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Successfully complete all required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food service experience.
• Food handler certification (food safety).

Location

90 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl, MS 39208‑9242, United States of America.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.