Cafe Associate

Position Summary

What you'll do...

Be a Team Member

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of product specifications related to prepared food merchandise
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams
• Helps educate other associates on tools, tasks, and resources
• Communicates effectively with the team
• Works in other areas to meet business needs

Be an Expert

• Prepares food according to item specifications
• Plans future productions and mass productions
• Prepares for seasonality
• Adheres to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, and inventory management
• Operates, maintains, and sanitizes equipment
• Demonstrates an understanding of product and layout execution

Be a Techie

• Leverages digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement
• Utilizes handheld technology for immediate business decisions related to production, ordering merchandise, receiving club pick-up orders, training, and product quality
• Adapts to new tools and encourages others to use them

Be an Owner

• Drives the performance of the area
• Stocks and rotates merchandise
• Ensures quality and date control standards
• Eliminates waste
• Provides member service by acknowledging the member and identifying needs
• Aids in purchasing decisions, payment types, and locating merchandise
• Solves member issues and concerns

Be a Talent Ambassador

• Acts as a brand advocate
• Influences and inspires others in a respectful, supportive, and team-oriented manner
• Understands and assists with addressing roadblocks

Comply with Company Policies

• Follows company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity
• Uses the Open Door Policy
• Applies these in executing business processes and practices

Work Assignments and Priorities

• Uses policies, data, and resources
• Collaborates with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners
• Identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations
• Carries out tasks
• Communicates progress and information
• Determines and recommends ways to address improvement opportunities
• Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Great benefits including health benefits, financial benefits, paid time off benefits, and more
• Company-paid education benefit programs
• Discounts and other perks

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Food Safety Certification
• Food Service Food Handler Certification (Food Safety)