Cafe Associate

Position Summary

Maintains up-to-date knowledge of product specifications related to prepared food merchandise; collaborates with cross-functional teams; educates other associates on tools, tasks, and resources; communicates effectively with the team; and works flexibly to meet business needs.

What you'll do...

• Be a Team Member: Prepares food according to item specifications; prepares for seasonality; adheres to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, and cold chain compliance; operates, maintains, and sanitizes equipment; demonstrates understanding of product and layout execution.
• Be an Expert: Prepares food according to item specifications; understands and plans future productions and mass productions; prepares for seasonality; adheres to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, 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; uses handheld technology for immediate business decisions related to production, ordering merchandise, receiving club pick-up orders, training, and product quality with the member in mind; 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 member's needs; assists members with purchasing decisions; locates merchandise; resolves member issues and concerns.
• Be a Talent Ambassador: Advocates for the brand; develops, influences, and inspires others in a respectful, supportive, and team-oriented manner; understands roadblocks and assists in training.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; uses the Open Door Policy; and applies these in executing business processes and practices.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using 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; and adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards
• Great benefits including health benefits (medical, vision, dental), financial benefits (401(k), stock purchase, company-paid life insurance), paid time off benefits (PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting), and more
• Lifetime learning benefits through Live Better U, a company-paid education benefit program for associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities
• 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
• Able to successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if offered the position

Preferred Qualifications

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