Premade Salad Supv (Prod)

About the role

To direct and control the operation of the Premade Salad Department, supervise premade salad personnel, order premade salad products and supplies, and ensure customer service and product quality, freshness, and selection.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and encourages an atmosphere of fast, friendly, courteous customer service; engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Supervises, motivates, trains, and participates in the hiring of Premade Salad personnel; monitors employee performance and recommends personnel actions such as hiring, firing, layoff, and disciplinary action to Store Director.
• Schedules Premade Salad personnel.
• Prepares fresh fruits and vegetables, salads, and soups for the salad bar; stocks and rotates salad products to ensure quality, freshness, selection, and adequate quantity to meet customer demand; prevents shrink and controls expenses.
• Orders, receives, checks, and controls inventory to ensure adequate quantity, quality, and freshness; prevents sale of out-dated products.
• Creates effective promotional and seasonal displays.
• Responsible for cost and quality control.
• Encourages and maintains a safe work environment; ensures the proper sanitation and visual appeal of the department and equipment.
• Performs all job duties and responsibilities with honesty and integrity.

People Responsibilities

May supervise one or more reports.

Requirements

• Good communication skills, good leadership and interpersonal skills, and the ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers.
• Analytical ability to handle administrative details such as planning orders, scheduling, and supervising.
• Understanding of overall company practices and Premade Salad Department policies and procedures acquired through previous experience as a Premade Salad Clerk.
• Ability to frequently reach, lift, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 50 lbs.
• Ability to frequently perform repetitious arm movements necessary for slicing, cutting, and preparing various salad bar products; requires manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
• Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
• Ability to operate related equipment such as knives, scales, soup kettles, garbage disposal, pineapple cutting machine, and hand trucks.
• Mental alertness necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities; knowledge of basic math and weights and measures.
• Knowledge of taste, content, seasonality, and perishability of products; knowledge of safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures.

Physical Environment

Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment; incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal; may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday; stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

Workplace Conditions

Hands are in frequent contact with hot and cold water, ice, and a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables; exposure to heat while handling soup and soup kettles; exposure to approximately 28 degrees Fahrenheit while handling products in cooler; exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to utensils, equipment, and work aides necessary to perform job duties.