Fresh Cut Lead

Location : Name

Fort Atkinson

Position Type

Full-Time

Company Overview

ABOUT FESTIVAL FOODS:

At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You'll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Job Summary

Join the Festival Foods team as a Fresh Cut Lead!

Job Title: Fresh Cut Produce Lead

Report to: Produce Department Manager

Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience!

As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a team of fresh cut produce associates to ensure the highest standards in fresh, ready-to-enjoy fruits and vegetables. You'll oversee inventory, maintain department standards, and create a seamless shopping experience for guests.

External Job Description

What You'll Do:

• Provide Exceptional Guest Service: Providing excellent guest service is at the heart of what we do. Whether it's a friendly greeting, answering questions or addressing guest concerns, you'll handle each interaction with professionalism and care. Your willingness to help guests with what they need will make a positive impact every day.
• Support & Train the Team: Lead, coach, and train fresh cut produce associates to ensure high performance and exceptional service.
• Maintain Fresh Inventory: Monitor stock levels, track shrink, and ensure accurate pricing.
• Oversee Department Standards: Ensure quality, food safety, and cleanliness are consistently met.
• Engage with Guests: Assist with product selection, take special orders, and resolve concerns.
• Collaborate Across Departments: Work closely with store leadership and vendors to keep the Fresh Cut department running smoothly.
• Keep the Department Organized: Maintain a clean and efficient workspace to support productivity.
• Honor Commitments: Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences
• Support the Team: Other duties as assigned

What You'll Bring:

• High School Education or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team.
• Experience in stocking, retail sales associate, or produce associate roles.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment.
• Understanding of on-the-job safety, food safety and sanitation best practices.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The associate must possess the ability to stand in place for long periods of time; work in a cooler, walk in the store; bend, stoop and kneel regularly.
• The associate must have full range of upper body motion in order to lift product. Requires the ability to perform repetitive tasks for prolonged periods of time.
• Must possess functional sensory abilities in order to visually monitor the store, create attractive displays, and to operate equipment.
• The position requires the associate to lift up to 40 pounds on an occasional basis.

Work Schedule:

The work schedule may include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Why You'll Love This Role:

As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll take pride in delivering high-quality, fresh-cut produce while guiding a team to success. If you're looking for a leadership opportunity, and have prior stocking, retail, or retail sales associate experience in a fast-paced, guest-focused setting, this is the role for you!

Benefits Overview

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE:

• Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!.
• Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
• Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
• Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
• Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
• Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we're proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals. At Festival Foods we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We are dedicated to building a top-notch team of skilled, experienced and service-oriented associates. Festival Foods believes that an inclusive environment for teammates of all backgrounds and perspectives strengthens our ability to serve our guests and communities, as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.

  Location : Address

  328 Washington Street

  Location : City

  Fort Atkinson

  Location : State/Province

  WI

  Location : Postal Code

  53538

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