Food & Beverage Team Leader

The starting pay range for this position per hour is $26.75 - $28.75. The full pay range for this position per hour is $26.75 - $45.50

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at .

ALL ABOUT TARGET  

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.   Learn more about Target here.   

 

ALL ABOUT FOOD & BEVERAGE  

The Food & Beverage team enables   a consistent   experience for our guests by ensuring   product   is fresh, in stock, available and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor. They are experts   of   operations,   process   and efficiency. This team leads food and food services including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation,   ensuring price accuracy   and promotional signing processes for all Food  &  Beverage areas of the store.  

At Target ,   we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Food & Beverage Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of:   

• G uest service fundamentals and experience building a guest - first   and freshness   culture on   your team  

• Food  &  Beverage business fundamentals , including   department sales trends, freshness , food safety   and quality, inventory management,   item re liability,   guest shopping patterns   and   pricing and promotions strategies  

• P lanning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support   F ood &  B everage priorities and deliver sales goals  

• L eading a team of hourly team members ,   including skills in interviewing,   training , coaching,   evaluating ,   r etaining   and developing   talent .  

 

As   a   Food & Beverage   Team Leader ,   no two days   are ever the same, but a typical day will   most likely include   the following responsibilities:  

• Consistently deliver guest experience commitments to create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience.  

• Ensures every team member understands, is trained, and consistently   delivers on   Target’s guest experience commitments   and consistent operations.  

• Actively observes and provides feedback, holding team members accountable while recognizing great guest experience moments.  

• Reviews area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to   identify   opportunities ,   takes action to improve , and   aligns team on the right behaviors and execution, celebrates wins, drives results that deliver outcomes and elevates the guest experience.  

• Understand sales goals, plan and execute daily/ weekly workload   to   deliver   on department and   store sales goals and guest engagement , i ncluding   merchandising, pricing ,   changes to   salesfloor   merchandise displays ,   sampling   and promotions .  

• With guidance from your direct leader,   lead   a   guest-focused,   eff icient   Food & Beverage team that strives to deliver the Food & Beverage standards   by completing the   Food & Beverage Daily   Standards walk  

• Assess backroom and sales floor areas of Food & Beverage and Food   Service   on   a daily basis   by   walking   the   Target   F ood  &  B everage   Standards .   P rioritize   your   business   needs   and   identify   workload tasks   for the team; review reporting to   identify   business trends for follow-up .  

• At   the   guidance   of   your direct leader ,   e stablish   clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to   those   expectations .  

• Be a partner to the store leadership team through communication and collaboration to influence current sales performance and workload deliverables, leverage   check-in   and check-outs as daily connection points.  

• Maintain   a fresh, full and food safe area during all operating   hours   leveraging   strong inventory management,   area routines   and Food Safety policies and procedures .  

• Assign daily tasks to TMs based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, ensuring alignment with weekly and monthly business priorities set by your direct leader.  

• Validate and follow - up on   team members’  progress   against their   assigned   prioritized   workload   tasks , production area routines, and application of best practices .   

• Lead and   demonstrate   a culture of executing all best   practices;   help close skill gaps through development, coaching , training,   and team interactions.  

• Lead team huddles to communicate   focuses and trends,   leveraging   store reporting and HQ communications.   

• Develop and   maintain   partnerships   with   vendors   to ensure   clear expectations   are   established ,   brand standards  ( such as delivery and merchandising )  are being   met   and   areas are   reliably in-stock .   Ensure product is available for guests by placing store-initiated orders   according to best practices (where applicable).  

• Remain   up-to-date   on relevant trends and products   to educate team   members.  

• Support   your leader   in the hiring and onboarding process of new team members .   Participate in team hiring and onboarding processes .  

• Support   guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up (OPU) and Drive-up (DU) and   maintain   a co mpliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local laws  

• Support   Become a subject matter expert in federal,   state   and local   adult beverage   laws as they apply to your business and protect   the   store’s liquor license (if applicable) .  

• Lead   your   team to uphold and   maintain   all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards and foster a productive partnership with your Starbucks district manager, following   up on key takeaways from their time in your store (if applicable) .  

• In addition to Food Safety Manager Certification, c omplete all Starbucks and/or Pizza Hut training requirements or certifications (if applicable) .  

• Foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks district manager DM (if applicable), attend required in-store planning and busines s meetings and follow-up on key takeaways from their time in your store.  

• D emonstrate a culture of ethical conduct,   safety   and compliance ;   l ead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment .  

• Lead and   demonstrate   a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors,   identifying   and correcting hazards, holding team accountable to following safety expectations,   assisting   with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries   timely   and accurately.  

• Model the execution of physical security processes   in order to   enhance the instore security culture .  

• Support merchandise protection strategies across the total store ,   including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices .  

• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating   equitable   experiences .  

• As a key   carrie r , follow all safe and secure training and processes.  

• Occasionally assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable the guest experience for the store during assigned shifts based on store needs  

• Address all store emergency and compliance   requirements  

• All other duties   based   on business needs .   

 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR  

 

This may be the right job for you if:  

• You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that   shop   our store and fellow team members you work with .  

• You thrive in a fast-moving, highly   active   and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success.  

• You are open to   working   a   variable   work schedule with varying hours,   days   or shifts (including nights, weekends,   holidays , closing shifts   and other peak shopping times).  

 

The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a   Food & Beverage Team Leader .   But ,   there are a few   things   yo u   need   from the get-go:  

• Must be at least 18 years old or older  

• High school diploma or equivalent  

• Previous   retail and/or food experience preferred, but not   required  

• Strong interest and knowledge of the   F ood &  B everage business  

• Lead and hold others accountable  

• Communicate on multiple frequency devices and   operate   handheld scanners, and other   technology   equipment as directed  

• Work independently and as part of a team  

• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently  

• Capability to   remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and   accomplish   multiple tasks within established   timeframes  

• Welcoming and helpful attitude   toward all guests and other team members  

• Effective communication skills  

 

We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics   that   we expect:  

• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues.  

• Interpret instructions,   reports   and information.  

• Accurately handle cash register operations as needed.  

• Climb up and down ladders if needed.  

• Scan,   handle   and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including   frequently   lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without   additional   assistance from   others.  

• Flexible   work schedule (e.g., nights,   weekends   and holidays); reliable and prompt attendance necessary  

• Ability to work in environments that will include refrigeration and freezer temperatures and   conditions;   where common allergens may also be handled or present.  

• Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties, including but not limited to Drive-Ups, carryout, etc.  

• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a   scheduled shifts (shift length may vary) 

Target will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

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