Deli Department Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Sahadi’s is now hiring a Prepared Foods Lead to join our team! We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic team player with a passion for prepared foods and specialty food.

About Sahadi's:

Sahadi’s is a family-owned Mediterranean Specialty store that is a Brooklyn Tradition doing business in Brooklyn for over 75 years. With two locations in Brooklyn (the newer location in Industry City featuring an open kitchen and Bar) and a fast-casual Kiosk in Chelsea Piers we seek an individual to oversee our growing prepared foods program. 

Who you are:

A Food Service professional who is confident and highly motivated to manage a growing portion of the business. A reliable individual with strong communication and organizational skills, and a passion for stellar food and service.

 
Responsibilities:

• Drive Business: Working with team develop new items for deli case, meals to go, catering, and café team.
• Manage all food production: Working with the team you’ll coordinate all aspects of production at the various locations. 
• Standard Bearer: Adjust and establish standards at multiple locations, ensure staff is properly trained and able to perform their duties. Ensuring staff is trained in proper procedures.
• Budgeting and Long-term Planning: Manage and maintain budgets- COGs, labor, etc.  Assess food service business and spending, and find areas for improvement. Conceptualize long-term plans for future growth.
• Develop team: Working with team attract, retain, and mentor team members.
• Customer service: Set the standard for customer service in the Food Service area, and provide every customer with an excellent experience.
• Teamwork – communicate with managers about departmental needs and upcoming projects including classes and on-site events. Coordinate with all other departments to ensure smooth daily operations.

Requirements:

• A passion for food – and an enthusiasm for customer service.
• 2+ years of relevant management experience.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Reliable and dependable.
• Able to work well as part of the overall management team.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
• Willingness to travel.

Benefits:

• Flexible Schedule.
• Collaborative work environment.
• Work with Premium ingredients.
• Employee discount.
• 401K, Commuter, medical, and dental on offer.