PT/FT Cheese Monger Provisions
- Date Posted October 21, 2020
- Location Amherst, MA
- Category Business
- Job type Part-Time
Provisions is opening a BRAND NEW location in North Amherst in November! We are looking for food and beverage fanatics to come be a part of our close-knit team. If you love customer service, enjoy tasting and learning, and are known for being self-motivated, then please get in touch.
You are viewing the job posting for Cheese Monger: Our Cheese Mongers are our customers’ go-to for all things cheese, charcuterie, and pairings. We’re looking for passionate foodies who can provide an engaging experience at our full-service cut-to-order cheese counter. If you have more likes than dislikes when it comes to food – if you’re a fan of blue cheeses, cured olives, and rustic pâté – then we want you to join our team. The right candidate will be excited to taste everything and follow our selling strategies!
Responsibilities:
- Greet customers and engage them in authentic conversation
- Serve as a friendly guide to our artisanal cheese, charcuterie, and specialty product selection
- Answer customers' questions and call on a manager if you require further assistance
- Cut cheeses and cured meats to order
- Safely handle knives and operate meat slicing machinery
- Provide proper packaging and labeling for cut-to-order items
- Follow selling and merchandising strategies
- Increase sales by cross-selling products and introducing new ones
- Wrap, label, and organize back-stock
- Stock cheese case and shelves
- Follow all food-safety guidelines and work-place safety guidelines
- Follow our food-dating policy
- Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment at all times
- Assist customers on the sales floor
- Fill on-line orders
- Perform opening and closing tasks
- Follow dress-code
- Must wear a face-covering and maintain social distance at all times until further notice.
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills and Qualities
- Excited about specialty food and beverages
- Willingness to try everything
- Professional salesmanship (You can sell anything, not just the things you like)
- Engaging professional personality
- Self-starting energy
- Safe knife handling skills
- Follows directions
- Attention to detail
- Able to lift 50 pounds
- Basic math
- Time management
- Telephone etiquette
- Outstanding customer service
- Efficiency
- Flexibility
- Basic (PC) computer knowledge
- Positive attitude
- Punctuality and dependability
Preferred qualities:
- Knowledge of artisanal cheese, cured meats, and accoutrements
- Knowledge of fine beverages
- Proficient with pairing
- ServSafe qualified