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PT/FT Cheese Monger Provisions

  • Date Posted October 21, 2020
  • Location Amherst, MA
  • Category Business
  • Job type Part-Time
Company description Provisions is the Pioneer Valley's 5-star source for hand-picked fine wine, craft beer, and artisanal foods. We feature an award winning specialty cheese department staffed by our incredible cheesemongers. Our team is passionate about the producers and products we represent. And our mission is to cultivate a friendly atmoshphere full of gustatory adventures and memorable experiences for the community we serve! Job description

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 
Compensation this position is : hourly Application instructions
This job expired on December 20, 2020
DeadlineOctober 30, 2020

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