Company description

Since 1908 The Sickles family and entire Sickles Market team have been dedicated to sharing quality – quality products, service, and selection, a quality shopping experience, and quality relationships with all our customers, neighbors, industry contacts, with each other, and the community at large. We have grown from a simple farm stand to a world-class food, garden, and gift market with 100+ employees because everyone at Sickles is passionate about sharing quality, passionate about customer service, passionate about supporting team goals and fellow team members, and passionate about their own continuing career development. Sickles Market embraces each team member’s unique value and growth potential, with many types of opportunities for growth.

Job description

• Facilitate staffing, planning, inventory, purchasing and merchandising of Sickles cheese department
• Oversee daily departmental setup, maintenance, and breakdown
• Lead by example and perform all tasks expected of team members; provide all applicable department training and mentoring
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment and guide team members in health and safety measures
• Assign and delegate tasks; ensure daily production workflow and operations are fully executed
• Develop and implement merchandising plans and departmental sales to meet the financial objectives of the department
• Monitor team member performance and provide ongoing feedback to train, cross-train, and develop employees
• Prepare, maintain, and track inventory to calculate gross monthly profits and maintain budgeted percentages related to sales, labor controls, and shrink control
• Proactively engage customers to promote products, promotions, and sales
• Answer customer questions about cheese flavors, regions, and accompaniments
• Ensure cheeses and charcuteries are displayed and merchandised in an aesthetically pleasing manner; restock when necessary
• Slice*, weigh, package, and price cheese and charcuterie products
• Safely utilize slicer* to cut meats and cheeses; properly sanitize slicer between uses*
• Set up and break down cheese and charcuterie counter; ensure proper storage, temperatures, and humidity levels

Ideal candidate must be able to:

• Work weekends, holidays, and other prime times of the business
• Operate a commercial deli slicer*
• Lift up to 50lbs. and push pulling carts up to 100lbs
• Stand and walk for 4-6 hours at a time
• Make frequent motions such as standing, walking, kneeling, squatting, bending, lifting, and reaching

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $50,000 - $75,000

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline