Cafe Associate

Cafe Associate

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$16.00/hr - $23.00/hr

Why do people love eating in our café at Sam’s Club? Our members tell us one of the biggest reasons is our hard‑working and happy‑to‑help café associates. Our café associates listen to members’ needs, prepare their food orders, and provide fast and friendly service. We take pride in every aspect of our work and perform it with energy and enthusiasm. We need strong team players, with a commitment to serving our members and creating the warm and friendly environment they deserve – serving up a meal just like at home!

• Show passion for and experience with fresh food.
• Keep member satisfaction as your top priority.
• Be a solution seeker and innovator who tackles obstacles head‑on.
• Adapt quickly to change and different work scenarios.
• Drive change through out‑of‑box thinking.
• Ensure high‑quality products are fresh, ready, and available in the café.
• Maintain clean shelves, temperature control, verify expiration dates, and dispose of lower‑quality food products.
• Pack ready‑to‑sell products in proper containers and stock displays.
• Prepare and serve ready‑to‑eat food.
• Maintain a clean, sanitized, and member‑ready area.
• Collaborate across cross‑functional teams, educate other associates, and adapt to business needs.
• Adhere to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, and inventory management.
• Leverage digital tools for sales, experience improvement, and associate engagement.
• Drive area performance, stock and rotate merchandise, eliminate waste, and provide member service.
• Act as a brand ambassador, inspire teamwork, and handle training needs.
• Implement company policies, procedures, and ethics with integrity.
• Complete work assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources; identify and recommend improvement opportunities.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Successfully complete all job‑required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period.

• Food Service experience.
• Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).

• Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO/PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program: tuition, books, and fees paid for full‑time and part‑time associates.

• Location
  : 300 Tarrytown Ctr, Rocky Mount, NC 27804‑1780, United States of America
• Seniority level
  :
  Entry level
• Employment type
  :
  Part‑time
• Job function
  :
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industry
  :
  Retail

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The hourly wage range for this position is $16.00 to $23.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.