Food Service Team Leader

Overview

The pay range per hour is $24.50 - $41.65. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including labor markets and, in some cases, education, work experience and certifications. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.

Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at

All About Target. Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

All About Food & Beverage. The Food & Beverage team enables a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring the product is fresh, in stock, available and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor. They are experts in operations, process and efficiency. This team leads food and food services including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all Food & Beverage areas of the store.

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Food Service Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of:

• Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest first culture on your team
• Food & Beverage business fundamentals: department sales trends, freshness and quality, inventory management, guest shopping patterns and pricing and promotions strategies
• Planning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver sales
• Leading a team of hourly team members; including skills in interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating and retaining talent

As a Food Service Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day most likely will include the following responsibilities:

• Understand sales goals, plan and execute daily/weekly workload to deliver department and store sales goals and guest engagement. Including planning food service transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling, promotions and price change workload.
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs (early morning, evening, overnight shifts and weekends).
• Assign daily tasks to team members based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, ensuring alignment with weekly and monthly business priorities set by your direct leader.
• Assess Food Service back of house, production areas, dining spaces and merchandising spaces to ensure food safety and proper inventory levels.
• Walk Food & Beverage Standards and Food Service routines daily to assess priorities and review reporting to identify business gaps for follow-up.
• Follow all food safety requirements and cleaning routines, including monitoring and recording temperature sensitive food items, as outlined in Target’s policies and procedures.
• Validate and follow-up on team members’ progress against department checklists and routines.
• Lead team to uphold and maintain all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards and production specifications (where applicable).
• Foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks district manager (if applicable), attend required in-store planning and business meetings and follow-up on key takeaways from their time in your store.
• Ensure accurate in-stocks by placing store-initiated orders according to best practices.
• Follow proper perishable inventory management procedures to ensure an accurate recording of inventory.
• Make production quantity decisions just in time to ensure freshness, in-stocks, sales and profitability are achieved consistently.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant trends and products to educate team members.
• Participate in team hiring and onboarding processes.
• Establish clear goals and expectations with your direct leader and hold team members accountable to them.
• In addition to Food Safety Manager Certification, complete all Starbucks and/or Pizza Hut training requirements and certifications.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead your team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment.
• Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately.
• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences.
• Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices; help close skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions.
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