Prepared Food Lead

Overview

Position Summary...As a Prepared Foods and Café Department Lead you will drive sales in your area and supervise your team of hourly associates who create and serve meals to our members - giving them more of what they love, for less. You will model expertise in Prepared Foods and Café and work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations.

• Be a Team Leader:
  Supervises the team within all prepared foods departments (for example caf, rotisserie, and prepared foods) by facilitating rotations through different fresh areas and managing members’ needs to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of your club; communicate the goals of the department; execute company programs; adhere to policies; and advocate for the member, the associate, and the company.
• Be an Expert:
  Maintains an in-depth knowledge of business on the floor and backroom operations by ensuring the prepared foods area meets company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance; manages seasonality in terms of production; understands new products, recipes, processes, and production specifications; prioritizes time between areas.
• Collaborates with associates and third parties to ensure the team has resources to do their job effectively, share knowledge, and train the team.
• Be a Techie:
  Leverages digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; uses handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality; adopts new tools and encourages others to use them.
• Be an Owner:
  Drives the business results, ensures commitment to operational excellence, plans for profitability, maintains a neat, clean, and safe work area in the prepared foods area; ensures appropriate staffing levels and accurate audit and compliance standards; produces and displays merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan; engages with other departments and third-party business partners to ensure operational continuity (e.g., maintenance, suppliers, equipment vendors).
• Be a Talent Ambassador:
  Teaches and trains the team by identifying training needs, developing necessary skills to deliver high-quality products to members, encouraging career growth, and sourcing new talent internally and externally. Develops, communicates, and implements processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners; analyzes and applies information from multiple sources; monitors progress and results;
  
  identifies and addresses improvement opportunities. Demonstrates, promotes, and supports compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Leads and participates in teams by using and sharing resources, information, and tools; determines customer needs and business priorities; coordinates and executes work assignments; provides advice, feedback and support to ensure timelines and work quality are achieved; models and helps others adapt to change or new challenges.
• Respect the Individual:
  Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging; creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform; works as a team; builds strong and trusting relationships; communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Act with Integrity:
  Maintains and promotes high standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models Walmart values to support and foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
• Serve our Customers and Members:
  Delivers results while putting the customer first; makes decisions based on reliable information; balances short- and long-term priorities; considers how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our…