Cafe Associate at Sam's Club in Woodbridge, VA

Summary: Sam's Club is a retail warehouse club that offers a variety of products and services. The Cafe Associate role involves preparing food, maintaining food safety standards, and providing excellent member service while collaborating with team members to enhance the shopping experience. Responsibilities: - Maintains up-to date knowledge of product specifications related to prepared food merchandise; collaborating with cross functional teams and helping educate other associates on tools, tasks and resources; communicating effectively with the members of the team; and being flexible to the needs of the business to work in other areas - Prepares food according to item specifications; understanding and planning the future productions and mass productions; preparing for seasonality; adhering to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, inventory management; operating, maintaining, and sanitizing equipment; and demonstrating an understanding of product and layout execution - Leverages digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; utilizing hand held technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, ordering merchandise, receiving club pick up orders, training, and product quality with the member in mind; adapting to new tools and encouraging others to use them - Drives the performance of the area; stocking and rotating merchandise; ensuring quality and date control standards; eliminating waste; providing member service by acknowledging the member and identifying member's needs; assisting members with purchasing decisions; payment types; locating merchandise; and resolving member issues and concerns - Being a brand advocate; developing, influencing and inspiring others for working in a style that is respectful, supportive and team oriented; understanding the roadblocks and assisting in training them - Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; using the Open Door Policy; and applying these in executing business processes and practices - Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborating with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners; identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations; carrying out tasks; communicating progress and information; determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback Required Qualifications: - I acknowledge that the position for which I am applying requires me to successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if I receive the position - Must be 18 years of age or older Preferred Qualifications: - Food Safety Certification - Food Handler Certification (Food Safety) Required Skills: Food Safety Certification, Food Handler Certification, Food Preparation, Inventory Management, Equipment Operation, Maintenance, Sanitation Guidelines Compliance, Cold Chain Compliance, Digital Tools Utilization Benefits: Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage, Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance, Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting., Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more., Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.