What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Cheese Manager position at Sendik's Fine Foods Inc?
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To assist in planning and managing the Cheese Department so as to promote sales and achieve profit margins and labor goals. To contribute toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a positive working environment for employees.
NATURE AND SCOPE : Emphasis in this position is on ongoing department planning, execution and evaluation in order to ensure maximum sales and profit opportunities, effective cost control, efficient utilization of labor and strong customer service levels. The primary challenge is consistently meeting or exceeding department profit and labor goals, and ensuring consistent quality of cheese product. This position is responsible for providing effective training, development and work direction for department employees, and requires the ability to encourage individual and group effort toward department objectives. This position requires ongoing judgment / decision making, social skills / verbal interaction, listening skills, reading, writing, math, heavy lifting, standing, walking, operation of cheese cutting equipment, exposure to cold temperatures and wet surfaces. Position functions and work direction may vary according to business needs. Assignments and work direction are provided by the Cheese Manager or person in charge.
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS
- Assist in developing effective daily / weekly work plan based on weekly sales projections, budgeted labor goals and previous operating costs
Analyze sales and labor projections
Consistently monitor mix of demand and profit items, shelf allocation, variety, movement and stock levels to properly order, merchandise and meet sales and gross profit goals
Effectively communicate tasks and priorities
Supervise and assist to ensure accuracy and organization of receiving function
Ensure all employees are properly trained in equipment use, maintenance and sanitation standards, proper lifting and all related safety rules and procedures
Ensure all new employees are properly trained to ensure competence in positions and for possible future development
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Lifting / carrying up to 95 lbs.
Judgment / decision making
Working with hot equipment and conditions
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE
The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time, and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or for the work environment change.
