Cheesemonger

Join Our Team: Cheesemonger Role Available at Village Supermarkets

Our Cheesemongers are an integral part of the Village Super Market experience. As a Cheesemonger, you are friendly and outgoing with a love for cheese and sharing it with all of our customers. To be successful in this position, the individual needs to be passionate about their work with a natural ability to sell.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Knowledgeable about different cheeses and products in the department and recognize differences among similar products e.g. type, region, production and pairing information to better assist and/or advise customers.
• Strong Customer Service skills and ability to interact with other people and participate actively in department and staff meetings.
• Strong teamwork and diversity awareness and ability to recognize and welcome differences among people and resolve conflicts respectfully and in a timely manner.
• Organizational and time management skills and ability to prioritize requests and department activities.
• Ability to conduct continuous interaction with customers and coworkers in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to proficiently read, write, speak, analyze, interpret, and understand the English language.
• Ability to operate equipment as required by department (i.e. slicer, scale, can-opener, wrapping machine, cheese grater/cutter, and case cutter).
• Ability to stand, bend, twist, reach, push, pull and regularly lift 25 lbs., and occasionally lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively engage customers, promote product and sales, build customer relationships, and provide G.R.E.A.T. customer service that builds customer loyalty and engagement.
• Construct creative merchandising displays including sales cases and floor displays to sell and educate customers on latest trends and our special offerings
• Ensuring proper levels of product and supplies are maintained and priced by conducting inventories as well as assist in ordering of products
• Ensure product availability, quality and freshness through ordering, rotation, stocking and replenishing of products to help maximize profitability and minimize shrink.
• Package, wrap, weigh, stamp, mark and accurately price and label merchandise for retail sale.
• Prepare trays, set up cases, and overall food displays, rotate and replenish products as needed.
• Maintain accurate department signage and pricing.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment by practicing high standards of food and human safety and sanitation techniques provided by Fairway work rules and policies and Health Department Regulations.
• Adhere to all department-related and company-related work rules and policies while upholding company core values of integrity, respect and excellence.

Join us in creating tasteful moments and delicious memories for our customers every day!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Cheese specialist: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Chester, NJ 07930: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person