Assistant Food Service Manager

PriceChopper is a prominent supermarket chain known for delivering high-quality grocery products and exceptional customer service to communities across the northeastern United States. Established with a focus on freshness, variety, and affordability, PriceChopper continues to serve its customers with a wide range of products including fresh produce, meats, bakery items, and prepared foods. The company is dedicated to creating a friendly and welcoming shopping environment, emphasizing community engagement and customer satisfaction. Located in Essex Junction, VT, this particular PriceChopper store operates a vibrant food court that enhances the shopping experience by offering quick, tasty, and convenient meal options to customers.

The role available at PriceChopper in Essex Junction, Vermont is for a Food Court Supervisor who plays a crucial role in the smooth operation of the food court area. This position is hourly based with competitive pay starting at $22 per hour, within a pay range of $18.00 to $27.00 per hour, reflecting the importance of the supervisory responsibilities entrusted to this position. The Food Court Supervisor is responsible for providing fast, friendly, helpful, and efficient customer service, ensuring the food court area is operated at the highest standards in terms of cleanliness, food safety, and customer satisfaction.

The supervisor assists in training new team members and scheduling shifts, managing inventory control to optimize sales opportunities, and overseeing adherence to all corporate and state sanitation regulations. This role also involves direct participation in food preparation, particularly cooking large quantities of food which are distributed to finishing cooks throughout the food court area. A thorough knowledge of recipes and cooking styles is essential to ensure consistency and quality of food served.

In addition to managing day-to-day operations, the Food Court Supervisor must maintain control of shrinkage by enforcing related policies and procedures and ensure meticulous documentation through cold case logs, hot food logs, and cooling logs in compliance with store policy. The supervisor ensures that all associates follow company policies, promotes a clean and organized workstation following 5S standards, and consistently offers outstanding customer interactions by engaging with customers through smiles, eye contact, sampling, suggestive selling, and courteous acknowledgments at the completion of each transaction.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for those who are passionate about food service, strong leadership, and customer interaction within a dynamic supermarket environment. Those employed in this role benefit from personal development opportunities, teamwork, and competitive compensation while contributing to the overall success of a community-centered marketplace.