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H-E-B Grocery

Central Market Plano Food Demo Tasting Specialist - Full-Time

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $17.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Training and Development
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Retirement Plan
team environment
career advancement

Job Description

The hiring company is a dynamic retail grocery business focused on delivering exceptional food experiences to its customers. As a center store grocery retailer, the company prides itself on offering a wide variety of food products, emphasizing quality, customer education, and hands-on product demonstration. The company is committed to maintaining high standards in food safety, customer service, and product knowledge, positioning itself as a leader in the competitive grocery landscape. With a focus on ingredient education, recipe sharing, and flavor profiling, the company continually invests in training its staff to keep them well-informed about current food trends and cooking techniques.... Show More

Job Requirements

  • exposed to moving mechanical parts
  • exposed to small, confined spaces
  • exposed to cleaning chemicals and airport particles
  • the noise level is moderate
  • lift moderately heavy loads up to 50 lbs individually
  • potential for heavier loads when team lifting
  • ability to bend, reach, kneel, twist, and squat
  • ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
  • ability to push/pull heavy loads of 75 lbs

Job Qualifications

  • 1-3 years of related experience in selling and/or customer service
  • basic food knowledge and experience
  • knowledge of pairings and flavor profiles and/or willingness to learn profiles
  • exhibit interest, knowledge and ability in food preparation and cooking methods
  • food safety certification preferred
  • attend a minimum of 70% all available on-site vendor training classes
  • successfully complete the foodie knowledge review annually
  • ability to calculate figures and amounts such as weights, discounts, percentages, and volume

Job Duties

  • assist the customer anywhere in the store with moderate to broad food knowledge
  • promote sales through moderate to broad ingredient, food preparation, recipe and product knowledge
  • based in center store but able to set up and man a demo or sample stations anywhere in the store and sells specific product through manned station following guidelines provided
  • sets up assigned demo stations procuring product and tracking usage
  • track and record roi of manned stations
  • use down-time to face shelves and keep department clean
  • helps maintain sampling stations
  • provides superior, proactive customer service
  • uses suggestive selling techniques to maximize sales
  • educates customers in recipe suggestions, preparation methods and cooking techniques for demo products
  • assist customers in physical need of assistance
  • answers customer's questions about product and explains merits to influence customer's purchase
  • demonstrates curiosity for food and explores current food trends
  • exhibits varied interest and knowledge in cooking including ingredients and preparation methods
  • maintains food safety standards and sanitation in the department

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Job Location

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