Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Hourly
Compensation
Hourly
Range $23.75 - $40.40
Work Schedule
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life insurance
401(k)
employee discount
Paid sick leave
paid national holidays
Paid vacation
short term disability
long term disability
Job Description
Target is a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, recognized as one of America’s leading retailers and a beloved brand. It places great importance on caring for communities, investing in the places where people live, work, and play. Target prioritizes building strong relationships, developing talent through growth opportunities, and fostering a culture of collaboration and success as one unified team. The company’s core purpose is embedded in its identity, values, and operational approach, emphasizing care, growth, and collective achievement. Working at Target means contributing to a mission that brings joy to families every day by creating a welcoming, inspiring, and rewarding shopping experience.
The Food & Beverage team at Target is dedicated to providing guests with a fresh, fully stocked, and safe shopping environment throughout the day. This team excels in operational expertise, process management, and efficiency to ensure products are fresh, accurately priced, and available. The team oversees all food and food service operations, including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation, price accuracy, and promotional signage across all Food & Beverage areas in the store.
The Food & Beverage Team Leader role at Target offers an exciting opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain valuable experience in guest service and food retail operations. This position focuses on driving guest service fundamentals and cultivating a guest-first culture, managing department sales trends, freshness standards, inventory, guest shopping patterns, pricing, and promotions. As a leader, you will plan and execute daily and weekly workloads to meet Food & Beverage business priorities and sales objectives.
The Team Leader is responsible for leading a team of hourly team members through hiring, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent to support the department’s success. Core duties include ensuring freshness and food safety standards are consistently maintained, managing inventory and backroom areas, and optimizing product presentation on the sales floor. This role also involves collaborating with vendors to meet brand standards, maintaining strong partnerships with Starbucks and Pizza Hut, where applicable, and ensuring compliance with all food safety policies and procedures.
This leadership position demands adaptability to work various shifts, including early mornings, evenings, overnight, and weekends, to meet guest and business needs effectively. The leader will also act as a subject matter expert on federal, state, and local adult beverage laws, ensuring adherence to regulations and protecting the store’s liquor license when applicable. The Team Leader supports the Executive Team Leader by establishing clear goals, holding team members accountable, and promoting a safety culture.
Target offers competitive pay ranging from $23.75 to $40.40 per hour, based on factors such as position, market conditions, education, experience, and certifications. Beyond pay, Target invests in its team members' overall well-being through comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance. Additional perks include a 401(k) plan, employee discounts, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
This role is ideal for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, enjoy hands-on work, and are passionate about delivering excellent guest service. The company values diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging continuous development and inclusive behaviors to foster an engaging workplace. Training and development programs are available to support career growth and help close skill gaps.
Overall, the Food & Beverage Team Leader role at Target is a dynamic leadership opportunity within a respected retail corporation committed to team member growth, community care, and guest satisfaction. Those who join Target are part of a vibrant culture that supports success through meaningful work, strong relationships, and shared goals.
The Food & Beverage team at Target is dedicated to providing guests with a fresh, fully stocked, and safe shopping environment throughout the day. This team excels in operational expertise, process management, and efficiency to ensure products are fresh, accurately priced, and available. The team oversees all food and food service operations, including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation, price accuracy, and promotional signage across all Food & Beverage areas in the store.
The Food & Beverage Team Leader role at Target offers an exciting opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain valuable experience in guest service and food retail operations. This position focuses on driving guest service fundamentals and cultivating a guest-first culture, managing department sales trends, freshness standards, inventory, guest shopping patterns, pricing, and promotions. As a leader, you will plan and execute daily and weekly workloads to meet Food & Beverage business priorities and sales objectives.
The Team Leader is responsible for leading a team of hourly team members through hiring, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent to support the department’s success. Core duties include ensuring freshness and food safety standards are consistently maintained, managing inventory and backroom areas, and optimizing product presentation on the sales floor. This role also involves collaborating with vendors to meet brand standards, maintaining strong partnerships with Starbucks and Pizza Hut, where applicable, and ensuring compliance with all food safety policies and procedures.
This leadership position demands adaptability to work various shifts, including early mornings, evenings, overnight, and weekends, to meet guest and business needs effectively. The leader will also act as a subject matter expert on federal, state, and local adult beverage laws, ensuring adherence to regulations and protecting the store’s liquor license when applicable. The Team Leader supports the Executive Team Leader by establishing clear goals, holding team members accountable, and promoting a safety culture.
Target offers competitive pay ranging from $23.75 to $40.40 per hour, based on factors such as position, market conditions, education, experience, and certifications. Beyond pay, Target invests in its team members' overall well-being through comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance. Additional perks include a 401(k) plan, employee discounts, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
This role is ideal for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, enjoy hands-on work, and are passionate about delivering excellent guest service. The company values diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging continuous development and inclusive behaviors to foster an engaging workplace. Training and development programs are available to support career growth and help close skill gaps.
Overall, the Food & Beverage Team Leader role at Target is a dynamic leadership opportunity within a respected retail corporation committed to team member growth, community care, and guest satisfaction. Those who join Target are part of a vibrant culture that supports success through meaningful work, strong relationships, and shared goals.
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Age 18 or older
- Previous retail and/or food experience preferred but not required
- Ability to lead and hold others accountable
- Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment as directed
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
- Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
- Welcoming and helpful attitude
- Effective communication skills
- Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
- Interpret instructions, reports and information
- Accurately handle cash register operations as needed
- Climb up and down ladders as needed
- Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds
- Flexible work schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
- Reliable and prompt, regular attendance necessary
- Ability to work in an environment that could range from 34°F to -10°F as needed
- Ability to work in spaces where common allergens may be handled or present
- Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout etc.
- Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous retail and/or food experience preferred but not required
- Strong interest and knowledge of the Food & Beverage business
- Ability to lead and hold others accountable
- Communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment as directed
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
- Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
- Welcoming and helpful attitude
- Effective communication skills
Job Duties
- Understand sales goals, plan and execute daily/weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement, including merchandising, pricing, transitions, revisions, sampling and promotions
- Execute a fresh, full and food safe area during all operating hours leveraging strong inventory management, area routines and Food Safety policies and procedures
- Assess Food & Beverage and Food Service backroom and sales floor areas
- walk Food & Beverage Standards to identify priorities and develop business plans and assignment sheets
- review reporting to identify business trends for follow-up
- Ensure proper execution on all food safety standards and cleaning routines
- Validate and follow-up on experts' progress against Daily Assignment Sheets, production area routines, and application of best practices
- Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs
- Establish relationships with direct to store delivery vendors to ensure brand standards such as delivery and merchandising are being met and areas are full and maintained
- Ensure accurate in-stocks by placing store-initiated orders with DSD distributors according to best practices
- Lead team to uphold and maintain all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards and foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks DM
- Expect and enable team members to stay up-to-date on relevant trends and products
- Evaluate candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team
- Participate in team onboarding and learning and close knowledge gaps through training and experiences
- At the direction of ETL, establish clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to expectations
- Become a subject matter expert in federal, state and local adult beverage laws as they apply to your business and protect your store's liquor license
- Complete all Starbucks and/or Pizza Hut training requirements or certifications
- Fulfill key carrying responsibilities, as the business needs
- Demonstrate a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience
- Model, train and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
- Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance
- Lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
- Support your Executive Team Leader to create a safety advocacy culture by understanding how safety impacts your role and that of your team
- Identify and correct hazards and hold team accountable to working in a safe manner
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding and learning
- Address store needs including emergency and regulatory visits
- Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up and Drive-up and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties
- All other duties based on business needs
Job Criteria
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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