FT Lead Associate Kitchen - 6273

The GIANT Company is a well-established and respected retail supermarket chain with locations throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and New Jersey. Committed to enhancing the shopping experience for customers while fostering a positive and inclusive work environment for team members, The GIANT Company focuses on strong community ties, customer-first values, and teamwork. The company prides itself on building strong families and healthy communities by connecting neighbors through quality food offerings and exceptional service. As part of this mission, The GIANT Company embraces diversity and inclusion, promoting a workplace culture defined by care, courage, integrity, teamwork, and humor. These values underpin the company's operations as it strives to create a better future for customers, team members, and the broader community alike.

This job opening is for a position within the retail store team, specifically focused on the deli and prepared foods department. The role centers on food preparation tasks including making sandwiches, subs, wraps, roasting or frying chicken, assembling appetizers, heating soup, and creating pizzas. Additionally, the position entails transferring deli food items to case containers, proper labeling and merchandising in accordance with standardized plan-o-grams (POG). The role demands strong attention to food safety practices, thorough cleaning and sanitizing of work areas and equipment, precise production planning, inventory management, and ensuring compliance with company policies and personal protective equipment (PPE) standards. This is a physically active role that requires the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and prolonged periods of standing and walking. Team members are responsible for handling ingredients and tools efficiently and safely while delivering quality products to customers promptly. The position contributes meaningfully to the customer experience by ensuring fresh, well-presented deli and prepared food items are always available. In addition to hands-on food preparation, this job includes training fellow team members, conducting record-keeping tasks, assisting with product ordering related to smoked goods, and executing merchandising standards across multiple prepared food programs. Candidates must be able to communicate effectively, understand and follow safety regulations, and uphold all company policies including emergency procedures, use of PPE, and food safety standards. The GIANT Company offers this opportunity in a supportive environment that values employee contributions and fosters professional growth. If you are motivated to be part of a team dedicated to quality food service, community connection, and ongoing improvement, this position provides a purposeful career path within a trusted retail food leader.