Salad Bar Associate

Job Overview

We are seeking a friendly and efficient Associate to join our team in a dynamic food service environment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering excellent customer service, maintaining high standards of food safety and sanitation, and supporting daily restaurant operations. This role offers an opportunity to develop skills in food preparation, cashiering, and food industry best practices within a fast-paced setting.

Duties

• Ensure that each customer receives outstanding service by providing a friendly environment, including greeting and acknowledging every guest, directing them to products in the store, maintaining solid product knowledge and all other components of customer service.
• Follow food safety procedures and maintain order and cleanliness of the store, equipment and work stations so that customers may enjoy a safe and appealing shopping experience.
• Prepare and produce quality foods such as cooked cold salads and a variety of prepared fresh food items, providing freshness, taste and attractiveness to garner customer satisfaction.
• Follow calculated recipes to ensure consistency, accuracy in pricing and value, and minimizing preventable loss
• Coordinate and attractively prepare special orders and party trays following established procedures and provide accurate pricing to ensure customer catering needs are satisfied..
• Properly store, replenish, rotate and make best use of fresh product; also monitor inventory to ensure quality, and to limit potential product waste.
• Safely operate and maintain tools such as knives, scissors, food processors, gas oven/range and reports deficiencies to management.
• Create and manage appealing display of food choices to encourage continuing sales.
• Prepare soups, fresh-cut product and food items such as sandwiches and fillings, salads and specialty trays.
• Cultivate a proper stock of food items as well as required supplies as needed, in order to satisfy customer demand.
• Prepare and fulfill customer orders for multiple departments as per store policies and procedures to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Train new Salad Bar Team Members in all manners of the job in order to maintain consistency in the department.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members, as well as other department members, to offer quality customer service.
• Assisting in other duties or departments as assigned.

Performance Standards

• Consistently upholds the highest standards in producing quality cooked and fresh food items.
• Demonstrates team-work, a positive attitude, and a strong focus on customer satisfaction in this challenging and fast paced environment.
• Displays ability to work quickly and efficiently for extended periods of time.
• Exhibits a proficiency in multi-tasking and demonstrate organizational and prioritization skills.
• Exhibits flexibility and adaptability to the production needs of the department.
• Established goals and tasks are completed with any level or absence of supervision; employees will seek support from management when needed but are required to use self-motivation.
• Effective and consistent decision making, communication and collaboration skills are utilized.
• Adherence to the policies, procedures and standards relating to customer service, safety and store/department operations are demonstrated consistently.

Expected Hours of Work

Days, evenings, weekends and holidays required. This position will begin with 2 shifts per week and expand to 4 shifts per week in mid-January of 2026.

Salad Bar Prep Associate Requirements

• At least 1 year of Food Prep experience is required.
• Willingness to work independently or with supervisors and staff to solve problems and meet production goals.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• A positive attitude.
• Communication proficiency.
• Organizational skills.
• Basic mathematical skills.

This position provides an engaging opportunity for individuals passionate about the food industry who enjoy working in a team-oriented environment focused on delivering outstanding service.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $17.60 per hour

Expected hours: 13 – 26 per week

Benefits:

• Store discount

Work Location: In person