075 - AJ's Fine Foods Sushi Team Lead - Pima & Pinnacle Peak

Position Purpose: The Sushi Team Lead will effectively direct and supervise all activities of the Sushi department and personnel to achieve merchandising, sales and customer service goals established for the department.

**Responsibilities: **A Sushi Team Lead is a responsible, friendly person who can safely work in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.

A Sushi Team Lead’s responsibilities include:

• Directing department personnel, meeting department's goals and objectives, communicating directly with the store director and Sushi Chefs.

• Ordering the products and supplies necessary to maintain adequate stock levels and keep merchandising levels at deli/bistro standards.

• Maintaining a positive and friendly attitude towards customers and fellow team members.

• Engaging with customers through smiles and greetings, offering product information, providing selling suggestions and active sampling and always giving a genuine thank you.

• Overseeing the preparation and serving/merchandising of all Sushi items.

• Maintaining open communication with all members of the deli/bistro department, catering department, deli/bistro department manager, and executive chef.

• Attentively rotating deli/bistro items for sale, ensuring quality, safety and product shrink control.

• Ensuring department personnel follow all county, city and company food safety and sanitation guidelines and policies.

• Receiving merchandise for sale and supplies, auditing invoices, breaking down orders, positioning cases of products in the deli storage area or in refrigerated walk-in coolers or frozen food walk-ins' freezers.

• Processing cash register transactions, giving back change, and refunds.

• Using scale printer machine, ensuring weights and pricing are correct.

• Understanding the importance of monitoring product pricing, signage, and placement and the use of product shelf tags and shelf signage.

• Keeping clean, neat and orderly sales counters, food prep areas, warehouse shelving and walk-in coolers and freezers.

• Ensuring all department personnel use proper safety equipment and procedures.

• Taking customer orders, ensuring orders are completed on time and to the customer's satisfaction.

• Cleaning and sharpening sushi knives.

• Cleaning all Sushi Bar counter tops, chairs, signage, equipment, cases, glass, and floor.

• All other related duties as assigned

Employees may occasionally experience the following physical demands for an extended period:

Standing, Sitting, Lifting + Stocking (Up to 50 lbs.), Pushing, Keyboarding, Telephone Use, Walking, Bending

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation, paid weekly

• Retirement Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself and eligible dependents

• Tuition Reimbursement for qualified courses

• Scholarship opportunities for continued education

• Store discount programs (10% off household groceries)

• Fun work environment where you have the opportunity to nourish your community.

Must be 18 years of age. Must be 21 years of age for any position that serves alcohol.

• For Internal Transfers/Promotion/Rehire Candidates:

• Your current leader must recommend that you apply for this position and provide an endorsement upon request from HR.

• You may be asked to accept a part-time position if that is the only position available

• Rehires must be approved by an HRBP