Café and Retail Supervisor (Shift Lead)
L.A. Burdick Chocolates, celebrated for its exquisite artisanal chocolates, pastries, and beverages, is looking for a full-time Supervisor (Shift Lead) to support the operation of its New York City store located in Soho. This position would include opening and closing shifts and weekend availability.
Responsibilities
- Support Manager in leading the store team and upholding the company’s operational standards
- Promote outstanding experience for both customers and employees
- Engage with customers and teammates regarding what defines and differentiates L.A. Burdick
- Demonstrate diligence and preciseness in the presentation and serving of chocolates, beverages, and pastries
- Assist with merchandising, placing and receiving orders, inventory count, and rotation of products
- Supervise and assign duties to team members and ensure the team delivers excellent products and service while maintaining a clean and organized environment
- Perform opening and/or closing procedures, including product set-up, closing out cash registers, making deposits, locking-up, among others
- Assist with training and mentorship of new and current team members
- Follow all food safety and safety guidelines and regulations
Skills, Traits and Experiences
- Enthusiastic about fine chocolates, pastries, and beverages
- Interest in advancement and achievement
- General experience of customer and food service and retail sales
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced service environment
- Be a good listener, honest, and responsible teammate
- Professionally dressed and well-presented
- Work well in a team environment
- Must be reliable
- Previous cash handling experience preferred
- Ability to work some weekends and evenings
- Ability to stand and walk for a full shift
- Ability to use hands, wrists, and fingers to operate the espresso machine, cash register, among others
- Ability to bend, squat, twist, and reach above shoulder level and below waist level to, for example, grab boxes or cups
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus
- Medical Insurance (Includes Wellness Incentive)
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Company-matched 401K
- Voluntary life and disability plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free drink of choice every daily shift
- Complimentary chocolate tastings throughout the year
- Discount on all products
Compensation
- Starting range $17.00 tp $19.00 per hour depending on experience
Founded in 1987, L.A. Burdick Chocolates is an artisan chocolatier dedicated to handcrafting European-inspired chocolates, pastries, and beverages. It has been praised for making one of the best chocolates and hot chocolates in the U.S. by Food & Wine, Zagat, Bloomberg, Travel + Leisure, among others. L.A. Burdick Chocolates has store locations in Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, New York, Walpole, and Washington, DC and an online store at burdickchocolate.com.
For more information regarding L.A. Burdick, explore burdickchocolate.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 32 per week
Experience level:
Application Question(s):
- Are you over age 18?
- Are you authorized to work in the United States?
Work Location: In person