Smokehouse Pit Master

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Wendell, NC, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Food • Retail
The Role
Leads the smokehouse department by preparing and presenting smoked meat, engaging guests, providing samples, supporting suggestive selling, and maintaining product quality, sanitation, safety, merchandising, and operational standards. Trains and supervises smokehouse staff, performs ordering, stocking, receiving, light meat cutting, product logging, announcements, and guest service. Requires an outgoing personality, prior meat cutting experience, physical stamina, communication skills, and the ability to perform in character before guests.
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Overview

To grow community through building guest loyalty and providing personal guest interactions that build genuine relationships with guests and result in a brand-aligned experience while maintaining operating standards.

Responsibilities

1. While on the sales floor, become the Pit Master, the one person in the store with a blinding dedication to all things smoked meat

2. Interact with guests and hosts in a fun and friendly manner to create an engaging environment for all guests

3. Ensure all smokehouse staff provides fun, friendly and engaging service

4. Actively engage guests through freshly prepared Smokehouse samples and suggestive selling

5. To personally demonstrate superior guest service at all times

6. To perform activities outlined in the Pit Master character performance description

7. Operate the department according to strict merchandising and operational standards

8. Ensure the quality of product for sale meets Lowes Foods standards

9. Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department according to Lowes Foods standards

10. Provide guidance, orientation, training and feedback to ensure Smokehouse staff achieves satisfactory performance standards

11. Perform product preparation, receiving, ordering, stocking and guest service as necessary to achieve standards

12. Maintain HACCP required product information log sheets as necessary

13. Perform light meat cutting duties as needed

14. Perform all other duties as assigned by management

15. Perform PA announcements

Qualifications

1. Friendly, energetic and outgoing personality

2. Must be able to actively engage guests and be willing to have fun with our guests

3. Willingness to perform in front of large crowd and draw attention to the Smokehouse department

4. Ability to perform multiple tasks, simultaneously

5. Ability to stay in character

6. Ability to work well with others

7. Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally

8. Previous meat cutting/trimming experience

9. Previous Culinary knowledge and/or background preferred

10. Ability to read and understand information and direction

11. Knowledge of deli as well as meat department operations

12. Ability to supervise people including training and development

13. Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job

14. Effective communication, guest service and selling skills

15. Must be at least 18 years old

16. Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time

17. Ability to effectively communicate with, and take direction from supervision

18. Ability to work well with computers

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Skills Required

  • Friendly, energetic, and outgoing personality
  • Ability to actively engage guests and have fun with guests
  • Willingness to perform in front of large crowds and draw attention to the Smokehouse department
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to stay in character
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Ability to lift 25 pounds consistently and 50 pounds occasionally
  • Previous meat cutting or trimming experience
  • Previous culinary knowledge or background
  • Ability to read and understand information and directions
  • Knowledge of deli and meat department operations
  • Ability to supervise people, including training and development
  • Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements
  • Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Ability to bend, kneel, and stand for extended periods
  • Ability to communicate effectively with and take direction from supervisors
  • Ability to work well with computers
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The Company
9,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1954

What We Do

Lowes Foods is a Carolina-rooted grocery retailer offering grocery products through its stores and online platform. Its assortment includes frozen foods, meat and seafood, beer and wine, dairy and eggs, baby care, and home care products. The company aims to create a distinctive supermarket experience, emphasizing convenience, guest service, local community connections, and a more enjoyable alternative to standard grocery shopping.

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