Bernardi's Marketplace are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Food Preparation Manager to head up a project to design and create a new range of in-store ready meals to complement our current offerings.
OBJECTIVES Design food prep area for most efficient production processDesign coolroom layout & apply labelling to define where stock goesPurchase equipment: small appliances, utensils required to prep mealsPrepare each product on our new, in-store ready meals menu & conduct sampling sessions to adjust ingredients variants/quantities to optimise tasteTest our new food assembly sheets to prepare each product and adjust as requiredDevelop short training videos to complement food assembly sheets and work with HR team to upload onto our Learning Management system platformWork with Operational team to create Audits, that will be used to audit the concept going forward, that focus on food safety, cleanliness, freshness of product, availability and minimising wastageCreate wastage tracking sheetsDisplay each product in various packaging options to select the most presentable optionWork with buyers to find the right balance of cost of goods, retail price & gross profit whilst ensuring the products taste great and delivering value for money to our customersCreate planograms to merchandise the stock into the different display unitsCreate stocktake and ordering process for ingredients within our replenishment system. Maintaining accurate inventory levels is criticalTrain whole Food Preparation team from Manager through to permanent & casuals on workflow to prepare our meals fresh daily using the most efficient process. Ensure we are following best practice of rotation, cleanliness, coolroom and prep kept tidy etc.Work with finance and buying team to develop initial budget for the departmentWork with Marketing team to develop point of sales/ticketing to maximise the concept's in-store appealWork with our marketing team on first store launch to maximise exposure of the concept to our customer and competitor customer basePost launch, monitor sales, wastage, gross profit and refine production sheets to optimise availability and minimise wasteSet up and ensure effective execution of in-store customer tastings for first 3 months of tradeRostering of department in conjunction with Store ManagerEnsure the team are delivering outstanding, friendly and helpful customer service, helping remove barriers, creating moments that matter for our customers and highlighting the fresh products that we offer.Maintain the highest standard of cleanliness and safety.ONGOING RESPONSIBILITIES Roll out concept to our other storesDaily/weekly review of financial performance of department against budget. Make rapid adjustments to team, training and/or product selection to course correct to budget as requiredContinually evolve product selection based on sales data, seasonal & market changes to keep it fresh and exciting for our customersConduct store audits on department & train/retrain our team as requiredWork with HR to recruit and train new team membersWork with buyers on feedback for product supplyWork with Operations manager on department standards and Store Manager engagementConduct reviews and update food assembly sheets as necessary to continually optimise.Ensure equipment is in good working order & maintained/replaced as requiredEXPERIENCE REQUIRED Catering experience for large scale efficient productionFood preparationAbility to recruit, train & manage a teamAbility to work to a budgetAbility to work to timelines within a projectAbility to manage key stakeholders by up and down #J-18808-Ljbffr