Deli Department Lead

Sahadi’s is now hiring a Prepared Foods Lead to join our team! We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic team player with a passion for prepared foods and specialty food.

About Sahadi's:

Sahadi’s is a family-owned Mediterranean Specialty store that is a Brooklyn Tradition doing business in Brooklyn for over 75 years. With two locations in Brooklyn (the newer location in Industry City featuring an open kitchen and Bar) and a fast-casual Kiosk in Chelsea Piers we seek an individual to oversee our growing prepared foods program.

Who you are:

A Food Service professional who is confident and highly motivated to manage a growing portion of the business. A reliable individual with strong communication and organizational skills, and a passion for stellar food and service.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Business: Working with team develop new items for deli case, meals to go, catering, and café team.
• Manage all food production: Working with the team you’ll coordinate all aspects of production at the various locations.
• Standard Bearer: Adjust and establish standards at multiple locations, ensure staff is properly trained and able to perform their duties. Ensuring staff is trained in proper procedures.
• Budgeting and Long-term Planning: Manage and maintain budgets- COGs, labor, etc. Assess food service business and spending, and find areas for improvement. Conceptualize long-term plans for future growth.
• Develop team: Working with team attract, retain, and mentor team members.
• Customer service: Set the standard for customer service in the Food Service area, and provide every customer with an excellent experience.
• Teamwork – communicate with managers about departmental needs and upcoming projects including classes and on-site events. Coordinate with all other departments to ensure smooth daily operations.

Requirements:

• A passion for food – and an enthusiasm for customer service.
• 2+ years of relevant management experience.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Reliable and dependable.
• Able to work well as part of the overall management team.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
• Willingness to travel.

Benefits:

• Flexible Schedule.
• Collaborative work environment.
• Work with Premium ingredients.
• Employee discount.
• 401K, Commuter, medical, and dental on offer.

Sahadi’s has been doing business in Brooklyn for over 65 years with the original Sahadi’s established in Manhattan in 1898. Today the store anchors a historic Middle Eastern commercial enclave that flourishes along Atlantic Avenue between Court and Clinton Streets. This shopping district endures where there are no Middle Eastern residents to speak of. The appeal of Sahadi’s is, and always will be, the quality of their food. From the gourmet chef, to the adventurous home “experimenter”, you will be sure to find the perfect ingredients on Sahadi’s brimming shelves. Grains, beans, spices and many multinational varieties of olive oils and cheese abound. For those seeking a takeout gourmet meal, over thirty specialty dishes are proudly prepared daily.