Food Preparation Manager

Job Description

Bernardi's Marketplace is 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 the most efficient production process. Design coolroom layout & apply labeling to define where stock goes. Purchase equipment: small appliances and utensils required to prep meals. Prepare each product on our new, in-store ready meals menu & conduct sampling sessions to adjust ingredient variants/quantities to optimize taste. Test our new food assembly sheets to prepare each product and adjust as required. Develop short training videos to complement food assembly sheets and work with HR team to upload onto our Learning Management System platform. Work with Operational team to create audits focusing on food safety, cleanliness, freshness of product, availability, and minimizing wastage. Create wastage tracking sheets. Display each product in various packaging options to select the most presentable option. Work with buyers to find the right balance of cost of goods, retail price & gross profit whilst ensuring the products taste great and deliver value for money to our customers. Create planograms to merchandise the stock into the different display units. Create stocktake and ordering process for ingredients within our replenishment system. Maintaining accurate inventory levels is critical. Train the 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 practices of rotation, cleanliness, and keeping the coolroom and prep tidy. Work with finance and buying team to develop the initial budget for the department. Work with Marketing team to develop point of sales/ticketing to maximize the concept’s in-store appeal. Work with our marketing team on the first store launch to maximize exposure of the concept to our customer and competitor customer base. Post-launch, monitor sales, wastage, gross profit and refine production sheets to optimize availability and minimize waste. Set up and ensure effective execution of in-store customer tastings for the first 3 months of trade. Rostering of department in conjunction with Store Manager. Ensure the team delivers 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 the concept to our other stores. Daily/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 required. Continually evolve product selection based on sales data, seasonal & market changes to keep it fresh and exciting for our customers. Conduct store audits on department & train/retrain our team as required. Work with HR to recruit and train new team members. Work with buyers on feedback for product supply. Work with Operations manager on department standards and Store Manager engagement. Conduct reviews and update food assembly sheets as necessary to continually optimize. Ensure equipment is in good working order & maintained/replaced as required. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Catering experience for large scale efficient production. Food preparation. Ability to recruit, train & manage a team. Ability to work to a budget. Ability to work to timelines within a project. Ability to manage key stakeholders up and down. LOCATION Bathurst, or Your application will include the following questions: Do you have experience preparing work rosters? Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? How many years of people management experience do you have? Do you have customer service experience? How many years' experience do you have as a Caterer? How many years' experience do you have as a Food Preparation Assistant? How many years' experience do you have as a team manager? How many years of recruitment experience do you have? We are a dynamic family-owned company operating independent supermarkets in the Central West and Riverina areas of New South Wales. With a focus on fresh food, our vision is to deliver an exceptional shopping experience for our customers through quality produce, everyday lower prices, and by supporting local growers and businesses. The Bernardi Group has been providing local residents of Country NSW with an independent grocery alternative since 1969, with the first store operating as a fruit market. Bernardi's now operates large format supermarkets and employs over 500 people in the Central West and Riverina. #J-18808-Ljbffr