Description

WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE COOLEST HUMANS IN TOWN!   

Come join a team that:  

• Focuses on teamwork   
• Supports a collaborative environment   
• Puts curiosity and great ideas, first   
• Is dedicated to providing an exceptional guest experience   
• Builds community relationships   
• Loves food and cooking   
• Has fun while working hard!   

Position Overview:

The Deli/Prepared Foods Manager is the service leader the Cafe departments (BOH, FOH, Bakeshop, Bread and Cheese) and is a key operational role responsible for successful execution of product quality and production throughout our cafe, barista, cheese, bread and bakery departments. The Deli/Prepared Foods Manager sets a positive tone for the team, creating a smooth and seamless operation of the department. This role focuses on financial success, operational efficiency, hospitality, maintenance of all equipment and facilities, product taste and quality, people management, and food safety.  

When Excellence is achieved, the results will look like this:

The Deli Prepared Foods Manager is a dynamic, energetic leader who sets the standard for both culinary excellence and guest service. They have a deep passion for fresh, healthy food, ensuring that every dish prepared meets the highest standards of taste, quality, and nutritional value. With a keen eye for detail, they ensure that the deli displays are not just well-stocked but artfully arranged, showcasing seasonal ingredients and new menu items in an inviting and enticing way. They make certain the BOH, Bakeshop, and FOH areas are kept organized and well-stocked, maintaining inventory levels and ordering supplies with precision, always keeping food safety standards in mind. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership & Staff Management:

• Lead and manage the BOH, Bakeshop and FOH teams, ensuring a collaborative, positive, and high-performing environment. 
• Expectation of availability outside normal working hours during holiday seasons to oversee increased production. 
• Train, mentor, and motivate Assistant Managers to hold staff accountable, provide feedback, deliver exceptional guest service, maintain cleanliness, and uphold food safety standards. 
• Write weekly schedules, approve time off requests according to company policy 
• Ensure departments are adequately staffed during busy periods. 
• Works with P&E to interview and hire staff 

Inventory & Ordering:

• Manage inventory across all three departments 
• Ensures supplies are ordered timely, ingredients, and packaging, balancing cost control with the need for quality and freshness. 
• Reduce waste by implementing effective inventory rotation, portion control, and efficient ordering practices. 

Quality Control & Health & Safety Compliance:

• Ensure that all food safety regulations, sanitation protocols, and health codes are strictly adhered to across the Café departments. 
• Conduct regular food safety training and ensure compliance with all food handling, temperature controls, and hygiene standards. 
• Monitor quality control processes to ensure consistency in taste, texture, and presentation. 
• Responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment for our staff at all times, preventing accidents and injuries.  

Administrative & Financial Oversight:

• Track sales, expenses, and other key performance indicators to ensure departments meet financial goals, including profitability and labor cost control. 
• Prepare and analyze reports related to sales, inventory, and staffing, and makes adjustments as needed to meet objectives. 
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting for each department. 

Education Requirements:

• A culinary degree or certification, preferred (extensive cooking and production experience) 
• Formal food safety certifications 
• Successful completion of Serv Safe Manager Program (provided in house) 

Experience Requirements:

• At least 5 years management in a food service environment 
• Previous culinary experience 
• Previous guest service environment experience  
• Knowledge of food procurement and inventory management  
• Previous experience in a professional kitchen environment or equivalent  
• Previous experience working with local, organic products and familiarity with standards regarding local, organic produces is preferred 

Location: 222 Dorset St. South Burlington

Shift Hours: Open shifts, Mid-shifts, and Closing shifts, including weekends and holidays

Pay Rate: This is a salaried, exempt position that has a starting salary range of $56,160 - $62,000. Previous experience will be considered

Staff at Healthy Living enjoy:

• Generous store discount: 20% off center store items and cafe, 30% off wellness, 20% off wine, and 10% off beer
• Full-time staff accrue 2 weeks PTO, 3 weeks after 1 year of service
• Part-time staff accrue up to 40 hours of sick time a year
• Health Insurance, for single health benefits employee pays 25%, company pays 75%. For employee plus one or family the split is 50/50
• For full-time staff - 401(k): 100% vested from day one! Employer match: 100% match of the first 3% of the staff member’s contribution. 50% match on the staff member’s contribution above 3% and up to 5%.
• Well Being Program
• Premium Membership access to Insight Timer app
• Employee Assistance Program
• Celtics Tickets
• Health Spending Account
• Time off!
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Health Spending Accounts
• Income advance program with North Country Federal Credit Union - AKA a loan program, another way we help you get money!
• Plus many more!

Healthy Living's Essential Behaviors

Make Someone’s Day

You’re here because you’re a true 51%er and we want you to bring genuine enthusiasm to work daily. You get that warm, fuzzy, tingly-from-head-to-toe feeling when helping others – staff and guests! You see getting to “yes” as a super-fun challenge! You readily and freely interact with every guest. There’s nothing you like more than seeing guests leave happier than when they arrived. When your teammates are having a tough day, you use positive energy to bring them up. When you smile, everyone smiles.

Move fast and be thorough

You work with a purposeful sense of urgency. You will be trained to achieve excellence in your job to complete tasks quickly, efficiently, and with great skill, and at the same time remembering to look up and connect with each guest. You LOVE getting the job done and doing it well.

Create a team people want to stay on

Your genuine, positive energy contributes to an upbeat, effective team where you and your co-workers thrive and express a desire to stay and to grow together. You treat your teammates with respect and kindness every single day. You offer empathy and an open ear. You bring special skills to the team that are respected by your teammates and in turn you see the value in others’ skills and talents.

Show Up

You show up to work. You are fully present for your teammates, our guests, and our trade partners. You’re a reliable, invested member of the team. You bring authentic, positive energy to work every day. Deep down you care.

“What can I do?”

The words, “What can I do?” and “How can I help?” fly out of your mouth because you recognize that the collective goal of the team and the store is bigger than the task at hand. You anticipate the needs of your coworkers and the guests and are proactive in helping others.

Come with a solution

You have a keen eye for identifying pain points in our systems, but you always come to the table with a solution to offer. You think outside the box, you’re creative in solving problems, and you adapt to change with grace. You always speak up and let us know what you need!

Own it

You hold yourself accountable and you’re accountable to your teammates. When there is an issue, ask yourself, “What can I do to help fix it?” When there is success, you and your team celebrate! The details matter, and you are attentive to all of them.

Seek knowledge

At Heathy Living we love learning and are naturally curious. We love feedback; it is an opportunity to improve ourselves. You reflect deeply on feedback by frequently looking inward and evaluating your own performance at HL. You are personally fulfilled by helping others grow and love taking on new challenges and new opportunities to learn.

If all of this sounds like you, please apply for a position today and begin your career with our mission, vision, and values driven company.

Healthy Living Market and Café is an equal opportunity employer and we’re proud to hire a diverse, inclusive Staff!