CHEESE SHOP/STEWARD
Westlake Village, CAJob$24.57/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Cheese Shop/Steward supports the Cheese department by serving customers, preparing and merchandising products, and maintaining food quality and safety. The role works closely with the Deli department, helps meet department sales and profit goals, and follows established quality assurance standards. It also supports a welcoming customer environment and promotes the company’s stated values.
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Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Responsible for achieving sales and profit goals established for the Cheese department, and monitor and control all established quality assurance standards. Work closely with Deli department to create an environment that is engaging to customers. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Role model and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES •Promote trust and respect among associates.
•Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
•Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
•Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
•Inform customers of cheese specials.
•Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size to prevent shrink.
•Measure, prepare and mix ingredients according to recipe, using variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.
•Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
•Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review “sell by” dates and take appropriate action.
•Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
•Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
•Display a positive attitude.
•Understand the store’s layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer.
•Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
•Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory.
•Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
•Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
•Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
•Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
•Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
•Report all safety risk, or issues and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
•Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
QUALIFICATIONS Minimum
Effective communication skills
Knowledge of basic math
Ability to handle stressful situations
Excellent knife skills
Current food handlers permit once employed
Desired
High school education or equivalent
Management experience
Retail experience
Sous Chef experience
Culinary Arts Experience/Background
Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing
$24.57 - $24.57 per hour
How this job compares
Set against the 33,028 open Customer Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24.57/hr
- California median$20–24/hr1,900 hourly ranges
- US median$18–23/hr16,362 hourly ranges
This rate, $24.57/hr, is 12% above the California median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Customer Service hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,576 open Customer Service jobs in California and 33,028 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
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- Education
- 1,364 of the 33,028 open Customer Service jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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