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  • Assistant Store Manager
    Assistant Store Manager
    6 days ago
    Full-time
    Chicago

    WHY WORK AT JOE & THE JUICE JOE & THE JUICE is a people-centric food and beverage company built around culture, not just juice, sandwiches, coffee, and much more. When joining us, you step into a high-energy community where the music is loud, the bar is your stage, and your personality matters as much as your skills. We believe in four simple virtues that shape everything we do: • Positive Attitude, • Inclusion, • Social Ties, • Growth For us, this means that when you choose a cup-half-full mindset, welcome people from every background, build real friendships across the bar by creating great guest experiences, and use every shift as a chance to learn something new — you become more than just a Juicer; like us, you continue to search and find purpose and meaning in what you do. From your first day, you'll be part of an international network of Juicers who support each other, celebrate wins together, and push each other to grow. You will learn by doing, move through a clear Moneyball career path, and be part of a company where most leaders have earned their stripes behind the bar (fun fact: over 75% of our employees started as Juicers!). If you love fast-paced service, music, people, and the idea of turning a job into a lifestyle, JOE can become a place to build skills, friendships, and a career that can take you across cities, countries, and roles. JOB DESCRIPTION – ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER ABOUT JOE & THE JUICE Our vision is to become the first truly global people-centric food & beverage brand by offering a healthy, convenient, and ambient experience when entering our universe. To achieve this, we strive to create a culture based on our company virtues and operational excellence within our four company focus areas: Ensuring Operational Requirements are upheld, a high degree of Employee Engagement , leading to delivering great Guest Experiences, and hereby ensuring a strong Financial Performance. Our unique company culture is the backbone of our company's success, which relies on our employees to adhere to and promote our company virtues: Positive Attitude , Inclusion , Social Ties , and Growth. JOB SUMMARY As an Assistant Store Manager, you are responsible for assisting the Store Manager in the daily operation of the store, ensuring the highest performance possible in all areas within the operation. Jointly you will be responsible for adhering to market-specific legal requirements, company policies, cleaning, and compliance structures. You are expected to have a full overview of the store and lead your team members when your Store Manager is not present ensuring efficient workflows, great guest experiences, and high-quality products. Your overall success in this position depends on the degree to which all operational conceptual in-store requirements are followed in order to deliver best-in-class guest experiences turning regular customers into beloved returning guests. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Value-Based Leadership • Support the Store Manager in leading team members in alignment with the company Manifest and operational principles, • Provide guidance and support to team members to ensure a positive and high-performing store culture, • Demonstrate leadership integrity by aligning actions, decisions, and behaviors with company principles Employee Engagement & Development • Support the Store Manager in developing and motivating team members through ongoing coaching and in-store training, • Support initiatives that maintain and improve the store's employee engagement levels, • Encourage open communication and contribute to a collaborative team environment Guest Experience • Champion a guest-first mindset in all store activities, • Build and maintain strong guest relationships within the local community in alignment with brand behavior principles, • Contribute to increasing overall guest satisfaction and loyalty Operational Excellence & Compliance • Help maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment, • Enforce hygiene, cleaning, health, and safety standards in accordance with company guidelines, • Ensure brand standards and local regulatory requirements are consistently upheld Stock & Inventory Support • Assist in stock handling processes, including inventory counts and ordering, • Support inventory optimization to ensure cost of goods sold (COGS) remains within defined monthly targets Performance & Financial Contribution • Support initiatives to drive sales growth and optimize store profitability, • Assist in achieving company-defined financial and non-financial KPIs, • Monitor performance metrics and escalate opportunities or risks to the Store Manager as needed Qualifications • At least 1 year of experience in a leadership position with responsibility for team supervision, daily operations, and opening/closing procedures, • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, resolve conflicts, and foster a collaborative team culture, • Demonstrates a strong ambition to grow into a people-focused leader and build a long-term career in management THE JUICE – Overview of your benefits and perks • Experience our brand firsthand with exclusive discounts and special offers available only to employees, • Access competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans designed to support your overall well-being, • Invest in your future with our 401(k) program, • Recharge and reset with paid sick leave, and holidays so you can bring your best self to work, • Grow your career with structured leadership training, educational support, and development programs designed to help you reach your full potential, • Compensation $21.63 + Tips Joe & the Juice is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome all qualified applicants — no matter your race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or background. [NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5cb303852da2ad609e57122e/63e143995875ef216d5d5e13Joe%20%26%20the%20JuiceNotice%20Posting_Executed.pdf) ABOUT JOE & THE JUICE JOE & THE JUICE is a healthy fast-casual concept founded in Copenhagen in 2002; since then, we have grown to more than 500 locations across 20 countries and now employ more than 4,500 people worldwide. From day one, our ambition has been to prove that there should be no trade-off between taste and health. We serve high-quality, freshly prepared juices, shakes, coffee, and sandwiches in relaxed, contemporary concept cafés that combine convenience with distinct urban atmospheres. JOE & THE JUICE goes beyond products toward the full experience around the bar, creating a consistent universe for guests and Juicers in all our locations. We invest heavily in internal development through our Moneyball career system and a culture where most leaders, including C-suite, VPs, and directors, have started behind the bar. We continue to evolve our people-centric and sustainability agenda that is part of our Nordic heritage and our commitment to a better future.

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  • Bakery Manager - Eataly Chicago
    Bakery Manager - Eataly Chicago
    5 hours ago
    $75000 yearly
    Full-time
    River North, Chicago

    Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim... for our guests to: • EAT authentic Italian food at our restaurants, cafés and to-go counters, • SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products, • LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge The Bakery Manager oversees the production of bread products for an Eataly, including but not limited to: breads, pizza alla pala, rolls, focaccia and seasonal items. The Bakery Manager leads and develops a team of Bakers, Pizza Makers, and the Assistant Baker Manager in a 24-hour-operating bakery. Reports directly to the Head Chef and reports functionally to the Head of Bakery Operations. • Organizes the store’s Bakery operations to maximize profitability while upholding the company’s mission, values, policies, quality, and guest experience standards, • Builds and leads a high-performing team: sources and hires, effectively trains, motivates, evaluates, develops, and retains talent, • Responsible for administrative tasks such as writing employee schedules, approving vacation and unpaid time, and submitting payroll, • Reviews financial information such as sales/costs and monitors budget to ensure efficient operation and spending within the specified budget; works with the Head Chef to correct any deviations from the budget, • Prepares bread products for restaurant and retail operations in accordance with Eataly’s authentic Italian recipes and quality standards, • Maintains and nurtures natural yeast, local and organic flour, and naturally leavened products, • Collaborates closely with store leadership to ensure all necessary parties are aware of daily bakery activities, including absences, schedule coverage and product availability, • Communicates with the Head Chef and Head of Bakery Operations on new recipes for the bakery, • Orders and monitors inventory of all ingredients and products for the bakery, including tracking and documenting daily transfers and waste in the appropriate system, • Maintains a clean and sanitary food production area according to Department of Health standards, • Addressing guest and employee incidents; documents, investigates, elevates incidents in collaboration with store leadership and HR, including employee terminations, • Performs other duties as required or assigned Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in bread and related production, • 2+ years of experience managing a sales and production team; preferably in a grocery bakery department, • Excellent communication skills, • Outstanding time management stills, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, • Degree from a post-secondary culinary arts training program highly preferred Job Requirements • Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule often including evenings, weekends and holidays, • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, • Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting, • Ability to work with a wood burning oven, electric pizza convection oven and commercial spiral mixer

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