Vallarta Supermarkets
Cremeria Lead
Merced, California•Full-time
$19.47 - $20.59 hourly
$19.47 - $20.59 hourly
About the Job
Cremeria Lead
Store: Merced, Ca.
Wage: $19.47 - $20.59.
Type: Full-time.
Wage: $19.47 - $20.59.
Type: Full-time.
Description:
Join the Vallarta Supermarkets Family!
Join the Vallarta Supermarkets Family!
At Vallarta Supermarkets, we’re more than just a grocery store, we’re a vibrant part of the communities we serve. We’re seeking friendly, service-oriented individuals who take pride in delivering extraordinary customer experiences and thrive in a fast-paced, festive environment. If you’re passionate about fresh, quality baked goods and love making people smile, we’d love to meet you!
About the Role:
The Cremeria Lead is responsible for planning, directing, and managing daily operations in the Cremeria Department. This role supervises and trains team members, ensures consistency in product quality and presentation, and delivers outstanding customer service. The Cremeria Lead also supports the Meat Manager with inventory, merchandising, and compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards while modeling Vallarta’s core values: customer service, commitment, integrity, respect, humility, and teamwork.
What You’ll Do:
- Greet customers with courtesy and provide fast, friendly service.
- Package, weigh, and price products accurately while meeting customer needs.
- Supervise and delegate tasks to cremeria employees, ensuring compliance with company policies, safety, schedules, and behavior standards.
- Train and coach employees follow the department training guide.
- Communicate employee development to the Meat Manager.
- Prepare and display cremeria products with quality and consistency.
- Wash and sanitize tools and equipment according to safety guidelines.
- Rotate products to maintain freshness and remove out-of-code items.
- Build attractive self-service displays and replenish cases as needed.
- Promote sales through suggestive selling techniques.
- Monitor and control expenses, shrinkage, and losses.
- Maintain exhibition cases and refrigerators clean, organized, and fully stocked.
- Transport products safely between refrigerators, storage, and work areas.
- Submit daily product orders and transfer requests by 10:00 a.m.
- Ensure accurate temperature control in cases and report discrepancies immediately.
- Safely use slicers, knives, and other tools while following safety policies.
- Ensure correct product codes are used to comply with state laws.
- Maintain full knowledge of all cremeria products and codes.
- Recognize employee performance, show appreciation, and recommend promotions when deserved.
- Report injuries, misconduct, or concerns to supervisors immediately.
- Follow the company’s safety policy and always ensure coworker and customer safety.
- Work as a team player and assist employees as needed.
- Treat all employees and customers with respect.
- Follow company dress code and all store policies.
- Report equipment malfunctions immediately.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
- Stand and walk for long periods (6-8 hours/day).
- Frequently bend, squat, twist, and reach above/below shoulders.
- Use hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.
- Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
- Work in refrigerated environments with exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and noise.
- Use slicers, knives, and other equipment safely.
What We’re Looking For:
- Minimum 6 months of cremeria experience required.
- Knowledge of cremeria products, preparation processes, and ingredients.
- Ability to supervise, train, and motivate employees.
- Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
- Friendly, courteous personality with strong customer service skills.
- Professional, positive, and responsible attitude.
- Ability to transfer to other store locations within commuting distance.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Work Environment:
- Fast-paced supermarket setting.
- Exposure to perishable food and refrigerated conditions.
- Team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Must work flexible schedule: afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Benefits:
Full-Time Team Members:
- Health medical plan: $25/week, plus free dental & vision.
- Free $25,000 Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan.
- Paid vacation.
- Access to legal services.
Part-Time & Full-Time Benefits:
- Paid sick time.
- Premium pay for holidays.
- Scholarship opportunities.
- Savings marketplace & credit union membership.
- Recognition programs (birthdays, years of service, spirit days, etc.).
At Vallarta Supermarkets, we believe our culture drives execution. If you’re dependable, motivated, and ready to lead with passion in our Cremeria Department, we invite you to apply today to join our team as a Cremeria Lead!
Vallarta Supermarkets is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Vallarta Supermarkets participates in the E-Verify program.
About Vallarta Supermarkets
As of 2022, Vallarta counts on 53 stores throughout California (Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Orange, and Fresno counties), and more than 8,000 team members. The Gonzalez family promises to continue to strive for excellence in everything we do so that our valued customers always have a Vallarta supermarket to call their own.From one small carnicería in Van Nuys in 1985 to 53 full-service markets across California, Vallarta Supermarkets is a living, breathing tribute to the hard work and customer dedication of our founding family and all of our valued employees.Vallarta Supermarkets was founded by Enrique Gonzalez Sr., who was later joined in the business by his four brothers, his son and nephew. Their family roots and humble origins began in the tiny town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, where Enrique and his brothers were raised on a meager farm. Their parents instilled in them at very young ages the importance of family and the power of a strong work ethic to overcome challenges.When the opportunity arose to immigrate in the 1960’s, the Gonzalez family was thankful to stake their claim in the “land of opportunity,” the United States of America. Right away, the five brothers got to work in restaurants, either as short-order cooks or bussing tables. Even though some of the brothers were still in school, they all worked to help the family make ends meet.In 1985, Enrique Gonzalez Sr. began his journey in the grocery business when he opened Carniceria Vallarta in a 1,000 sq. ft market in Van Nuys, CA. He focused on selling the traditional cuts of meats popular in his native Mexico with an emphasis on unequaled quality and the friendliest of customer service. He soon expanded the business to a second location and brought his four brothers into the business. From there the adventure truly began, as they worked together as a family to build both a reputation for excellence and a successful business.The Gonzalez brothers believed that the key to Vallarta’s success would be to combine elevated customer service with the highest quality products to serve the growing Hispanic community whose needs may not be addressed by big chain stores.That’s why, from the beginning, Vallarta Supermarkets offered a wider variety of the freshest, traditional foods from Mexico, and Central and South America than any other store. They offered specialty and traditional items customers couldn’t find anywhere else: cut-to-order Latin-style meats (ranchera, diesmillo, lomo de res), spices, fresh fruit and produce, delicious prepared foods, pan dulce made daily, plus everything else you would expect from a traditional grocery store. Fast forward to today where Vallarta has expanded its offerings to include a juice and aquas frescas bar, tortilleria, bakery (panaderia), a cevicheria and more.