Shift Lead - Jamba
Schaumburg, IL 60173
About the Job
We are seeking positive and outgoing team leaders to complement our team. Working in a Jamba store as a team lead is different from any other job you may have had. You will handcraft healthy and nutritional smoothies and juices while building relationships with our guests and your fellow workers. Come join the Jamba team, we offer a great culture and environment that is truly welcoming!
Team Lead Job Summary:
This position contributes to Jamba’s success by assisting the store manager in executing store operations during scheduled shifts. This job deploys team members and delegates tasks so that team members can create and maintain the Jamba connection for our customers. Models and acts in accordance with Jamba guiding principles.
Team Lead Qualifications:
• Customer service experience in a retail or restaurant environment - 1 year
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Available to work flexible hours that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and/or holidays.
• Meet store operating policies and standards, including providing quality beverages and food products, cash handling and store safety and security, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Six (6) months of experience in a position that required constant interacting with and fulfilling the requests of customers.
• Prepare and coach the preparation of food and beverages to standard recipes or customized for customers, including recipe changes such as quantity of ingredients or substituted ingredients.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Ability to direct the work of others.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Effective oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to build relationships.
Team Lead Responsibilities:
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.
• Acts with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the culture, values and mission of Jamba.
• Maintain a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep store operating to standard and to set a positive example for the shift team.
• Anticipate customer and store needs by constantly evaluating environment and customers for cues.
• Communicate information to manager so that the team can respond as necessary to create a welcoming environment during each shift.
• Assist with new team member training by positively reinforcing successful performance and giving respectful and encouraging coaching as needed. Provides feedback to store manager on team member performance during shift.
• Contribute to positive team environment by recognizing changes in team member morale and performance and communicating them to the store manager.
• Create a positive learning environment by providing clear, specific, timely and respectful coaching and feedback to team members on shift to ensure operational excellence and to improve team member performance.
• Deliver amazing customer service to all customers by acting with a customer comes first attitude and connecting with the customer. Discovers and responds to customer needs.
• Develop positive relationships with management team by understanding and addressing individual motivation, needs and concerns.
• Execute store operations during scheduled shifts. Organizes opening and closing duties as assigned. Follows Jamba operational policies and procedures, including those for cash handling and safety and security, to ensure the safety of all team members during each shift.
• Follow all cash management and cash register policies and ensures proper cash management practices are followed by management team.
• Follow up with team members during the shift to ensure the delivery of amazing customer service for all customers.
• Provide quality beverages and food products consistently for all customers by adhering to all recipe and presentation standards. Follows health, safety and sanitation guidelines for all products.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
Physical Demands:
You will regularly be required to talk, hear, and stand. You will be required to reach, bend, stoop, scoop, pour, carry, push, and lift objects up to 40lbs. There is substantial repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, and fingers. Must be able to maneuver in walk-in coolers and freezers.
Also, you must be comfortable with contact/immersion of hands in water and sanitation solutions; and contact with produce items, dairy products, and frequent allergen-related items such as nuts, citrus, peanut butter, cinnamon, etc.
Jamba is an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals.
We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes team members with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans are encouraged to apply.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances.
When you put truly good, straight-from-the-earth ingredients in your body, you become a better you – and a better you makes for a better world. At Jamba we blend whole foods with a higher purpose. Creating blends full of goodness that get you moving and inspire you to pour that goodness forward.
At Jamba Juice you can go as far as your dreams will take you. We believe in growth, so we actively support your advancement as both an employee and a person. No sweating over a fry vat here! Be part of a fresh, fun team that has tons of healthy energy and a smile with every smoothie. This could be your rewarding start to a great career, or simply one of the coolest part-time gigs around! So, you may be wondering "what's in it for me?"
Flexible scheduling - In school? Can only work a few hours during the day? No problem, we can deal with that.
Fun work environment.
Excellent training and opportunities for advancement.