Department Mission:
Rockridge Market Hall has eight independent businesses with a shared culture of passion, respect, and diversity. Each an
expert in their crafts, creating the building blocks of home dining, creative cooking, and festive entertainment. We are
highly regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and adventurous markets in the Bay Area—we owe that all to our
amazing team!
Market Hall Foods is looking to hire a Full-Time Cheese Monger! The Cheese Monger team work very closely with each
other for maximum support and flexibility within the team. Our Cheese Mongers are the dedicated individuals who bring
us a myriad of flavors, textures, and aromas that make up the wonderful world of cheese! If you enjoy engaging with
customers, understanding their preferences, and offering personalized recommendations to ensure a delightful culinary
experience, then this could be the place for you!
Job Description: Tasks, Responsibilities and Qualifications
Tasks of the Job:
 Sales: assist customers with selection, portions, budgets, party planning, platter ideas, recipe development,
actively support in-store promotions, help build beautiful and dynamic displays of cheese, speak with other
departments about cross merchandising efforts
 Customer Service: quickly helping customers shop and getting everything that they ask for, cashiering when
needed to expedite service (anywhere in the store), going above and beyond to help our customers feel great
about shopping with us.
 Learning and Continued Education: read newsletters and educational material that is sent to your email, taste
and share your enthusiasm for cheese with our customers and everyone around you, ask questions if you do not
know something, be patient in your learning.
 Work with entire team to complete daily tasks: cleaning all surfaces in department and cheese walk in
downstairs, keep up with production of pre-cut selections, make sure displays are well stocked and that all
cheeses are out for sale with the correct price
 Handling products: taking and logging temperature checks of refrigeration and product on assigned schedule,
practicing proper FIFO procedures
Skills of the Job:
 Cheese experience is great, but not a necessity. We are willing to train the right person.
 Strong attention to detail.
 Ability to maintain healthy working relationships with co-workers and customers.
 Ability to complete daily tasks in a timely manner.
 Ability to multi-task is a must behind our cheese counter.
Physical Requirements of the Job:
 Continuous standing and walking
 Lifting up to 50 pounds
 Use of various types of equipment: cheese grater, cheese wire, deep cleaning refrigeration, meat slicers
 Bending, lifting, climbing, reaching
 Can be in extreme temperature changes for extended periods of time: 40° walk-in to no air conditioning in store