Retail Team Leader

Overview

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you.

Pay: $18+/hour starting wage (based on experience)

Location: 1500 N Burkhardt, Evansville, IN 47715

Work/Life Balance: We offer a great retail schedule!

Store

Hours:

Monday to Saturday 7AM – 7PM & Sunday 9AM – 6PM

• Healthcare Benefits available on the first day!
• Immediate Retirement Savings: 401(k) retirement plan with company match, no waiting period.
• Company Profit‑Sharing: available after 90 days of employment.
• Holidays Off: CLOSED on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day & Easter.
• Advancement: Leaders start as Sales Associates.

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

As a Retail Team Leader (Key Holder), you are on your way to increased responsibility and future growth into leadership! This is a great opportunity for someone that has a passion for customer service, is detail‑oriented for stocking and inventory management, and is skilled in operating point of sale and maintaining store conditions. Be part of it!

• Open and close the store.
• Help complete daily store operations and tasks for the day.
• Assist in unloading all merchandise from delivery trucks, organizing merchandise, and transferring merchandise from stockroom to store.
• Maintain merchandise—product rotation, proper food handling, receiving, and ensuring product quality.
• Provide exceptional customer service—building relationships, problem‑solving, and building sales.
• Handle cash—bank deposits, get change for cashiers, set and count registers.
• Help build and train the team—develop leadership skills while aiding in supervising sales associates in performance of their assigned duties.

• 1‑2 years of retail experience with progressively increasing responsibility.
• Physical requirements:
  
  ability to regularly lift up to 50 lbs with frequent lifting above shoulder height.
• Schedule availability: ability to work a flexible, full‑time schedule that includes days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to safely operate power equipment such as slicing equipment, walkie lifts, and forklifts where applicable.
• Willingness to occasionally respond to alarm calls during non‑working hours and flexibility to work shifts at other stores in the local geographic area.
• Minimum 18 years old (required).
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successfully pass pre‑employment checks, including a drug screen and criminal background check.
• Basic computer skills required.

Note: Please make sure you use a valid email so we can follow up with you and let you know what’s happening in the process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to  and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco‑free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug‑free workplace and conducts pre‑employment drug tests.