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Fresh Food Trainer – Cork

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fresh Food Trainer to join a leading grocery retail business based in Cork.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate fresh food professional who thrives on developing people, improving standards and driving operational excellence across multiple retail locations.

This role offers a Competitive Salary, Excellent benefits package and the chance to make a real impact.

What’s on Offer?

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle or travel expenses
• Discretionary Bonus
• Phone and Laptop
• Company Pension scheme
• Opportunity to work with a successful and expanding retail business
• Autonomy to make a real impact across multiple stores
• Excellent long-term career progression opportunities

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver practical, hands-on training across deli, bakery, hot food, café and fresh food departments
• Coach and develop Fresh Food Managers, Supervisors and team members to maximise performance
• Drive consistency in food quality, presentation and customer service across all stores
• Support new store openings, refits and fresh food launches
• Carry out fresh food audits and identify opportunities for improvement
• Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety legislation and company procedures
• Develop and implement training plans tailored to individual store requirements
• Monitor departmental performance and provide coaching to improve sales, waste and profitability
• Support stores in achieving excellence in fresh food standards and operational compliance
• Work closely with Area Managers and Store Managers to deliver continuous operational improvements
• Promote innovation and identify opportunities to enhance the fresh food offering
• Maintain accurate training records and provide regular progress updates to senior management

About You:

• Minimum 3 year’s experience in fresh food retail, deli, bakery, convenience, or food service.
• Strong knowledge of deli, bakery, hot food and fresh food operations
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety and quality standards
• Experience coaching, mentoring or training retail teams
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Passionate about developing people and driving operational excellence
• Commercially aware with experience improving sales, margins and reducing waste
• Organised, self-motivated and able to manage multiple priorities
• Full clean driving licence with flexibility to travel across Cork and surrounding areas

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to move into a specialist role where you’ll have the opportunity to influence fresh food standards across multiple locations while developing future retail leaders.

All applications will be handled with the strictest confidence.

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