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If you’re passionate about customer service, enjoy creating a sense of family within your team, and excel at mentoring youth, this Retail Store Manager position is for you!
Be a part of building the Kawartha Dairy brand and bring the taste of life by the lake to Western Canada. In Spring 2025, Kawartha Dairy will be opening their first store in Western Canada in Britannia Beach, and we want you to be a part of the excitement!
About the Role, Benefits & Perks:
- Full-time.
- Competitive salary $55,000 – $70,000 annually.
- Annual performance bonus.
- 100% Company paid health, vision & dental benefits.
- Sick pay.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- RRSP/DPSP matching.
- Opportunities for training & advancement.
- Perks, Perks, Perks! Discount on products sold in our retail stores, free daily dairy beverages (we do make awesome milk) provided in all our company fridges and an active social committee. And the best thing about working at Kawartha Dairy – you get FREE ICE CREAM!!
The Perfect Candidate:
- Possess a dynamic energy and are a natural mentor.
- An excellent communicator who has the ability to influence all.
- Someone who identifies problems, analyzes and makes good decisions based on solid information.
- A strong computer proficiency with a strong knowledge of PCs and software applications related to the work such as MS Office, Word, Excel, Access etc.
- Has the ability to adapt in a constantly changing, high paced, but super fun environment.
- Someone who understands and constantly pursues the principles of continuous improvement.
- Lives our Values and wants to join us on our journey to become one of the best Ice Cream Companies in Canada.
Responsibilities Include:
- Follow and improve the procedures and personnel practices utilized to maintain store inventory.
- Establish and maintain work schedules to allow for variances in customer ordering.
- Maintain communications with staff and customers.
- Hire, schedule and train all staff in exceptional customer service
- Provide for information and recording of documentation
- Develop and supervise staff to achieve high levels of performance and customer service.
- Maintain required schedules and procedures for inspection and monitoring of store equipment, store building, processes and procedures.
About the Company:
Kawartha Dairy has been making great family memories for over 85 years. They are proud to continue to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that founded it in 1937. Although the company has grown tremendously from its early days, it remains headquartered in the small lakeside Canadian town of Bobcaygeon where it was founded.
Today Kawartha Dairy operates 13 retail stores and services a wide range of customers, from grocery stores to food service establishments and of course, ice cream parlours. Kawartha Dairy entered the BC market through scoop shops and grocery stores in 2024 and they are very excited to be opening their first Kawartha Dairy Store in Western Canada in Britannia Beach in Spring 2025.
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- OR If you have already created a profile with us, simply email talent@squamish-jobs.com to let us know that you’d like to chat about this role.
We will review all applications and contact candidates who have been selected for further consideration or an interview. If you would like an update on your application, please email us at talent@squamish-jobs.com or call us at 604 398 4977 ext 2.
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