Deli Clerk

*PURPOSE:* Exemplifies and ensures strong customer service in all areas of the job.
Provides a superior quality product that exceeds the customers’ expectations.
Working knowledge of the department functions and maintains adequate amount of fresh inventory.
*DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:* * Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast and friendly customer service.
* Assists customers by making product suggestions, filling special orders and food preparation suggestions.
* Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately.
Receives and appropriately resolves customer complaints and reports to management as needed.
* Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone, in-store intercom and one-on-one customer interaction.
* Implements proper and efficient product preparation and packaging techniques.
* Uses and operates related equipment such as kitchen utensils, fryers, conventional and microwave ovens, pizza ovens, slicers, grills, food processors, wrappers, scales, printers and pallet jacks.
* Prepares sandwiches, salads, pizzas, hot and cold foods and food/party trays according to company standards.
* Maintains deli case cleanliness, visual appeal and inventory levels.
Responsible for ensuring the proper cleanliness, sanitation and appearance of deli area and equipment and for ensuring a safe work environment.
* Ensures temperatures are maintained in all phases of preparation, display and storage.
* May assist with preparation of sales and inventory reports.
* May assist with physical inventory taken every 4 weeks.
* Assists with controlling inventory to ensure adequate product quantity, quality and freshness and maintains inventory levels according to division directives.
* Stocks and rotates product.
Maintains and organizes cooler.
* Understands opening and closing department procedures.
* Builds displays, rotates and discards outdated or spoiled product.
* Ensures cleanliness of work area and department.
* Working knowledge of company policies and guidelines as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
* Responsible for insuring proper code dating for all products within the department are being enforced.
* Ability to follow and maintain department standards and requirements in handling quick sales items.
* Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays.
May be responsible for the operation and maintenance of salad bar, wing bar and burger bar.
* Performs receiving duties including breaking down loads, verifying orders using invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortages, stocking and rotating product.
Adheres to product temperature and storage guidelines and follows proper packaging techniques.
Processes administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records.
* Accurately completes, maintains and monitors daily log sheet, production chart, and other required paperwork and logs.
* Assists with controlling shrink and cost.
* Ensures that proper temperature levels for product are maintained.
Ensures proper signing of products to include accurate pricing and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) (as applicable).
Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, Company and code dating policies.
* Complies with all workplace safety rules and regulations.
* Ensures safety, cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor, work area, freezer, cooler, equipment, cutting board and display area, including code date compliance as required.
* Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
* Other necessary and required duties.
*SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:* * Requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain professional demeanor in regards to customers and co-workers.
* Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and Service Deli Department policies and procedures.
* Ability to frequently reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 50 lbs.
Bends, stoops and reaches frequently.
Pushes and pulls fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks.
Performs repetitious arm movement to prepare, package and display products.
* Complies with company grooming standards and dress code.
* Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
Ability to stand for long periods of time.
* Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Requires knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
Must have knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, product handling, sanitation, labeling and department policies and procedures.
* Uses and operates related equipment such as kitchen utensils, fryers, conventional and microwave ovens, pizza ovens, slicers, grills, food processors, wrappers, scales, printers and pallet jacks Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment.
* May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays.
Scheduled hours will vary.
Good attendance is required.
* Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment and work aids necessary to perform job duties.
*WORK ENVIRONMENT: * * Must work in an environment controlled environment.
Frequent exposure to refrigerated conditions and items at or around 35°.
Frequent exposure to -20° F while handling products in freezer.
* Occasional travel, including overnight travel, may be required.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Pay: From $15.
50 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee discount * Flexible schedule * Health insurance * Paid sick time * Paid time off * Paid training * Vision insurance Restaurant type: * Quick service & fast food restaurant Shift: * 8 hour shift * Evening shift Weekly day range: * Every weekend * Monday to Friday Application Question(s): * What days of the week are you available to work? Are you able to work weekends? * Are you available to work on holidays? * Are there any other areas of the grocery store that you are interested in working in? * How many hours a week are you looking to work? * What hours of the day are you available to work? Work Location: In person