Deli Assistant

Musgrave Group; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Deli Assistant in a thriving environment where you can grow and develop your skills. This part-time role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced deli, providing exceptional customer service while preparing and serving delicious food. With a strong focus on teamwork and a positive attitude, you'll be part of a family-oriented workplace that values your contributions. Enjoy benefits like enhanced maternity and paternity pay, wellbeing incentives, and opportunities for career progression. If you're looking for a rewarding position with a supportive team, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Enhanced maternity pay

Paternity pay

Employee Assist Programme

Wellbeing incentives

Discounted gym memberships

Store shopping discount card

Learning and development opportunities

Graduate programs

Discounts on days out and cinema tickets

Qualifications

• No previous deli or retail experience required; full training provided.
• Must have a positive attitude and be open to learning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food in line with safety standards and serve customers.
• Assist with stock taking, ordering, and cleaning deli areas.

Skills

Teamwork

Positive Attitude

Customer Service

Flexibility

Education

GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Tools

HACCP (Food Safety)

Job description

We are recruiting for a Deli Assistant. The role is a part-time 16-hour, permanent contract.

Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain. Every day we feed one-in-three people in Ireland through 15 market-leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave Market Place. We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve. We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to ensure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world, and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work, and in return, we aim to be the very best place to work, grow, and thrive. We are now inviting applications for the position of Deli Assistant, Centra Portglenone.

The successful candidate must be flexible to work days, evenings, and weekends with a degree of flexibility required.

The Role

To work within a fast-paced deli team to deliver an exceptional experience to our customers whilst maximizing sales.

Responsibilities

• Food preparation in line with food safety standards.
• Completion of food safety paperwork and documentation.
• Cooking and serving food to customers while providing them with an amazing customer experience.
• Assist the deli supervisor with ordering, stock taking, and visual displays.
• Daily and deep cleaning of the deli areas and equipment.
• You may be required to cover shop floor tasks or till operation, with appropriate training, as and when required as part of this role.

What’s in it for you?

• A great place to work where colleagues are like family.
• Weekly paid.
• Enhanced maternity pay, eligibility applies.
• Paternity pay, eligibility applies.
• Employee Assist Programme.
• Wellbeing incentives and discounted gym memberships.
• Discount card for store shopping, for you and one nominated user.
• Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-standing charity partners.
• Learning and development opportunities for career progression.
• Musgrave institute.
• Graduate programs, eligibility applies.
• As well as extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets, and much more.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

Role Criteria

No need to worry if you have no previous Deli or retail experience; full training will be provided.

We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude, works well as part of a team, and is open to learning and expanding on their skill set.

• GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent) and/or 6 months previous experience in a fast food, cafe, deli, food to go, or hot counter environment.
• Previous experience of working in a team.
• HACCP (Food Safety) experience.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

Please note, based on the response, Musgrave may need to shortlist based on the desirable criteria.

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer.
We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.