Deli Assistant

Musgrave Group; Newcastle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading food retailer in Northern Ireland seeks a Deli Assistant to join the SuperValu team in Newcastle. You'll be part of a fast-paced deli, focusing on food preparation and exceptional customer service. Candidates with a positive attitude and team spirit will thrive here. Full training is provided, and flexibility to work various shifts is essential. We offer competitive benefits, including employee discounts and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Enhanced maternity pay

Employee Assist Programme

Wellbeing incentives

Discount card for store shopping

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No previous deli or retail experience required; full training will be provided.
• Looking for someone with a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• 6 months experience in a fast food, cafe, deli environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Work within a fast-paced deli team to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Food preparation in line with food safety standards.
• Completion of food safety paperwork and documentation.
• Assist with ordering, stock taking, and visual displays.

Skills

Positive attitude

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above

Tools

HACCP experience

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

We are recruiting for a Deli Assistant

Location: SuperValu Newcastle

The role is part time, 30hour Permanentcontract.

Musgrave is one of the 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 18 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 make sure 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, SuperValu Newcastle.

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

The Role

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

What you'll be doing

• Food preparation in line with food safety standards.
• Completion of food safety paperwork and documentation.
• Cooking and serving food to customers, whilst giving them 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.

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What we're looking for

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 gained 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.