Deli Manager Kildare

Blue Forge Recruitment; Ireland; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Discount

Career Development Opportunities

Job summary

Blue Forge Recruitment is seeking a Deli Manager for a busy Irish store near Kildare. The role focuses on managing the deli, ensuring top-quality fresh foods, and delivering an excellent customer experience.

Ideal candidates will have 4+ years in deli/fresh food, supervisory experience and strong HACCP knowledge. The position offers a full-time contract with morning-to-afternoon shifts and a staff discount, plus career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in deli, fresh food, food service, catering or retail.
• Supervisory or management experience required.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and HACCP.
• Good understanding of food preparation, presentation, storage and stock rotation.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage stock, ordering, waste and department costs.
• Food safety/HACCP training or relevant certification is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the deli and fresh food department.
• Ensure high standards of food quality, presentation and customer service.
• Ensure all food is prepared, displayed and stored in accordance with food safety, hygiene and company standards.
• Maintain excellent product quality, freshness and presentation across all deli counters, displays and prepared foods.
• Ensure all products are correctly labelled with ingredients, allergens, prices, use-by dates and other required information.
• Monitor and maintain food temperatures and complete all required food safety and HACCP records.
• Monitor sales, margins, waste and department performance, taking action where necessary to improve results.
• Provide excellent customer service and deal professionally with customer queries or complaints.
• Work closely with the Store Manager and other department managers to achieve overall store targets.
• Carry out opening and closing procedures and ensure the department is fully prepared for trading.

Skills

Staff management

Customer service

Food safety

Food presentation

Stock control

Job description

Deli Manager Kildare

12th October, 2026

Blue Forge Recruitment is proud to partner with some of Ireland's leading and most progressive retail and FMCG companies. We are proud to be supporting one of Ireland's most successful supermarket groups in their search for an experienced Deli Manager. The store is approximately a 20-minute drive from Naas, Newbridge and Sallins, as well as 30 mins drive from Blackwood and the surrounding areas. This job is an ideal opportunity for candidates with at least 4-5-year experience in profit and loss margins specifically in fresh food sales, staff management and excellent supplier engagement. This role also requires driving high merchandising standards, ensuring counters are fully stocked, fresh and visually appealing, while delivering an excellent customer experience every day and working with the Deli Manager to upsell and cross sell food. This is an excellent opportunity for retail professionals to take a next step in their career.

Package and Benefits

• Competitive Salary: €35,000 - €37,000 DOE
• Full-time Contract
• Staff Discount
• Typical early morning shifts till mid afternoon
• Career Development Opportunities

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the deli and fresh food department
• Ensuring high standards of food quality, presentation and customer service.
• Ensure all food is prepared, displayed and stored in accordance with food safety, hygiene and company standards.
• Maintain excellent product quality, freshness and presentation across all deli counters, displays and prepared foods.
• Ensure all products are correctly labelled with ingredients, allergens, prices, use-by dates and other required information.
• Monitor and maintain food temperatures and complete all required food safety and HACCP records.
• Monitor sales, margins, waste and department performance, taking action where necessary to improve results.
• Provide excellent customer service and deal professionally with customer queries or complaints.
• Work closely with the Store Manager and other department managers to achieve overall store targets.
• Carry out opening and closing procedures and ensure the department is fully prepared for trading.

Key Requirements

• Previous experience in a deli, fresh food, food service, catering or retail environment.
• Previous supervisory or management experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene and HACCP procedures.
• Good understanding of food preparation, presentation, storage and stock rotation.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage stock, ordering, waste and department costs.
• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a wider management team.
• Food safety/HACCP training or relevant certification is an advantage.