Assistant Deli Manager

Weis Markets; Pen Argyl (Northampton County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets seeks a capable manager to support deli operations at our location. You will assist the Deli Manager in daily tasks, merchandising, and staff engagement to maintain freshness and excellent customer service.

Responsibilities include inventory control, scheduling, training, and enforcing sanitation and regulatory compliance to ensure safe, high-quality products for customers.

Qualifications

• Greet customers with a smile and provide assistance
• Lead and engage associates to meet department goals
• Monitor labor costs and scheduling to optimize operations
• Maintain sanitation and safety practices per regulations and company standards

Responsibilities

• Assist Deli Manager in daily deli operations including merchandising and associate engagement
• Coordinate sales and merchandising plans to ensure stock and freshness
• Oversee department inventories by tracking weekly sales, orders and supplies
• Review schedules and train associates to improve performance
• Enforce policies, documentation, and sanitation practices
• Ensure compliance with regulations for sanitation, health, safety, labeling, and weights and measures

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Labor cost control

Sanitation and safety

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS!

Location Address

1309 Blue Valley Drive

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow company guidelines for providing quality customer service by greeting customers with a smile, offering assistance, suggesting alternatives when necessary and thanking them for shopping. Always maintain a positive and friendly attitude. Answer customer questions.
• Ensure fresh quality merchandise by using proper product handling techniques. Assist with controlling damages and minimizing product losses according to company procedures and standards.
• Assist Deli Manager in day-to-day functions of deli operations such as merchandising, ad execution, associate engagement, and customer service. Coordinate sales and merchandising plans for the department to ensure proper stock levels and freshness. Monitor competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage.
• Oversee department inventories by tracking weekly sales reports, product orders and supplies to ensure successful period-end physical inventory.
• Review schedules, work assignments and control labor costs. Assist with training, recognize performance, and develop potential associate talent.
• Must be familiar with company policies and procedures with respect to operations including daily checklists and reporting. Audit department procedures for receiving, pricing, stock levels, freshness, and quality. Enforce proper record keeping. Evaluate and enforce sanitation practices.
• Ensure compliance with company, state, and federal regulations for proper sanitation, food handling, health regulations, safety, weights and measures requirements, and labeling laws. Complete required product logs. Adhere to safety guidelines while utilizing equipment and utensils.
• Ensure smooth workflow within department by cooperating with co-worker and superiors. Strive to continuously improve job performance.
• Perform staff duties as required, and complete other job duties as requested by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises associates within the department in partnership with or absence of the department manager.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, the Associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:

Education And/or Experience

Completed or working towards a high school diploma or general education degree (GED). Minimum (2) years’ experience in management in retail/restaurant/supermarket environment.

Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ways things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Weis Markets.