Deli Associate: Customer-First Service & Food Prep

Schnucks; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teammate Discount

Chance To Advance

Friendly environment

Job summary

Schnucks in the United States is seeking a Deli Clerk to provide friendly, courteous service to customers in person and over the phone while maintaining a clean, organized deli area and adhering to food safety guidelines.

You will slice and weigh lunch meats and cheeses, stock cases, operate slicers and wrapping equipment, and assist customers with product choices. A strong team player with reliable attendance and flexibility is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Able to translate pounds and ounces into decimals (basic math).
• Hair restraint required (hair net or hat).
• Wear clean uniform and name tag at all times.
• Consistent use of cut gloves and safe use of knives.
• Use of poly or production gloves at all times to ensure food safety.
• Wear slip-resistant shoes at all times.
• Ability to determine spoiled or damaged product.
• Food preparation experience is a plus.
• Works well with others -- is a team player.
• Has a passion for serving customers and working with the public.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly and courteous service to customers, both in person and on the phone.
• Maintain a positive work environment
• Maintain cleanliness of work area, equipment, deli cases, and backroom, following company food safety and sanitation guidelines
• Follow proper personal hygiene requirements
• Follow proper time and temperature controls
• Follow good food handling practices to prevent cross-contamination
• Follow proper sanitation principles
• Wear company-approved slip resistant shoes or overshoes at all times
• Practice safe lifting procedures and be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Wear provided personal protective equipment when required i.e., cut gloves, chemicals goggles/gloves, etc.
• Be able to safely operate powered equipment once you are properly trained
• Understand the safe handling procedures with knives and other sharp utensils
• Slice and weigh lunch meats and cheeses. Provide customer the opportunity to approve slice thickness before completing the entire order.
• Establish product knowledge, suggestive selling and product sampling to assist with customer questions/requests.
• Fill/rotate/date products for the display case
• Operate meat and cheese slicer’s, scales and wrapping equipment as required
• Utilize cooking equipment including, fryers, rotisserie ovens and steamers. Have the ability to fry chicken and properly use all kitchen equipment.
• Prepare sandwiches, party trays, salads and special orders while maintaining strict adherence to company recipes
• Pull product from cases for proper storage (i.e., filling/rotating/wrapping) at closing
• Ensure freshness of food and proper rotation of product. In addition, assist with product production, packaging, presentation and restocking
• Multi-task and keep the customer as first priority
• Maintain reliable attendance
• Assist in with other duties as assigned
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products
• Adhere to all safety, health, and weights and measures regulations; observe temperatures within cooler and cases and report failures to management
• Answer phone and take special orders with courtesy and friendliness

Skills

Customer service

Food safety

Sanitation

Team player

Safety awareness

Knife handling

Equipment operation

Lifting 50 lbs

Flexible schedule

Math skills

Uniform hygiene

Phone orders

Tools

Meat slicer

Scales

Wrapping equipment

Fryers

Rotisserie ovens

Steamers

Job description

Schnucks in the United States is seeking a Deli Clerk to provide friendly, courteous service to customers in person and over the phone while maintaining a clean, organized deli area and adhering to food safety guidelines.

You will slice and weigh lunch meats and cheeses, stock cases, operate slicers and wrapping equipment, and assist customers with product choices. A strong team player with reliable attendance and flexibility is essential.