Deli Associate FT

The Winn-Dixie Company; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winn-Dixie Company is hiring for a position within the bakery department in Lakeland, Florida. The role involves assisting in daily operations, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining high product standards.

Candidates should have a High School diploma, strong customer service skills, and the ability to operate deli equipment. This is an on-site position with varied shifts, reported adherence to safety, and proper food handling practices.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Authorization to work in the United States or ability to obtain.
• Successful completion of pre‑employment drug testing and background check.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily operations of the bakery department.
• Promote and execute consistent operating conditions.
• Ensure customer requests are fulfilled.

Skills

Strong customer service skills

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Motivational communication skills

Education

High School / GED

Tools

Deli equipment (slicer, oven, etc.)

Job description

Job Summary

Assists in the daily operations of the bakery department. Increases customer confidence and loyalty by promoting and executing consistent and compliant operating conditions. Provides fresh and appealing products, courteous, knowledgeable and prompt service. Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team.

Essential Responsibilities

Service (60%)

Creates an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated that will increase customer confidence and loyalty. Delivers daily conditions that meet the company’s expectations for at‑shelf product availability, freshness, quality and value. Offers product samples, answers product questions and offers customers assistance in finding or suggesting products. Ensures customer requests and special orders are fulfilled.

Leadership (20%)

Promotes trust and respect among associates by collaborating, promoting teamwork, and communicating company, department, and job specific information. Adheres to all local, state, and federal laws, and company guidelines.

Financial (10%)

Maintains an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and reports any discrepancies in inventory. Reviews/inspects products for quality and freshness and takes appropriate action with those items. Prepares, packages, labels, and displays products for sale. Utilizes production planning tools to accurately produce fresh products and ensures discarding or markdown processes are followed to reduce shrink. Ensures product is held at the proper temperature per food safety guidelines and retains documentation of temperature logs per policy.

Compliance/Safety (10%)

Ensures company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity are maintained. Adheres to all regulatory compliance requirements pertaining to food safety (USDA & COOL, DOA). Executes all product recalls and withdrawals in a timely manner while ensuring all items are secured and removed from customer access. Reinforces safety programs by complying with safety procedures and inspects and identifies unsafe conditions to report to store management. Notifies management of customer or employee accidents. Reports all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud. Ensures adherence to wage and hour policies and regulations. Cultivates a culture of safety within the store. Ensures self and all associates are working safely and have received necessary safety training. Ensures Hazardous Assessments are posted for associate reference and that Personal Protective Equipment is available and utilized by all associates executing tasks within the department. Ensures equipment is in good repair; reports and assists with remediation (e.g., lock out/tag out of equipment) of safety hazards within the department.

Disclaimer

Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education

High School / GED

Language(s) Required

English

Language(s) Preferred

Spanish

Relevant Experience

0 – 3 years minimum supervisory experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to obtain the same.
• Successful completion of pre‑employment drug testing and background check.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills.
• Operate deli equipment (e.g., slicer, oven, scale, knives, box cutter, and pricing gun) according to company guidelines.

Environmental Factors

Retail – Deli. Physical Demands: While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand or walk on various types of flooring, utilize manual dexterity, talk, see, hear, smell and perform repetitive movements with both hands and/or both feet. The employee is frequently required to reach at waist level or overhead, carry, push, or lift various loads up to the required weights listed. The employee is occasionally required to sit, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and climb up to 10 ft. Working Conditions: May be exposed to indoor, outdoor, cold, freezing, heated, and wet/humid conditions. Safety Risk Factors: Requires twisting back and/or neck, walking on a slippery or cluttered floor surface, working with hazardous equipment and exposure to sharp objects. May be exposed to loud noise, skin irritants, nuisance dust, fumes and sprays, hazardous cleaning solutions and other toxins. Equipment: cleaning supplies, general office equipment, register, pricing gun, scales, scanner, material handling equipment such as racks, carts, pallet jacks, shopping carts. Department equipment: hardware tools, ladder, pliers, wire cutters, powered cutting equipment such as slicers, saws, grinders, knives, ovens, stoves, rotisserie, fryers, steamers, proofer, wrapping equipment. PPE: goggles, gloves, cutting gloves, fryer gloves, oven gloves, back brace. Lifting requirement: 50 lbs. Pulling requirement: 250 lbs.

Travel & Overnight

Occasional travel; no overnight stays.

Shift(s)

Varied shifts.