Deli Clerk - Part Time

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op; Stillwater (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

employee discount

Paid Time Off

401(k) with employer match

casual dress code

paid holidays

holiday premium pay

annual pay increases

Job summary

Rivers Co-op Markets in Stillwater, MN is hiring a part-time deli clerk. The role offers experience-based pay from $18.27 to $19.58 per hour for approximately 16–24 hours per week. Evening and weekend availability is required and essential for consideration.

We provide benefits including employee discounts, Paid Time Off, and a 401(k) with employer match. Training will be provided and the deli involves making salads, sandwiches, and other items with a focus on customer service.

Qualifications

• Evenings and weekends availability is required.
• Customer service experience is valued.
• Basic arithmetic skills are needed for daily tasks.
• Culinary experience is appreciated but not required; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist customers with placing and picking up orders.
• Prepare and execute daily production list.
• Sanitize and clean between customers.
• Follow production guidelines and maintain open kitchen area.
• Interact with customers to provide friendly service.

Skills

Evenings and weekends availability

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Arithmetic basics

Tools

Slicer machine operation

Job description

Rivers Co-op Markets is hiring a part-time deli clerk!

Experience-based pay ranging from$18.27 - $19.58 per hour

Approximately 16-24 hours/week

Must have availability to work evenings and weekends. Candidates without availability to work evenings and weekends will not be considered.

Work for a community-owned grocery store in downtown Stillwater and help support a sustainable local food system. As a cornerstone of locally and naturally produced foods for more than 45 years, Rivers Co-op Markets knows outstanding customer service is vital to the long-term success of the store.

We prioritize our employees' well-being and futures by offering competitive benefits. Part-time staff (less than 30 hours/week) receive a generous employee discount, immediate Paid Time Off accrual, and a 401(k) with employer match.

Other perks of joining the River Market team include a casual dress code, paid holidays, holiday premium pay, and annual pay increases.

Culinary experience is appreciated but not required; training will be provided.

Learn valuable, transferable job skills in our Deli! Deli Clerks build salads, sandwiches, burritos, and other made-to-order items. Deli Clerks cut and package meats and cheeses, stock shelves, and interact directly with customers, gaining experience in customer service. Joining River Market as a Deli Clerk is a great pathway into other foodservice and retail careers and provides you with an encouraging environment to learn and grow.

Do you already have experience working as a Deli Clerk? Your experience is rewarded by advanced placement on our starting wage scale.

Union position

Reports to: Deli Manager

• Greet and assist customers with placing and picking up orders.
• Prepare and execute daily production list.
• Assist with sanitizing and cleaning between customers.
• Follow all directions accurately and in accordance with established production guidelines.
• Work in an open, forward-facing kitchen.

Requirements

• Ability to multi-task, perform repeated bending, standing, and reaching, and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds
• Must have weekend and evening availability
• Must be 18 years old to operate the slicer machine
• Performs basic arithmetic including counting, addition, and subtraction
• Preferred experience in food service like deli, catering, restaurant
• Preferred experience serving customers

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS: Must be physically able to occasionally grasp, grip, pull, push, twist, and turn as needed.

Constant (67-100%): Walking, standing, lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds floor to waist, talking, hearing, correctable vision including near acuity and depth perception

Frequent (34-66%): Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting/reaching waist to shoulder, lifting/reaching above the shoulder

Occasional (1-33%): Working in refrigeration, pushing, pulling, lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds floor to waist, lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance floor to waist

Approximately 5% of the time: Administrative duties & sitting