Deli Lead

MS Market Online; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% employee discount

Competitive PTO & volunteering

401(k) matching

Low-cost health insurance premium + (m

Free access to primary care and mental

Job summary

MS Market Online is seeking a Deli Lead to assist the Deli Manager in delivering an outstanding customer experience. You will supervise staff, ensure the deli is well stocked and organized, and help with safety and cleanliness.

Responsibilities include serving customers, coordinating training, preparing and packing food, ordering supplies, and maintaining a welcoming environment. This is a union position with Friday–Sunday shifts.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to engage with customers and staff in a friendly and welcoming manner, actively listen, understand needs, address questions, and provide solutions.
• Direct experience with food handling and safety in a food service environment.
• Demonstrates a professional, collaborative, adaptable, and flexible approach to work, especially during challenging situations, with a strong commitment to supporting the team; willing to learn new tasks and open to feedback.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate with customers and staff; ability to provide information in a respectful and concise way fostering a positive and professional experience; ability to proactively communicate issues and concerns to leadership
• A demonstrated interest and ability to provide day to day direction, feedback, and coaching to staff; the desire to grow as people leaders; the ability to actively contribute to and support an inclusive work environment
• Ability to organize, prioritize, delegate, and manage time efficiently to effectively complete tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to assess and address situations and departmental needs in advance; sound problem-solving skills for resolving staffing issues, customer complaints, and day-to-day challenges; skilled at handling challenging situations calmly and effectively
• Proven ability to show up each day in a timely manner, ready to work and support team members; consistently follow through with meeting deadlines for accurately completing tasks and responsibilities
• Basic computer skills including ability to draft and upload documents, email, and navigate Excel spreadsheets; basic math skills; ability to quickly and accurately perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Responsibilities

• Customer service, support and supervise staff, direct coaching and training.
• Prepare and pack food, keep area safe, healthy, and inviting.
• Order and organize supplies and assist with staff coordination.
• Help create a welcoming environment for customers and team members.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Handling

Teamwork

Communication

Leadership Skills

Time Management

Problem Solving

Dependability

Technical Skills

Job description

Why Work with Us?

For many people, it's the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community; it's also about people - the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference!

Position Summary:

Deli Leads support the Deli Manager in ensuring a great customer experience, the team is working effectively together, the department is well stocked, organized and clean. They help customers, support and supervise staff, order product, and ensure the area is safe, friendly, and inviting.

Their main responsibilities include customer service, supporting and supervising staff (directing, coaching, and training), preparing and packing food, keeping things safe and healthy, ordering and organizing supplies, and helping to create a welcoming environment.

This is a union position.

Location: 622 Selby Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104

Schedule: Friday - Sunday: 12:30 - 8:30pm

Qualifications:

• Customer Service: Proven ability to engage with customers and staff in a friendly and welcoming manner, actively listen, understand needs, address questions, and provide solutions; skilled at and committed to resolving customer concerns
• Food Handling: Direct experience with food handling and safety in a food service environment
• Teamwork: Demonstrates a professional, collaborative, adaptable, and flexible approach to work, especially during challenging situations, with a strong commitment to supporting the team; willing to learn new tasks and open to feedback
• Communication: Proven ability to effectively communicate with customers and staff; ability to provide information in a respectful and concise way fostering a positive and professional experience; ability to proactively communicate issues and concerns to leadership
• Leadership Skills: A demonstrated interest and ability to provide day to day direction, feedback, and coaching to staff; the desire to grow as people leaders; the ability to actively contribute to and support an inclusive work environment
• Time Management: Ability to organize, prioritize, delegate, and manage time efficiently to effectively complete tasks and responsibilities
• Problem Solving: Ability to assess and address situations and departmental needs in advance; sound problem-solving skills for resolving staffing issues, customer complaints, and day-to-day challenges; skilled at handling challenging situations calmly and effectively
• Dependability: Proven ability to show up each day in a timely manner, ready to work and support team members; consistently follow through with meeting deadlines for accurately completing tasks and responsibilities
• Technical Skills: Basic computer skills including ability to draft and upload documents, email, and navigate Excel spreadsheets; basic math skills; ability to quickly and accurately perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Preferred Qualifications:

• Food Service: Direct experience with food preparation including oversight of quality and safety
• Retail Experience: Experience in fast paced retail setting
• Supervision: Supervisory experience including staff direction, coaching, feedback, and training
• ServSafe Certification
• Multilingual

Benefits: Our pay and benefits focus on meeting the financial, health, and wellness needs of our staff. They include:

• 20% employee discount
• Competitive paid time off and paid volunteering
• 401(k) matching
• Low-cost health insurance premium options,and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance
• EAP
• On Demand Pay

We offer exceptional perks including:

• Free food "buddies"
• Employee referral bonuses
• Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

Physical and Working Requirements:

The position involves frequent stationary tasks, along with regular movement within the deli and storage areas. Occasional positioning is required to access both low and high shelving, equipment, and products. The job also entails the frequent movement of containers weighing up to 50 lbs. Deli Leads may occasionally ascend/descend a ladder to reach high shelving. Deli Leads will utilize various equipment including but not limited to knives, slicers, and ovens. This role requires exchanging accurate information in person, over the phone, and through email and other written communication. Additionally, Deli Leads may occasionally work in a walk-in cooler and/or freezer and be exposed to sanitizer, cleaning products, natural molds, and loud noises. This position requires an individual to be at least 18 years old.