Deli Manager

Houchens Food Group; Baldwyn (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Houchens Food Group is seeking a Deli Department Lead to manage the profitability of the deli operation in line with company policy, combining food preparation and service.

Responsibilities include planning, prepping, ordering, inventory, training, scheduling, and ensuring products are high quality and presented appealingly while delivering friendly customer service. You will work with the Store Manager to meet labor, gross profit, and supply cost targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in deli operations preferred.
• Ability to train new employees.
• Strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares food for customers.
• Makes out orders and checks orders against receipt.
• Maintains a clean and organized kitchen to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Educates deli clerks on food preparation tips.
• Shops for food items for steam table and cases.
• Keeps inventory of kitchen items and returns items to proper storage.
• Coordinates scheduling and daily operations with supervisor guidance.
• Performs paperwork and tracks inventory, labor, gross profit, and costs.
• Ensures products are high quality and presented attractively.

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for the profitability of the deli operation within the company policy along with the Store Manager. Perform duties which combine both food preparation and food service.

Essential Functions

• Plans and prepares food for customers.
• Makes out orders and checks the orders to make sure what is received is what was ordered.
• Clean and organize kitchen to keep free from safety hazards.
• Interacts and educates deli clerks on food preparation tips.
• Shops for food items for steam table and cases.
• Inventories all kitchen items and ensures that they are placed back in proper room after use.
• Follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by their supervisor.
• Makes the pulls and puts out fresh product.
• Makes sure employees have started their jobs for the day's business.
• Makes out schedules.
• Does all paperwork and takes inventory.
• Labor, gross profit, supply cost all has to be addressed daily to make the operation make money.
• Merchandise Departments for sales and gross profit.
• Price/ Tag/ Sign Verification
• Work toward, Full-Fresh-Clean
• Makes sure all products are of the highest quality possible.
• Present food in an appealing fashion.
• Organize all food items and utensils.
• Be a team member.
• Maintain a neat, clean and organized department.
• Train new employees.
• Provide all customers friendly, courteous and prompt service. Greet, assist and respond to customer inquiries and complaints.

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• Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.
• Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.