Deli Manager-Assistant

Safeway; Green Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeway in Green Valley, AZ is seeking a deli/service associate to deliver fast, friendly customer service and assist with food preparation and display. You will handle inquiries, assist with orders, and help maintain deli cleanliness and inventory while following safety guidelines.

The role involves operating kitchen equipment, seasonal displays, and collaborating with team members to ensure high service standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Provides fast, friendly customer service and supports sales goals.
• Engages in suggestive selling and handles customer inquiries.
• Assists with food preparation and department duties.
• Maintains inventory, stocking, and product freshness.
• Works with team to follow department procedures and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Maintains enthusiastic customer awareness and fast service.
• Assists customers with product suggestions and special orders.
• Responds to calls and resolves complaints, reports to Store Director as needed.
• Performs food preparation and uses kitchen equipment to prepare items.
• Schedules staff to ensure coverage and service levels.
• Prepares and manages daily logs and records.

Skills

Customer service

Suggestive selling

Food preparation

Inventory management

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Pallet jacks

Slicers

Grills

Food processors

Microwave ovens

Job description

• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast and friendly Customer Service.
• Assists customers by making product suggestions, filling special orders and food preparation suggestions.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately. Receives and appropriately resolves customer complaints and reports to Store Director as needed.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone, in-store intercom, and one-on-one customer interaction.
• Specific knowledge of duties performed by all department employees. Assists with all department duties such as: preparation, cooking and serving of food items.
• Implements proper and efficient product preparation and packaging techniques. Uses and operates related equipment such as kitchen utensils, fryers, conventional and microwave ovens, pizza ovens, slicers, grills, food processors, wrappers, scales, printers, and pallet jacks. Prepares sandwiches, salads, pizzas, hot and cold foods, and food/party trays according to company standards.
• Maintains deli case cleanliness, visual appeal, and inventory levels. Responsible for ensuring the proper cleanliness, sanitation and appearance of deli area and equipment and for ensuring a safe work environment.
• Ensures temperatures are maintained in all phases of preparation, display and storage.
• Assists with scheduling, supervising, training, and assigning duties to department employees. Schedules employees to ensure adequate coverage and service levels.
• Assists with planning daily operation, monitor production process following company procedures and profitability.
• Assists with preparing sales and inventory reports. Assists with physical inventory taken every 4 weeks.
• Controls inventory to ensure adequate product quantity, quality and freshness and maintains inventory levels according to division directives. Stocks and rotates product. Maintains and organizes cooler.
• Knowledge of opening and closing department procedures.
• Builds displays, rotates and discards outdated or spoiled product. Ensures cleanliness of work area and department.
• Working knowledge of Company policies and guidelines as outlined in the Albertsons/Tom Thumb Employee Handbook.
• Responsible for ensuring proper code dating for all products within the department are being enforced.
• Assist with training employees on in store policies, sales and record keeping procedures.
• Identifies and trains employees with high potential for advancement opportunities.
• Ability to follow and maintain department standards and requirements in handling quick sales items.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays. May be responsible for the operation and maintenance of salad bar, wing bar and burger bar (where applicable).
• Performs receiving duties including breaking downloads, verifying orders using invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortage, stocking, and rotating product. Adheres to product temperature and storage guidelines and follows proper packaging techniques. Processes administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records.
• Accurately completes, maintains, and monitors daily log sheet, Production Chart, Sales and Labor and other required paperwork and logs.
• Controls shrink and cost.
• May attend and participate in sales meetings. Communicates sales goals, department performance and sales opportunities to department employees to ensure positive results.
• Ensures that proper temperature levels for product are maintained. Ensures proper signing of products to include accurate pricing and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) (If applicable). Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, Company, and code dating policies.
• Complies with all workplace safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures safety, cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor, work area, freezer, cooler, equipment, cutting boards, utensils, and display areas, including code date compliance as required.
• Implements emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions.
• Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
• Other necessary and required duties.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast and friendly Customer Service.
• Assists customers by making product suggestions, filling special orders and food preparation suggestions.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately. Receives and appropriately resolves customer complaints and reports to Store Director as needed.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone, in-store intercom, and one‑on‑one customer interaction.
• Specific knowledge of duties performed by all department employees. Assists with all department duties such as: preparation, cooking and serving of food items.
• Implements proper and efficient product preparation and packaging techniques. Uses and operates related equipment such as kitchen utensils, fryers, conventional and microwave ovens, pizza ovens, slicers, grills, food processors, wrappers, scales, printers, and pallet jacks. Prepares sandwiches, salads, pizzas, hot and cold foods, and food/party trays according to company standards.
• Maintains deli case cleanliness, visual appeal, and inventory levels. Responsible for ensuring the proper cleanliness, sanitation and appearance of deli area and equipment and for ensuring a safe work environment.
• Ensures temperatures are maintained in all phases of preparation, display and storage.
• Assists with scheduling, supervising, training, and assigning duties to department employees. Schedules employees to ensure adequate coverage and service levels.
• Assists with planning daily operation, monitor production process following company procedures and profitability.
• Assists with preparing sales and inventory reports. Assists with physical inventory taken every 4 weeks.
• Controls inventory to ensure adequate product quantity, quality and freshness and maintains inventory levels according to division directives. Stocks and rotates product. Maintains and organizes cooler.
• Knowledge of opening and closing department procedures.
• Builds displays, rotates and discards outdated or spoiled product. Ensures cleanliness of work area and department.
• Working knowledge of Company policies and guidelines as outlined in the Albertsons/Tom Thumb Employee Handbook.
• Responsible for ensuring proper code dating for all products within the department are being enforced.
• Assist with training employees on in store policies, sales and record keeping procedures.
• Identifies and trains employees with high potential for advancement opportunities.
• Ability to follow and maintain department standards and requirements in handling quick sales items.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays. May be responsible for the operation and maintenance of salad bar, wing bar and burger bar (where applicable).
• Performs receiving duties including breaking downloads, verifying orders using invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortage, stocking, and rotating product. Adheres to product temperature and storage guidelines and follows proper packaging techniques. Processes administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records.
• Accurately completes, maintains, and monitors daily log sheet, Production Chart, Sales and Labor and other required paperwork and logs.
• Controls shrink and cost.
• May attend and participate in sales meetings. Communicates sales goals, department performance and sales opportunities to department employees to ensure positive results.
• Ensures that proper temperature levels for product are maintained. Ensures proper signing of products to include accurate pricing and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) (If applicable). Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, Company, and code dating policies.
• Complies with all workplace safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures safety, cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor, work area, freezer, cooler, equipment, cutting boards, utensils, and display areas, including code date compliance as required.
• Implements emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions.
• Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
• Other necessary and required duties.

Skills And Physical Requirements

• Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain professional demeanor regarding customers and co‑workers.
• Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and Service Deli Department policies and procedures.
• Ability to frequently reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 60 lbs. Bends, stoops and reaches frequently. Pushes and pulls fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks. Performs repetitious arm movement to prepare, package and display products.
• Comply with and ensure compliance with company grooming standards and dress code.
• Manual dexterity and good eye‑hand coordination are necessary. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities. Requires knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures. Must have knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, product handling, sanitation, labeling and department policies and procedures.
• Uses and operates related equipment such as kitchen utensils, fryers, conventional and microwave ovens, pizza ovens, slicers, grills, food processors, wrappers, scales, printers, and pallet jacks. Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to order product.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Scheduled hours will vary. Good attendance is required.
• Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment and work aids necessary to perform job duties.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must work in an environment‑controlled environment. Frequent exposure to refrigerated conditions and items at or around 35°. Frequent exposure to -20° F while handling products in freezer.