Deli Support - Part Time

Wadsworth Buehler's Fresh Foods; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Wadsworth Buehler's Fresh Foods seeks a Deli Support teammate to assist in the Deli Department and assist Food Service Operations as needed. Provides friendly customer service, helps with product freshness, displays and sampling, and supports party trays and catering.

Must be able to lift up to 80 lb and work weekends. Ideal candidates are team players who value dependable, flexible service and can handle busy periods.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 80 lb.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions; basic math.
• Willingness to work weekends and flexible hours.
• Familiarity with deli operations is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and greet customers.
• Maintain freshness and sanitation standards.
• Sell products and provide information to customers; offer samples.
• Fill, rotate, and display products.
• Support restaurant, catering and specialty areas with special orders and party trays.
• Operate deli slicer and other equipment.
• Support all deli functions including prep, production, counter, and soup/salad bar.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Food handling

Job description

The Buehler’s Deli Support is an essential position within our Deli Department and is directly influential in the overall profitability of the department. In addition to working in the deli, this position has the opportunity to support Food Service Operations. Deli Support work closely with their manager and co-workers to make sure that the customer has an exceptional experience either while shopping in our store or dining in our restaurant. Two of our company strategies are to become the Best in Food Service and The Freshest Foods and that starts with one meal or shopping trip at a time.

Our Food Service teammates love the challenge of providing exceptional service as we strive to become the Best in Food Service and The Freshest Foods.

A typical day for a Deli Support may include:

• Provides exceptional customers service including greeting customers as well as answering questions
• Maintains Buehler’s high standards for freshness and sanitation
• Sells product by providing information the customer needs to make product-related decisions; provides samples
• Fills, maintains, and rotates products and displays
• Supports Restaurant, Catering and Specialty areas with special orders and party trays
• Operates the deli slicer and other commercial food service equipment
• Supports all functions of the Deli including prep, production, sales support of our Deli Counter, Food Service Prep, Deli Sandwich, and Soup and Salad Bar

We think you’d be great for this role if you embody the 6 Characteristics of a great Buehler’s teammate:

People Minded

• Enjoy working in a teamwork environment

Customer Minded

• Deliver friendly, courteous, prompt customer service and are committed to making each shopping trip special

Product Minded

• Have an eye for food preparation and display

Stable Minded

• Manage stress and keep your composure when it gets busy during the work week, weekends, and special holidays (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and many others)

Detail Minded

• Work with minimal supervision while being highly productive
• Understand basic weights and measurements

Open Minded

• Value being dependable, reliable and flexible with your schedule to accommodate customer demand
• Accommodate staffing needs by having the ability to work some weekends
• Don’t mind working on your feet for extended periods of time
• Understand that this is not designed to cover all the duties that are required, and there may be changes to your duties or responsibilities without notice

Our legal team wants you to know what’s required for this role:

• Attain at least 8 18 years of age
• Able to occasionally be required to stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 50# and occasionally 80#
• Manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures; and can do simple math problems
• Able to work within our deli/kitchen environment that includes equipment such as an oven, stove, dishwasher, slicer, coffee machine, steamer, mixer and chef’s knives…so frequently you will be exposed to heat, steam, fire and noise
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disability to perform the essential function

Extra Awesome:

Have familiarity with deli operations, but not required. We are always excited to train a new teammate!