Delicatessen Clerk

Hy-Vee; Muscatine (IA); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Hy-Vee in Muscatine, IA is seeking a part-time Delicatessen Clerk to handle daily deli duties and serve customers with a smile. You will operate registers, process payments, stock products, and ensure proper sanitation in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires basic arithmetic, strong customer service, and the ability to lift moderate weights as part of daily tasks; the position reports to the Delicatessen management team.

Qualifications

• Education: less than high school or equivalent experience and six months or less of similar or related work experience.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; basic math calculations.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, friendly customer service and greet customers in the store.
• Operate department registers, receive payments, and make change when applicable.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of work area and products.
• Assist in stocking, production planning, and preparing deli items.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Teamwork

Sanitation

Education

Less than high school

Tools

Cash register

Slicer

Scales

Computer

Calculator

Job description

## Delicatessen ClerkApply: Muscatine, 2nd Ave, Muscatine, IA: Part time: Posted Today: End Date: October 26, 2026 (11 days left to apply): R257138Additional Considerations (if any):**-****At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.****Job Description:****Job Title:** Delicatessen Clerk**Department:** Delicatessen**FLSA**: Non-Exempt**General Function**:As a Delicatessen Clerk, this position will be responsible for handling food in a safe manner and ensuring the work area is always clean and neat. You will run the department registers and receive payments, make change, etc., where applicable. Additionally you will ensure a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service to customers and team members.**Core Competencies*** Partnerships* Growth mindset* Results oriented* Customer focused* Professionalism**Reporting Relations:**Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of; Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home; Food Service Director; Delicatessen Department ManagerPositions that Report to you: None**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:* Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.* Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store* Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.* Assists customers by: (examples include) + escorting them to the products they’re looking for + securing products that are out of reach + loading or unloading heavy items + making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests + performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.* Answers the telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking customer orders.* Takes customer orders at the delicatessen counter.* Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.* Reviews orders for the day.* Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat.* Reviews the status and appearance of the food for freshness.* Ensures that an adequate food supply is ready and on hand and develops or follows a production list.* Anticipates product needs for the department on a daily basis.* Prepares, finishes, and replenishes product as necessary.* Checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices.* Runs the department registers and receives payment, makes change, etc., where applicable.* Removes trash in a timely manner.* Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.* Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.* Reports to work when scheduled and on time.**Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:*** Washes dishes as necessary.* Orders product and supplies as necessary.* Delivers orders as needed.* Prices products for customers as necessary.* Assists in other areas of store as needed.* Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:*** Must be able to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing* Must be able to solve arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.**Education and Experience:**Less than high school or equivalent experience and six months or less of similar or related work experience.**Physical Requirements:*** Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.* Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet with our without correction, color vision, depth perception and field of vision.* Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.**Working Conditions**:This position is exposed to dust, noise, equipment movement hazards, and electrical shock on a daily basis. Has occasional exposure to temperature extremes and cleaning chemicals/solvents. This is a fast paced work environment.**Equipment Used to Perform Job:**Telephone, fax, copier, intercom system, computer, calculator, kitchen utensils, hot wrapping machine, garbage disposal, trash compactor, cardboard compactor, box cutter, slicer, scales, delivery van, pallet jack, hot wrapper, and knives.**Contacts:**Has daily contact with the general public and customers. Has contact with federal/state governmental or regulatory agencies regarding inspections.Are you ready to smile, apply today.*Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.*