Fresh Food & Deli Service Associate

Global Partners LP; Germantown (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness - medical, dental, V

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement after 6 months

Professional development

Job summary

Global Partners LP is seeking a Food Service Associate/Deli Clerk to manage daily deli and food service operations, ensuring sanitation, appearance and guest satisfaction. You will handle cash transactions, operate registers, scales, scanners, and prepare deli items according to safety and quality standards.

The role emphasizes learning, accuracy with pricing, and maintaining a clean work area, with opportunities for growth within a Fortune 500 company that values people and community impact.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
• Flexibility to work weekend, holiday and/or evening shifts and assist other locations as needed.
• Must have 2 years foodservice or retail management.
• Must have reliable transportation and an active driver’s license.
• Serv-safe certification preferred.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Work in walk-in coolers and freezers.
• Stand for long periods of time, bend and twist below waist, and frequently lift and/or maneuver merchandise and supplies, as well as reaching above shoulder height.
• Be dexterous enough with hands and fingers so as to be able to use necessary equipment, including knives, slicers, burners, ovens, fryers and rotisseries. (Use of knives, slicers, burners, ovens, fryers and rotisseries for 18+)
• Minors may ONLY use OSHA approved knives.

Responsibilities

• Process cash register transactions, giving back change and refunds.
• Learn to use register, scales, scanners and debit/credit terminals.
• Learn to use UPC codes, store signage, and learn and memorize various register keys and codes.
• Read UPC codes, product labels, shelf signage, register forms, and posted company policies/procedures.
• Learn and work with deli ingredients including various meat items, vegetables and fruits, spices, nuts, flavorings, sauces and oils.
• Using scale printer machines, ensuring weights and pricing are correct.
• Understanding the importance monitoring product pricing, signage, and placement as well as the use of product shelf tags and shelf signage.
• Keeping a clean, neat and orderly check stand/sales counter and work production areas.
• Preparing, wrapping, boxing, weighing, slicing, and stocking deli/food service products, rotating them as necessary to ensure product quality and safety.
• The preparation and cooking of deli and food service items, which includes items like fried foods, salads prepared on premise, sandwiches, roller grill items, hot and cold beverages, prepared meals and snack items for hot and cold cases.
• Work safely around sharp slicers, tools and hot ovens and burners.
• Displaying products following deli department and/or merchandising guidelines.
• Taking guest orders, ensuring orders are completed on time and to the guest’s satisfaction.
• Other duties assigned by Store Manager.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Flexibility

Physical stamina

Food safety awareness

Teamwork

Tools

POS system

Job description

Global Partners LP is seeking a Food Service Associate/Deli Clerk to manage daily deli and food service operations, ensuring sanitation, appearance and guest satisfaction. You will handle cash transactions, operate registers, scales, scanners, and prepare deli items according to safety and quality standards.

The role emphasizes learning, accuracy with pricing, and maintaining a clean work area, with opportunities for growth within a Fortune 500 company that values people and community impact.