Deli Clerk - Portage

Deli Clerk - Portage at Strack & Van Til summary:

Deli Clerk responsible for preparing and serving deli items including slicing meats/cheeses, frying and baking, assembling sandwiches/salads, stocking and rotating product, and maintaining food safety and sanitation. Provides customer service, takes special orders, operates deli equipment (slicer, scale, fryer, oven), and builds displays while inspecting freshness and packaging items for sale. May require food handler certification and performs cleaning, inventory rotation, and occasional backroom/cooler maintenance.

Summary: As a Deli associate, some of your duties will include slicing deli meats and cheeses to order, frying and baking chicken and other products, preparing sandwiches, salads, entrees and more. You will provide product suggestions and assist customers with special orders while you provide our customers with outstanding customer service. You will stock cases and ensure that our customers have a variety of high-quality deli items to choose from.

You will ensure complete compliance with food safety and sanitation requirements throughout your daily work. You will clean and sanitize dishes, food preparation areas, and equipment. In some areas, you may be required to obtain a food handler's certification.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Deli Clerk activities:

* Assist customers

* Stock and rotate product

* Inspect deli products for freshness

* Face merchandise in department

* Operate meat slicer

* Operate merchandise scale

* Operate stove/oven/fryer

Other activities:

* Take orders

* Build displays

* Package items for sale

* Clean/sanitize department, backroom and cooler/freezer

* Change fryer oil

Knowledge Requirements: A positive customer service attitude & pleasant personality, effective memory skills, excellent hand eye coordination, dependability, ability to follow directions & a strong willingness to learn.

Diversity Statement:

At Indiana Grocery Group, we believe in diversity and inclusion and always value and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Our associates are passionate about providing excellent customer experiences and helping our associates grow. In order to sustain this culture, we will welcome individuals who are diverse in race, color, creed, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Also, we are committed to sustaining a professional working environment where everyone feels welcome, important and appreciated.

Keywords:

deli clerk, meat slicer, food safety, customer service, sandwich preparation, inventory rotation, fryer and oven operation, food handler certification, product stocking, sanitation