Deli Associate F/T

We are looking for a Deli Associate to join our family-owned Italian grocery and assist the Deli in serving delicious and delectable meats, cold cuts, and prepared foods.  If you’re interested, we would love to hear from you!

We offer: Competitive pay Medical Insurance Health Reimbursement Account Dental Insurance Vision Insurance A variety of income protection insurance programs (Disability, Term Life, Critical Illness, Accident), Paid Time Off 401k with Employer Match Generous Employee Discount (Benefits vary depending on hours regularly scheduled to work.)

The Deli Associate contributes to the company’s operation and success by assisting customers and maintaining a neat, efficient, and sanitary department. Attributes that contribute to success in this role include strong customer service skills, being able to excel in a fast-paced work environment, and familiarity with best practices surrounding food safety and storage.

The Deli Associate’s duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Utilizing a slicing machine and other cutting tools to cut meats and cheeses as per customer specifications. Utilizing other cooking equipment to complete preparation of orders (microwave, oven, fryer, etc.).
• Preparing customer orders including custom and specialty requests for individual consumption or for party trays or catered events.
• Keeping salads and other available dishes in displays stocked and visually appealing while ensuring freshness of those items. 
• Moving large slabs of meat and cheeses from coolers to cutting area and vice-versa to maintain safe temperatures of goods at all times.
• Monitoring the freshness of deli items by ensuring the proper temperatures are maintained in storage and display areas.
• Discarding expired items (or food products that are no longer fresh or in satisfactory condition) in accordance to standard operating procedures.
• Providing high quality customer service by engaging customers and responding to questions.
• Maintaining a sanitary and tidy work area, including cleaning cases, shelves, and equipment, sweeping and mopping floors, and ensuring proper safety signage.

The Deli Associate’s work hours vary and will consist of day and evening shifts.

The ideal candidate for the Deli Associate position:

• Has a minimum of 3 months’ previous experience in a retail grocery store, deli, or other related experience.
• Can interact cordially with customers, including educating customers on products and offering suggestions.
• Is punctual, reliable, and can adhere to a regularly assigned work schedule.
• Can operate a label printing deli scale and possesses basic math skills.
• Can work expeditiously and efficiently.
• Can lift up to 50lbs.

Our employment is not only about joining our company, but rather becoming part of the Iavarone family. Our company supports employee growth & a satisfying workplace. We are committed to providing our customers with the tastiest food that’s made with old-fashioned Italian recipes using the highest quality ingredients available.

Join our family today!!

About Iavarone Bros.

For over 4 Generations, Iavarone Bros. has been hiring those who are passionate about top quality food and pride themselves in providing excellent customer service. Our company is based on values and family traditions. Which includes our belief that families deserve nothing but the very best healthy alternatives available in the industry. We are proud to have been serving families for over 90 years.

We strive to make our customer’s shopping experience pleasant and unique. Joining our team is not only about joining a company, but rather becoming part of the Iavarone Bros. family. Our company supports employee growth and a satisfying workplace. We are committed to our communities and to providing our customers with the tastiest food that’s made with old-fashioned Italian recipes using the highest quality ingredients available.

Iavarone Bros. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability or handicap, marital and partnership status, arrest or criminal conviction record, status as a victim of domestic violence, genetic information (including predisposing genetic characteristics), military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.