Deli Clerk

Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
 

Position Summary:

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1^st strategy and encourage team members to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Essential Job Functions:

· Promote trust and respect among team members.

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Slice deli meats and cheeses to customer's requests using proper deli equipment.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products for which they inquire about.
• Inform customers of deli specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size to prevent shrink.
• Recommend deli items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in deli such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines.
• Prepare food to company standards.
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review sell by dates and take appropriate action.
• Properly use kitchen equipment, stove, computerized scale, and fryer.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering and shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or team member accidents.
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including- robbery, theft or fraud.
• Standing- 100 percent of the time
• Lifting- average of 50 pounds
• Bending, Squatting, twisting, turning, stretching- 100 percent of the time
• Climbing-step stool and ladder
• Manual dexterity- 100 percent of the time
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication and reading skills
• Knowledge of basic math
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Must be 18 years old

Desired Previous Job Experience

• Retail experience
• Second language

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Part-Time 
Shift(s): Day / First Shift
Regions: Midwest

States: Indiana
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Jobs at Jay C Food Stores:  Jay C Food Stores is always looking for friendly team members who enjoy serving customers. Jay C is a great place to work. Our company offers competitive pay, good benefits, a flexible schedule, career advancement opportunities, and much more. If you are interested in a job opportunity with Jay C, please complete an online application today!

Company Overview
Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs more than 368,000 associates who serve customers in 2,641 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, Jay C, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's.  The company also operates 786 convenience stores, 327 fine jewelry stores, 1,218 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food processing plants in the U.S.  Recognized by Forbes as the most generous company in America, Kroger supports hunger relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families, and more than 30,000 schools and grassroots organizations. Kroger contributes food and funds equal to 200 million meals a year through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. A leader in supplier diversity, Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber's Million Dollar Club.

 Posting Notes:  IN || English || 663 E State Road 64 || 47118 || Jay C Stores || [[mfield2]] || Customer Service; Store Operations || Employee || Non-Exempt || Part-Time || None