Deli Clerk

Job Title

Deli Clerk – Vendedor Del Deli

Job Description

Deli personnel assist the customers with their requests for a variety of meat and cheese while providing excellent customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure customers to are taken care of by answering questions regarding products sold within the department
• Remain knowledgeable about the products sold within the department
• Cut, slice, weigh and package deli items pursuant to customers' requests
• Lift and carry merchandise back and forth between display coolers, countertops, slicers, cutting boards, refrigerators and freezers
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action. Rotate product by date to maintain freshness
• Maintain refrigerated cases with appetizing displays of products for sale
• Keep work area clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards; Maintain awareness of floor conditions; ensure all safety measures are taken to protect customers, vendors and employees
• Wash, sanitize, and store knives and other department utensils and equipment properly
• Use and maintain all equipment in meat department according to company guidelines (refrigerators, freezers, slicers, etc.,); report any equipment malfunctions to manager
• Maintain all requirements for a sanitary work area to keep food safe from contamination; adhere to department procedures with all aspects of federal, state, local and company health, safety and sanitation codes
• When working the end of day shift, complete all required cleaning procedures including, but not limited to hosing down the floor, cleaning countertops, slicers, etc.
• Report all accidents promptly according to company procedures
• Attend and participate in departmental and store meetings
• Puntuality and good attendance in compliance with company policies
• Performs other work-related duties as required to accomplish the objectives of the position

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with back room production as needed (wrapping and/or packaging)
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• Assist with Meat and Seafood areas when needed
• Assist with unloading and/or verifying merchandise off meat delivery trucks when needed

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), minimum of 18 years of age and previous deli experience or training required

Ability to properly use department equipment such as knives, scale, slicer, etc., to accomplish the essential duties of the position

Possess adequate knife handling skills

Ability to read, write and speak English and Spanish preferred

Ability to understand and follow instructions in both English and Spanish preferred

Ability and willingness to effectively present information and respond to questions in one-on-one and small group situations with managers, co-workers and customers

Very good interpersonal skills

Takes responsibility for own actions

Ability to work hours and days scheduled, including holidays and weekends

Basic math and numerical skills required including weights, measures and identifying product codes

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand and walk
• Use fingers and hands
• Reach with hands and arms
• Use repetitive motion with hands and arms
• Talk and hear
• Use sense of smell
• Close vision, have eye-hand coordination and peripheral vision

The employee is frequently required to:

• Carry, lift and/or move departmental products and merchandise
• Push and pull carts of departmental products and merchandise
• Stoop or bend at the waist
• Twist back and/or neck

The employee is occasionally-to- rarely required to:

• Crouch or bend at the knees
• Sit
• Climb or Balance

Work Environment

The individual performs duties in a grocery store environment. He or she maintains frequent contact with supervisors, employees and customers. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate.

In this position, there is the frequent use of gloves, knives, meat and cheese slicers, wrapping device, case cutters, stock cart, refrigerators, freezers, coolers, and cleaning supplies and equipment. Floor surfaces may get slippery therefore caution and safety is mandatory. Proper attire is required to tolerate freezing temperatures when retrieving merchandise from freezer.

The characteristics and requirements set forth herein are representative of those routinely encountered by an employee in this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

It is understood that this job description is an outline and basic description of expected duties and responsibilities and is not intended to be an employment contract, nor guarantee of employment, nor interferes with my "employment-at-will." Sedano's Supermarkets reserves the right to make necessary revisions to this job description at any time.