Assistant Deli Manager

Wage Range Up to $22.50 – depending on experience with provable hours or work sample. Benefits Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – 100% Company paid DailyPay – Employee's option to work and get paid today 401K – Company matching up to 4% (if elected) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (no deductible medical option) Company paid Life Insurance for full time (30 hours) Voluntary Insurance Products Health Savings Account (HSA) Paid holidays Vacation Time Bereavement & Jury Duty pay Paid Sick & Safe Leave – Employees earn 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked Paid Family & Medical Leave Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Essence of Position To provide guidance and empowerment to Deli associates, and model how to actively engage guests, ensuring they receive unparalleled hospitality and professional service. Shared Expectations for all roles Creating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone. Embracing Yoke's Core Values and Mission Statement as an integral part of your contribution to our team. Promoting Yoke's sales and company growth by patronizing Yoke's stores and representing our company in the community with a positive message. Participating enthusiastically with genuine care for our shared success, always remembering we are the owners of Yoke's. Tasks of Position The following are core and essential responsibilities of this position. Associates are responsible for completing any and all duties assigned as required for the successful operation of our business. All associates are required to perform their job duties in a manner which upholds the integrity and honesty of our company. Reporting for assigned shifts on time and on a regular basis, capable of communicating clearly and demonstrating suitable physical abilities to safely perform assigned tasks and duties, prepared to provide excellent service and leadership. Promoting sales through active discussions with guests, offering product recommendations, and discussing current promotions and service information. Performing managerial duties in the absence of the Deli Manager including inventory, sales, and bookwork required to monitor financial performance, ensuring overall operations and profitability of the Deli Department. Merchandising existing products and new products by using size, shape, and color to complement an area or item to help promote increased sales. Practicing Food Safety – Active Managerial Control for the Deli Department by being proactive at finding and preventing food safety risks, ensuring Shift Leads are properly trained and actively training associates on food safety practices. Directing, coordinating, and participating in preparing, wrapping, serving, and packing types of food served or prepared by the Deli Department while upholding the production and presentation of fresh, quality deli products ensuring food meets company specifications. Providing in-service training to all new personnel as assigned and ensuring they learn exceptional guest service, special features and services offered by the Deli, and the proper and safe operations of the following equipment: slicer, deep fat fryer, ovens, wrapping station, cash register, espresso machine, coffee machine, scales, thermometers, hot case, rotisserie, microwave, grills, and any other equipment used in the Deli Department. Empowering associates to use "This One's On Us" cards to "Make Our Guests Crazy About Us!" Finding a way to make our guests happy. Ensuring all work performed in the department is completed in accordance with all local, state, federal, and company rules, regulations, and policies regarding workplace safety, food handling safety, sanitation/housekeeping standards, and guest services. Participating actively in the Deli Department's accident reduction plan including monitoring drains, combi-ovens, fryers, hood traps, vent traps, and grills, cleaning floors of spills immediately, and ensuring safety features of all machinery, store evacuation plan, robbery policy, health codes, case temperatures, gloves, ice scoop, sink regulations, and storing regulations. Supervisory Responsibilities Managing secondary supervisors who assist in supervising employees in the Deli Department; supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the activities of associates in the Deli Department by performing all duties personally or through secondary personnel; performing supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws including interviewing, training, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance in a timely manner; rewarding, disciplining, addressing complaints, and resolving problems; possessing and displaying excellent leadership and communication skills in handling associate matters; implementing and enforcing company policies. Qualifications Education and/or Experience High School diploma or GED; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Skills Reads, analyzes, and interprets general business documents; writes reports and business correspondences; communicates effectively and pleasantly with all guests, vendors, and associates, under all circumstances. Mathematical Skills Performs mathematical skills in order to manage a profitable Deli operation including concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations; performs mathematical skills using units of American money and weight measurement, volume. Reasoning Ability Applies common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions in written or oral form; solves practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form. Other Qualifications Meets the state minimum requirement to work with slicers or other Deli equipment and tools. Certificates & Licenses Valid State Food Handlers Permit; Valid Driver's License or State I.D. Card. Yoke's Provided Training Active Shooter, Deli Skills Training levels One, Two, and Three, Food Handler's Safety Training, Harassment Training, HIPAA Training, Late Night Retail Safety Training, Shoplift Prevention, Yoke's Safety Orientation Training / Active Shooter, Yoke's Guest Service Training & Commitment, (Optional: Hepatitis A vaccination provided by Yoke's Pharmacy). Physical Demands & Safety Expectations Most positions within Yoke's require physical effort to varying degrees. Associated are expected to practice Yoke's safety standards at all times, including use of personal protective equipment when required, understanding ergonomic safety, chemical hazards, safe lifting techniques, lockout/tag out procedures, and emergency protocol. All associates are required to report accidents within 24 hours. The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by you to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, you are regularly required to stand for prolonged periods of time, walk, use hands, fingers, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, smell, talk, and hear. Associate must continuously lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment While performing the duties of this position, the associate is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an associate may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change. #J-18808-Ljbffr