Deli Clerk

About the Role

As a Deli Clerk, your day is centered around preparing fresh food and creating a welcoming experience for customers. You'll help customers choose from deli meats, cheeses, hot foods, and prepared items, while keeping service friendly and efficient. Your work helps keep customers coming back by slicing meats and preparing grab-and-go options. You'll also keep the department stocked, clean, and ready throughout the day by preparing hot and cold items, maintaining organized displays, and monitoring product freshness and temperature.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing fresh food, including hot and cold items
• Creating a welcoming and efficient customer experience
• Assisting customers with choices from deli meats, cheeses, hot foods, and prepared items
• Slicing meats and preparing grab-and-go options
• Keeping the department stocked, clean, and ready
• Maintaining organized displays
• Monitoring product freshness and temperature
• Restocking
• Taking orders
• Working with equipment
• Following food safety, sanitation, and company procedures

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Ability to operate slicers and food preparation equipment following training and safety guidelines
• Basic math skills for weighing, portioning, and transactions
• Availability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with changing customer demand
• Physical Capability: Comfort with standing for extended periods, lifting product up to 35lbs, and working in varying temperatures

Qualifications

• Customer Interaction Skills: Clear communication when taking orders in person or by phone
• Food Preparation Skills: Experience preparing deli products, including slicing, assembling, and portioning
• Product Knowledge: Understanding of deli meats, cheeses, prepared foods, and hot case items
• Attention to Detail: Accuracy in portioning, labeling, pricing, and order completion
• Organization & Time Management: Managing multiple tasks while maintaining workflow and service speed
• Merchandising Awareness: Keeping display cases stocked, clean, and visually consistent
• Cash Handling: Processing transactions and making accurate change using register systems (varies by location)
• Prior food service or customer service experience preferred