Assistant Deli Manager

Albertsons Companies • Vergennes, VT

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About The Position

The Assistant Deli Manager oversees daily deli operations, with a focus on customer service, food quality, department readiness, sales, food safety, merchandising, and operational performance. The role is hands-on and fast-paced, supporting and developing associates while ensuring customers receive a fresh, high-quality deli experience.

The position includes overseeing deli preparation and merchandising, managing inventory and labor, and ensuring compliance with company standards, food safety practices, and applicable regulations. The role requires flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, and involves working in hot and cold environments and handling deli equipment.

Requirements

• Strong customer-service mindset and passion for food quality.
• Effective leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Strong organization, time management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Competence in deli production, food handling, merchandising execution, labor planning, scheduling, performance management, inventory management, ordering, shrink control, and food safety oversight.
• Knowledge of food safety standards, sanitation practices, equipment operation, deli preparation techniques, merchandising standards, store systems, ordering platforms, and basic computer applications.
• Ability to review sales, labor, and shrink data to support planning and prioritization.
• Ability to train, coach, and develop associates.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and work in hot and cold temperature environments.
• Ability to safely operate slicers, ovens, knives, scales, and cleaning tools.
• Flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays; reliable attendance.
• Travel is not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Deli Department operations, focusing on customer service, food quality, and department readiness.
• Create a fast, friendly, customer-first environment and resolve customer questions, concerns, and special requests.
• Execute merchandising plans, planograms, promotional sets, and seasonal programs.
• Oversee preparation, slicing, cooking, packaging, and merchandising of deli items according to company recipes and standards.
• Maintain full, fresh, and visually appealing service case, grab-and-go, and hot case displays.
• Manage ordering, inventory, shrink, production logs, and waste reporting.
• Build and manage schedules aligned with sales volume and labor targets.
• Hire, train, coach, and develop deli associates while promoting teamwork and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Follow company policies, food safety standards, and the Code of Business Conduct.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Associate discounts.
• Medical, dental, 401(k), and other health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates.
• Vacation, holidays, and sick pay, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• Inclusive work environment.
• Benefits may include vision, disability and life insurance, PTO/vacation pay or flexible time off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits.
• Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed