Assistant Deli Manager

Albertsons • Desoto, TX

2d

About The Position

The Assistant Deli Manager supports the Deli Manager with the daily operation of the Service Deli Department. The role helps ensure excellent customer service, high-quality fresh products, appropriate inventory levels, food safety and sanitation, effective merchandising, and efficient department operations. The Assistant Deli Manager also assists with supervising, scheduling, training, and developing department associates.

The role includes assisting with deli food preparation and service, maintaining displays and inventory, supporting promotional merchandising and department reporting, and helping ensure food-handling, sanitation, and safety standards are followed.

Requirements

• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to lead, train, and work effectively with department associates.
• Working knowledge of deli operations, food preparation, sanitation, inventory control, merchandising, and product freshness.
• Basic mathematical skills, including knowledge of weights and measures.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Ability to operate department equipment, including slicers, fryers, ovens, grills, food processors, wrappers, scales, printers, and pallet jacks.
• Ability to use computer systems and electronic ordering equipment as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, and professional customer service; assist customers with product selections, special orders, and food preparation suggestions; respond to questions and concerns; resolve concerns when possible and escalate issues as needed; and promote products through suggestive selling.
• Assist with preparing, cooking, packaging, displaying, and serving deli products, including sandwiches, salads, pizzas, hot and cold foods, and party trays according to company standards.
• Maintain attractive, clean, fresh, and well-stocked displays; follow opening and closing procedures; build promotional and seasonal displays; rotate products and remove outdated or spoiled items; and support specialty areas such as salad bars, wing bars, and burger bars where applicable.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and product freshness; stock, rotate, and organize products and cooler inventory; assist with ordering, inventory control, sales and inventory reporting, and physical inventory; and ensure proper code dating and product handling.
• Help execute promotional and seasonal merchandising programs.
• Assist with scheduling associates, supervising them, and assigning daily duties to support department coverage and customer service.
• Train associates on department procedures, food preparation, sanitation, customer service, sales, and recordkeeping; help identify and develop associates with advancement potential; and assist the Deli Manager with monitoring daily production and department performance.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe department; ensure proper temperatures during food preparation, display, and storage; follow food-handling, sanitation, labeling, product-storage, and company safety requirements; and keep equipment and work areas clean.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Medical, dental, 401(k), and other health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates
• Vacation, holidays, and sick pay
• Training, career growth, and development

What This Job Offers

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