Assistant Deli Manager

Albertsons Companies • Cleburne, TX

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About The Position

The Assistant Deli Manager supports the Deli Manager in 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. It also assists with supervising, scheduling, training, and developing department associates.

The position involves helping prepare, cook, package, display, and serve deli products, including sandwiches, salads, pizzas, hot and cold foods, and party trays. The Assistant Deli Manager helps maintain attractive and well-stocked displays, follow product preparation and handling procedures, rotate inventory, support specialty food-service areas where applicable, assist with ordering and inventory processes, and carry out promotional and seasonal merchandising programs.

The role also supports customer service, department coverage, associate development, daily production, and department performance. It requires maintaining a clean and safe work area and following food-handling, temperature, sanitation, labeling, storage, and company safety requirements.

Responsibilities

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• Maintain proper product rotation and remove outdated or spoiled products; support specialty areas such as salad bars, wing bars, and burger bars where applicable.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

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k)
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay, subject to eligibility requirements
• Training, career growth, and development
• Inclusive work environment

What This Job Offers

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