Asst Dept Manager - Food Svc
About The Position
Join Albertsons Companies for an exciting opportunity as a Deli Department Manager, where fresh food, customer service, and operational excellence come together. This role offers a fast-paced, hands-on environment where your team-building skills and attention to detail directly impact customer satisfaction and department success. You will oversee daily deli operations, drive sales, and ensure high standards for food safety, merchandising, and service. Bring your passion for food preparation, merchandising, and team leadership to a role where you set the standard for quality, support your associates, and deliver a deli experience customers can trust and enjoy every day.
Requirements
- Strong customer-service mindset with a 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
- Deli production, food handling, and merchandising execution
- Labor planning, scheduling, and performance management
- Inventory management, ordering, and shrink control
- Food safety, sanitation, and compliance oversight
- Food safety standards, sanitation practices, and equipment operation
- Deli preparation techniques and 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
- Compliance with company policies, food safety standards, and the Code of Business Conduct
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily operations of the Deli Department with a strong focus 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 following 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 strict compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature controls, and regulatory requirements
Benefits
- Competitive wages paid weekly
- Associate discounts
- Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
- Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay)
- Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
- An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
- Medical
- Dental
- 401k
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Sick pay
- PTO/Vacation Pay
- Flexible Time Off
- Bereavement pay
- Retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility)
- Quarterly bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
