Deli Manager

Berkots Super Foods • Midlothian, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Deli Manager is responsible for overseeing the deli and bakery departments, including customer service, product ordering, pricing, merchandising, and ensuring product freshness and adherence to company standards. This role involves managing department associates, including staffing, scheduling, training, and handling employee relations. The manager must also maintain a strong knowledge of deli/bakery products, manage department loss, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Requirements

• 18 years of age
• Ability to lift 40 pounds
• Ability to stand for 5 consecutive hours

Responsibilities

• Greet and take care of every customer that enters the department, addressing all customer requests and concerns in a timely manner.
• Uphold department standards by ordering, pricing, and merchandising all deli/bakery items.
• Ensure that all deli/bakery products are up to company standards of freshness and prepared according to company procedures.
• Manage the deli/bakery associates by allocating and assigning tasks based on business needs.
• Partake in interviews for your department and create staffing plans accordingly, especially for seasonal business.
• Create schedules for the Deli & Bakery Departments.
• Handle Employee Relation issues in your department, partnering with the store manager and HR department when needed.
• Provide training to new hires and existing employees, and work to cross-train employees.
• Communicate store events, new products, and procedural changes to the bakery/deli team.
• Uphold the company’s safety standards in your department and teach/train all employees on these standards.
• Ensure kitchen and food handlers are compliant with the IL Health Code Rules and Regulations.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of bakery/deli products.
• Keep up on special deli/bakery ordering needs for specific times of the year or holidays, as well as cooking trends.
• Review past sales records and current forecasted numbers to make the best staffing and ordering decisions.
• Write department schedules for all associates to align with the store's payroll budget and staff departments according to business needs.
• Manage department loss of product and handle/process all loss according to company policy.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Insurance Package after 60 Days of Employment
• Paid Time Off after 1 year of Full Time Service

What This Job Offers

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