Deli Associate - Downers Grove, United States - Jewel Osco

Jewel Osco
Jewel Osco
Verified Company
Downers Grove, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

OB TITLE:
Chef's Kitchen Clerk


DEPARTMENT:
Chef's Kitchen


PURPOSE:
Provides direct, prompt, efficient and friendly customer service.

Interacts with customers for their immediate selection of various fresh and pre-packaged meats, cheeses, salads, and hot foods from the Service Deli and Pre-Packaged Deli departments.

Slices or cuts, weighs, wraps, and prices products for sale. Handles food in a safe manner and ensures the work area is always clean, sanitary, fresh, and full.


WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Accountable and Reports to:
Store Director, Asst.

Store Director, Chef's Kitchen Manager PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
  • Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the associate's designated department or elsewhere in the store.
  • Genuinely thanks each customer and invites them back.
  • Assists customers by: (examples include) o escorting them to the products they're looking for o securing products that are out of reach o loading or unloading heavy items o making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests o performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
  • Answers the department telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
  • Takes customer orders at the deli counter, slices, weighs, dates, wraps, and prices/labels all products.
  • Works with coworkers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
  • Reviews customer orders for the day and processes accordingly.
  • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat.
  • Reviews the status and appearance of products for freshness, rotating products on display for sale and in reserve areas.
  • Monitors temperatures of all hot and cold units for proper holding procedures.
  • Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signage procedures, and meeting customer demands.
  • Ensures that adequate supply is ready and on hand and follows a production list.
  • Prepares, finishes, and replenishes product in the Service Deli and Pre-Pack Department as necessary.
  • Checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices.
  • Cleans all department utensils, equipment, merchandising tables and cases, food preparation surfaces, floors, doors, walls and storage areas according to sanitation schedule and standards.
  • Removes trash in a timely manner.
  • Disassembles and flattens packing boxes and loads disassembled boxes into the baler.
  • Ensures all areas of the department are organized according to "5S" standards.
  • Completes all daily record keeping and documentation required by Company, Store Director or Chef's Kitchen Manager.
  • Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
  • Adheres to all company policies, procedures, Safety and Sanitation regulations, and individual store guidelines.
  • Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Updated 6/201
  • Responsible for proper inventory control through pricing, labeling, stocking, dating, and maintaining EOE accuracy.
  • Ensures that all food is handled in accordance with local health department regulations.
  • Protects associates and customers by removing potential hazards from the sales floor in a timely manner.

SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS:
(These are considered occasional in nature)

  • Updates price changes as needed in scales, on shelves and displays.
  • Changes labels and reloads supplies in department.
  • Assists in other areas of store as permitted by Collective Bargaining Agreement(s).
  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:
(Physical demands outlined on attached PAR sheet)

  • Must be able to solve arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.
  • Must have the ability to solve practical problems and deal with multiple variables as they are presented.
  • Must be able to understand and follow written, verbal or demonstrated instructions; write indentifying information; request supplies orally or in writing.
  • Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet, color vision, depth perception and field of vision.
  • Must have the ability to handle refrigerated and frozen levels of temperature when retrieving product from cooler or freezer
  • Must be able to participate in the preparation of salads, sandwiches, rotisserie chicken, fried chicken, fried fish, etc.
  • Must be able to safely operate a slicer, rotisserie oven and fryer.
  • Must be able to work shifts varying in length and times, including nights, weekends and holidays.

Job Types:
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