Deli/Cheese Partner

About the role

Ensures deli and cheese products are prepared according to Company standards. Maintains stock levels and product quality by monitoring dates, appearance, and storage temperature controls.

Responsibilities

• Assists deli/cheese personnel with slicing (Partners must be 18+ years), weighing, packaging, labeling, and preparing products as well as maintain displays after completing proper training.
• Adheres to quality control and food safety standards by stocking and rotating products.
• Stacks pallets and sorts product into correct locations according to Company efficiency standards and expectations under supervision.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
• Cleans, assembles, and prepares equipment for operation, and examines to check working order under supervision. (Partners must be 18+ years)
• Provides friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions and taking special order requests by phone and in person.
• Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic mathematical skills for the purpose of following recipes.
• Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment such as a bread slicer, commercial oven, etc. (Partners must be 18+ years).
• Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and/or calibrated scales.
• Ability to learn new systems, methods, or processes.
• Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools under supervision.
• Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate (in written and verbal form) with partners and customers.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible.
• Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.

Education, Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 16 years of age required.
• Must be 18 years of age to operate or clean motorized equipment.
• Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.
• Food Handler certification required.
• Typically involves on-the-job training.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Continuously required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to use strenuous finger or hand movements.
• Frequently required to bend, kneel, squat, or stoop.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context and Environment

• Work is generally performed in a retail store.
• Frequently exposed to hot surfaces.
• Frequently exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to extreme heat conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Frequently exposed to equipment with sharp blades or edges under supervision.
• Frequently exposed to cleaning agents.
• Quiet to moderate noise level.