Part Time Deli Bakery Clerk

About the role

If you’re passionate about the retail grocery market and organic products, ready to join one of the fastest-growing companies in the grocery market, and eager to immerse yourself in an environment where you can help shoppers find real, honest, affordable goodness, we’d love to hear from you. Join us to begin your journey and be a part of the Fresh Thyme Market Team!

Responsibilities

• Ensures cleanliness of deli/bakery cases, storage area, and work area for safety.
• Stocks deli/bakery cases, including presentation of product, facing, filling, and organization of all product items.
• Examines the rotation of all deli/bakery products, paying particular attention to expired stock and discarding outdated or spoiled items.
• Assists customers with inquiries and purchases, information, and product selection.
• Receives, inspects, and logs products for accuracy of shipment, temperature, and quality.
• Maintains point of purchase signs, ensures availability of recipe cards, product coupons, promotional material, and information on complimentary foods.
• Prepares various deli/bakery items, using appropriate ingredients and proper cooking times.
• Uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
• Participates in pre-inventory preparation, including back stock and assuring tags match products.
• Sustains a high level of product knowledge and preparation.
• Walks department regularly to ensure an organized, sanitary, and overall clean appearance at all times.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency degree.
• Preferred 1-2 years grocery retail experience in Food Service department processes and procedures.
• Previous experience in a natural foods industry is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must maintain the highest level of customer service at all times.
• Ability to adapt to the ever-changing high-volume retail environment while working in a cross-functional team environment.
• Capacity to take initiative when problems arise and adapt to a variety of situations.
• Advanced attention to detail with the capability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills for dealing cross-functionally with peers and senior management.
• Able to multitask and have excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.
• Familiarity with Health Department guidelines and regulations as they pertain to a grocery retail environment.
• Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• Skills working with all food service equipment such as knives, slicers, scales, and ovens.
• Capability to cut and weigh various amounts of meats, salads, and cheeses.

Skills

• Customer service
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Attention to detail
• Verbal communication
• Organizational skills
• Flexibility
• Mathematics
• Food service equipment operation

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with an employer match

Pay

The actual rate offered will meet or surpass the legal wage requirement for the job's location. Rates range from $15.00 to $16.50 per hour.

Schedule

Varying shifts available, including afternoon and evening availability.