Service Deli Clerk

About the role

Responsible for preparing, packaging, and labeling meals, entrees, salads, party trays, rotisserie chicken, and ribs. Follows Costco standards for food preparation and sanitation. Maintains a clean work area, restocks supplies as needed, and provides a high level of member service.

Responsibilities

• Packages, wraps, seals, weighs, and labels products manually and with a manual wrapping machine.
• Utilizes carts and rolling racks to perform daily duties.
• Stocks and rotates display case; restocks and assembles large boxes of ingredients and supplies in the prep area.
• Slices vegetables for salads, entrees, and garnish on prepared foods.
• Assembles party trays, meals, and salads.
• Skewers and cooks chickens, ribs, and all protein in commercial rotisserie ovens or combi ovens.
• Inserts up to eight skewers with chickens or ribs into rotisserie rotator slots and operates the rotator.
• Packages products, weighs ribs, and places them in heated display cases.
• Harvests chicken meat and pieces and carries trays to the blast chiller for use in deli products.
• Rotates stock in the cooler and uses carts to pull chicken and rib boxes for deli production.
• Follows Costco formulas and diagrams; monitors finished products to ensure department consistency and quality standards.
• Complies with health codes regarding sanitation, temperatures, and pull dates; upholds safety and security procedures.
• Counts on-hand product, figures production needs, and documents production on daily forms.
• Fills out time and temperature record forms; records product to be salvaged, damaged, or destroyed for Manager audit.
• Shops the warehouse and purchases needed supplies and ingredients for the day’s production.
• Cleans and sanitizes deli work areas, including deli prep room, rotisserie chicken room, and chicken prep area.
• Cleans freezer and cooler area weekly; sweeps, sprays, mops, washes, wipes, and applies cleaning agents.
• Operates a low-pressure washer and logs sanitation procedures on daily reports.
• Performs preventive maintenance for machinery, equipment, and implements.
• Cleans equipment by disassembling, spraying with cleaning and sanitizing agents, and wiping parts.
• Cleans deli display cases weekly or as needed; washes, rinses, and sanitizes removable parts in a commercial dishwasher or by hand.
• Wipes stationary parts with cleaning agent, water, and sanitizing agent; cleans deli prep room filters weekly.
• Using proper personal protective equipment (PPE):
  • Cleans ovens by scraping interior, applying cleaning agent, and wiping inside oven and base.
  • Starts oven on clean cycle; cleans oven hood by spraying and wiping with degreasing compound.
  • Empties and cleans grease traps on ovens; empties and cleans grease caddy.
  • Cleans skewers using power soak skewer tank.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Operates vehicles, equipment, or machinery as required.
• Assists with department duties and in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.

Requirements

• Open availability to meet the needs of the business (apart from any religious or disability considerations).
• Authorization to work in the United States (proof required if hired).

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health benefits: medical, dental, vision, hearing aid, pharmacy, behavioral health, and employee assistance.
• Health care reimbursement account.
• Dependent care assistance plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• AD&D insurance and life insurance.
• 401(k) and stock purchase plan (for eligible employees).