Deli Lead

Pay: $18 per hour, depending on experience
Schedule: Full-time
Location: Hampden Park Co-op, St. Paul, MN

Hampden Park Co-op is looking for a dependable and friendly Deli Clerk to join our team!

The Deli Clerk helps with the day-to-day operation of our deli by preparing fresh food, keeping the department clean and organized, stocking prepared foods, and helping make sure customers have a positive experience at the co-op.

This is a hands-on position that includes food preparation, cleaning, stocking, and working as part of a small team.

Deli Lead Job Description: 

❋ Responsibilities

  • Prepare sandwiches, salads, hot bar items, soups, and other deli foods according to recipes and department standards

    • Package, label, stock, and rotate prepared foods

    • Keep deli displays stocked, clean, organized, and appealing

    • Follow food safety, sanitation, and proper food-handling procedures

    • Wash dishes and clean work surfaces, equipment, floors, and other deli areas

    • Assist with receiving and putting away deli deliveries

    • Monitor product freshness and expiration dates

    • Provide friendly and helpful customer service

    • Communicate with the Deli Manager and other team members about production and department needs

    • Help with other deli and store tasks as needed

❋ Required Qualifications

  • Around 5+ years of deli, prepared foods, kitchen, or food service experience.

  • Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and proper food handling.

  • Ability to lead a team with respect, patience, clarity, and follow-through.

  • Good communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

  • Comfortable working in a busy backroom prep/kitchen environment and able to lift up to 50 lbs.

❋ Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous deli, kitchen, grocery, or food service management experience.

  • Experience with ordering, inventory, scheduling, and department planning.

  • Experience preparing sandwiches, hot bar items, soups, and grab-and-go foods.

  • Familiarity with co-ops, natural foods, local foods, or community-focused grocery.

❋ We’re Looking for Someone Who

  • We’re looking for someone who is:

    • Dependable and able to arrive on time and ready to work

    • Comfortable working in a busy, hands-on food environment

    • Able to work independently while also being part of a team

    • Friendly and comfortable interacting with customers

    • Willing to learn and take direction

    • Able to follow recipes, food-safety procedures, and cleaning standards

    • Organized and attentive to detail

    • Comfortable standing for extended periods and performing regular bending, reaching, lifting, and cleaning

    Previous deli, kitchen, restaurant, grocery, or food-service experience is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person.

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