Delicatessen Clerk

About the role

Hy-Vee is hiring a Delicatessen Clerk in Janesville. The clerk handles food safely, keeps the work area clean and neat, runs the department registers and receives payments, and provides courteous, friendly and efficient customer service. The position reports to the District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers, Food Service Director and Delicatessen Department Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Provide prompt, friendly customer service, greet customers by name when possible, escort them to products, load or unload heavy items and take customer orders at the counter
• Answer the telephone and take orders by phone
• Review orders for the day, check product freshness and maintain an adequate food supply using a production list
• Prepare, finish and replenish product, check in product, put it away and review invoices
• Run department registers, make change and remove trash in a timely manner
• Follow sanitation procedures, hygiene and dress guidelines, and report to work on time
• Secondary duties include washing dishes, ordering product and supplies, delivering orders, pricing products and assisting in other store areas

Required profile

• Less than high school education or equivalent, and six months or less of similar or related work experience
• Ability to follow verbal or demonstrated instructions, write identifying information and solve arithmetic with fractions, decimals and percentages
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently and 10 pounds constantly, plus climbing, stooping, kneeling, reaching and repetitive motions
• Clear vision within 20 inches to 20 feet, color vision and depth perception
• Exposure to dust, noise, equipment movement, temperature extremes and cleaning chemicals; fast-paced environment