If you enjoy working with fresh food, staying organized, and taking pride in creating attractive products, our Deli Packager position could be a great fit for you! You'll help package, label, and prepare deli products for display while ensuring everything is properly handled, fresh, and ready for our customers to enjoy. This hands-on role is perfect for someone who is detail-oriented, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, and takes pride in helping our deli maintain the quality and presentation our customers expect.

At Sendik's Fine Foods, we're more than just a grocery store—we're a family-owned company that values our employees and promotes a positive, supportive work environment. We offer flexible scheduling, opportunities to learn and grow within the company, and a comprehensive benefits package for all team members that includes a 401(k) with company contribution and employee discounts. Full-time team members also enjoy health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and more. If you're looking for a workplace where your contributions are appreciated and you can build a long-term career, we'd love to have you on our team!

Deli Packager Job Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:  Food packaging to support the Deli Department.  Contribute toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a positive working environment for employees.

NATURE AND SCOPE:  Emphasis in this position is providing proper preparation and display of product.  The primary learning challenge is in product knowledge and tray assembly. This position requires lifting, walking, standing, social skills/verbal interaction, listening skills, judgment/decision making, reading, writing and math. Position functions and work hours may vary according to business needs. The Deli Manager, Assistant Manager, Production Assistant or person in charge provides assignments and work direction. 

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for food preparation
  • Ensure proper assembly and follow garnishing for recipes 
  • Ensure proper handling, sanitation, freshness and quality of all product
  • Follow tare weight procedures
• Fill and rotate deli cases and displays
  • Ensure cases and displays are full, clean and attractive
  • Maintain proper refrigeration, and handle product properly to avoid damage
  • Code date product, and separate outdated or unfit product
  • Set cases and displays according to instructions
• Maintaining of salad bar and hot bar 
  • Wiping down hot bar and salad bar 
  • Restocking of hot bar and salad bar
• Break down department and perform cleaning duties
  • Wash/change salad bowls
  • Break down, wash and sanitize full service hot bar and salad bar
  • Clean cases, ovens and fryers
  • Sweep and mop floors
  • Use personal protective devices (cut resistant gloves, chemical resistant gloves, chemical splash goggles, poly gloves) as instructed 
• Follow all store and department policies and procedures 

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Physical
  • Lifting/carrying up to 60 lbs.
  • Equipment operation (box cutter, tongs, scales, wrapper, knives, cleaning utensils)
  • Walking, turning, standing, reaching, stooping, bending, squatting
• Mental
  • Judgment/decision making
  • Social skills/ verbal interaction
  • Listening skills
  • Reading, writing, math
  • Memorization
• Environmental
  • Exposure to cold temperatures
  • Exposure to hot surfaces and oils

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or the work environment change.