Job Summary:

Prepare attractive, healthy dishes for natural foods deli, to help meet department goals for sales, margin, labor, and customer service.

Job Duties:

Food Preparation
* Prepare recipes as assigned by the Deli manager and monthly menu.
* Maintain accurate, up to date records of cost and preparing dishes including production sheets.
* Research and develop new recipes to recommend to Deli Manager.
Customer Service
* Assist customers with questions, in prompt, friendly, courteous manner, referring them to other staff when necessary. Waits on customers from hot bar, cold bar and meat and cheese area.
* Offer tastes, samples, suggestions for purchase.
* Help customers place special orders or catering orders.
* Report customer suggestions comments, complaints to Deli Manager.
Department Maintenance
* Pull old or low quality items, record and properly dispose of them, following established procedures.
* Maintain kitchen in sanitary and orderly condition in compliance with health regulations.
* Clean up spills, take out trash as needed.
* Follow safety, storage, and labeling procedures.
* Advise Assistant Store Manager of equipment repair and replacement needs.
* Participate in periodic inventory counts.
* Receive orders following established procedures.

1. Experience cooking for restaurant, food service, caterer or deli 
2.  Familiarity with natural foods
3. Experience serving the public
4.  Must pass Cook III test.
5. Ability to communicate basic information and ideas in spoken English so others will understand.
6. Basic knowledge of sanitation practices.
7. On feet or standing 100% of shift.
8. Must be able to lift 60 lbs.
9. Varied temperatures from freezer to hotline equipment.