Job Description

Full Time employees are eligible to enroll in a great benefits package that includes medical w/ free primary care through Nice, dental, vision, ESST, PTO, paid volunteer hours, 401(k), 20% discount, and more.

Why Work with Us?

For many people, it\'s the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community; it\'s also about people - the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference!

About the Position:

The Deli Manager is responsible for delivering strong outcomes that model integrity, build trust and align with the mission, vision, and values of our co-op. This position oversees the operations of the deli and cheese department to ensure excellent customer outcomes, effective team leadership, a positive and safe work environment, organized and efficient operations, a visually appealing space, and strong financial outcomes.

Specific areas of accountability include customer service, team leadership, food and staff safety, operations, purchasing and merchandising, and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for staff and customers. This position is also responsible for collaborating with Mississippi Market\'s administrative functions (HR, Finance, Marketing, Purchasing) to ensure strong organizational alignment and communications.

This role requires positivity, strong leadership, team building, communication, problem solving, intercultural competence, prioritization/multitasking skills, accountability, and attendance/punctuality as well as adaptability, initiative, resiliency, judgment, and integrity.

Who We\'re Looking For...

• Customer Service: Experience providing prompt and respectful customer service, going "above and beyond" to delight customers
• Food Service: Direct experience with food preparation including oversight of quality and safety
• Team Leadership: Supervisory experience including hiring, training, development, performance management, and team building
• Coaching: Experience coaching staff to positive outcomes
• Safety: Demonstrated knowledge and track record of meeting food and staff safety standards and following best practices
• Process Management: Experience working with others to design and implement processes and/or systems, process evaluation and improvement
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with customers and staff in a responsive and caring manner
• Conflict Management: Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict respectfully, effectively, and fairly
• "Can-Do-Attitude": Demonstrates a positive, adaptable, and flexible attitude with a strong commitment to being a team player; proactive approach

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial Accounting: demonstrated understanding of financial statements including P&L (sales, margin)
• Budgeting: Experience scheduling and managing labor
• Computer Skills: basic computer skills including ability to draft and upload documents, email, and navigate Excel spreadsheets
• ServSafe Certification
• Multilingual

Location: 622 Selby Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104

Schedule: Current shifts available vary, but may include day, evening, weekend and holiday hours.

Essential Job Functions:

This position requires frequent standing as well as walking, kneeling, squatting, bending, reaching, stooping, pulling, fine motor manipulation, climbing (ladders), lifting of up to 50lbs, the ability to work on a point of sale system, move around our store and storage rooms, work in varying temperature conditions, spend long periods of time in a cooler, and efficiently travel between locations, with or without reasonable accommodation. In addition, this position must meet Mississippi Market\'s safe driver requirements.

*Interested candidates: please include cover letter and resume with application.

Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op

Mississippi Market Co-op