Deli Clerk

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!

Learn valuable, transferable job skills in our Deli! As a Deli Clerk
, you'll prepare salads, sandwiches, burritos, and other made-to-order items while providing outstanding customer service in an open, customer-facing kitchen. Responsibilities include greeting customers, assisting with order placement and pickup, preparing and executing daily production tasks, cutting and packaging meats and cheeses, stocking shelves, maintaining a clean and sanitary work environment, and following established production guidelines to ensure quality and consistency.

This role offers hands-on experience in food preparation, customer service, and retail operations, making it a great pathway into other food service and retail careers. Rivers Co-op Markets provides a supportive environment where you can learn, grow, and develop new skills. Culinary experience is appreciated but not required, as training will be provided.

Deli Clerks report to the Deli Manager. This is a union position.

River Market: 221 Main Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082

Typical shifts include 6am - 2pm and 10am - 6pm, including weekends. Flexible availability is preferred.

• Ability to multi-task, perform repeated bending, standing, and reaching, and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds
• Must have weekend and evening availability
• Must be 18 years old to operate the slicer machine
• Performs basic arithmetic including counting, addition, and subtraction

• Experience in food service like deli, catering, restaurant
• Experience serving customers

Do you already have experience working as a Deli Clerk? Your experience may be rewarded by advanced placement on our starting wage scale.

• 20% employee discount
• Excellent paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) matching
• Low-cost health insurance premium options, and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance
• EAP
• On Demand Pay

We offer exceptional perks including:

• Free to staff food program
• Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

Must be physically able to occasionally grasp, grip, pull, push, twist, and turn as needed.

Walking, standing, lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds floor to waist, talking, hearing, correctable vision including near acuity and depth perception

Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting/reaching waist to shoulder, lifting/reaching above the shoulder

Working in refrigeration, pushing, pulling, lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds floor to waist, lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance floor to waist

Administrative duties & sitting