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Delicatessen Clerk full-time

Hy-Vee · Janesville, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you kept a work area clean during a rush.

What they are checking: Cleaning habits under pressure, which keep the deli safe and inspection ready.

Tell me about a time you gave great service to a customer.

What they are checking: A friendly attitude that matches Hy-Vee's service focus.

How would you learn the deli's products so you can make suggestions?

What they are checking: Interest in learning products to help customers decide.

What's your availability for nights and weekends?

What they are checking: Scheduling fit for a department that is busy at mealtimes and weekends.

What would you do

The deli counter has a line, and the phone is ringing with a party tray order. What do you do?

What they are checking: Prioritizing customers in front of you while not losing the order.

A customer asks if a salad has nuts because of an allergy. How do you answer?

What they are checking: Care with allergens and checking labels instead of guessing.

You notice a coworker isn't changing gloves between tasks. What do you do?

What they are checking: Willingness to speak up for food safety even with a peer.

About the work

How do you handle food safely in a deli, from slicing meats to keeping hot food hot?

What they are checking: Food safety basics like temperatures, gloves and handwashing that the posting puts first.

How would you safely use and clean a meat slicer?

What they are checking: Respect for slicer safety, since it is one of the most common deli injuries.

How comfortable are you running a register and making change?

What they are checking: Accuracy with payments, since deli clerks run department registers.

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The full job description

As published by Hy-Vee.

Additional Considerations (if any): - At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other. Job Description: Job Title: Delicatessen Clerk Department: Delicatessen FLSA : Non-Exempt General Function : As a Delicatessen Clerk, this position will be responsible for handling food in a safe manner and ensuring the work area is always clean and neat. You will run the department registers and receive payments, make change, etc., where applicable. Additionally you will ensure a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service to customers and team members. Core Competencies • Partnerships • Growth mindset • Results oriented • Customer focused • Professionalism Reporting Relations: Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of; Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home; Food Service Director; Delicatessen Department Manager Positions that Report to you: None Primary Duties and Responsibilities : • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store. • Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store • Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible. • Assists customers by: (examples include) • escorting them to the products they’re looking for • securing products that are out of reach • loading or unloading heavy items • making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience. • Answers the telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking customer orders. • Takes customer orders at the delicatessen counter. • Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment. • Reviews orders for the day. • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat. • Reviews the status and appearance of the food for freshness. • Ensures that an adequate food supply is ready and on hand and develops or follows a production list. • Anticipates product needs for the department on a daily basis. • Prepares, finishes, and replenishes product as necessary. • Checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices. • Runs the department registers and receives payment, makes change, etc., where applicable. • Removes trash in a timely manner. • Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress. • Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines. • Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Secondary Duties and Responsibilities: • Washes dishes as necessary. • Orders product and supplies as necessary. • Delivers orders as needed. • Prices products for customers as necessary. • Assists in other areas of store as needed. • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics: • Must be able to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing • Must be able to solve arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages. Education and Experience: Less than high school or equivalent experience and six months or less of similar or related work experience. Physical Requirements: • Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. • Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet with our without correction, color vision, depth perception and field of vision. • Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Working Conditions : This position is exposed to dust, noise, equipment movement hazards, and electrical shock on a daily basis. Has occasional exposure to temperature extremes and cleaning chemicals/solvents. This is a fast paced work environment. Equipment Used to Perform Job: Telephone, fax, copier, intercom system, computer, calculator, kitchen utensils, hot wrapping machine, garbage disposal, trash compactor, cardboard compactor, box cutter, slicer, scales, delivery van, pallet jack, hot wrapper, and knives. Contacts: Has daily contact with the general public and customers. Has contact with federal/state governmental or regulatory agencies regarding inspections. Are you ready to smile, apply today. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.