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Deli Bakery Team Leader

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  • Weekly pay

  • Scheduling flexibility

  • Paid parental leave

  • Paid education assistance

  • Team member discount

  • Development programs for advancement and career growth

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Plans, directs, and oversees team members in the day-to-day operations of the Deli and Bakery departments. Serves as a mentor and coach, fostering team engagement, development, and accountability. Leads the execution of strategies that enhance customer service, ensure fresh, high-quality products, and drive department sales through efficient service and strong production planning. Maintains department conditions and food safety standards with a focus on peak shopping hours, product presentation, and compliance with Meijer brand and operational standards.


What You'll be Doing:

  • Ensures a positive Meijer brand experience by delivering and modeling courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members.
  • Leads staffing, selection, and hiring efforts to meet operational and service needs within the Deli and Bakery departments.
  • Promotes succession planning by identifying development opportunities, supporting career paths, and participating in promotion and advancement decisions.
  • Provides performance feedback, documents corrective actions, and partners with leadership on disciplinary decisions, up to and including termination.
  • Owns department financial performance, including sales, labor, and shrink, while executing strategies to drive profitability and operational efficiency.
  • Models Truly Human Service by setting expectations for fast, friendly, and accurate service at all times.
  • Communicates and reinforces Meijer service initiatives and expectations during daily huddles, team meetings, and one‑on‑one conversations.
  • Mentors, coaches, and develops team members to exceed customer service goals, execute production plans, and maintain department conditions to Meijer standards.
  • Ensures all team members are properly trained, certified, and compliant with food safety, operational, and company training requirements.
  • Maintains a strong presence on the sales floor, engaging with customers and team members to ensure exceptional service and department execution.
  • Promotes a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment, holding team members accountable to safety and compliance standards.
  • Demonstrates reliable and consistent attendance to support department leadership and business needs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned to support store and department operations.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

  • High school diploma or its equivalent required.
  • 2-3 years of related retail experience.
  • One year of management experience.
  • Rotational assignments in other areas of the store such as meat, bakery, produce and deli; also customer service and product flow experience is helpful.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate to team members in the organization in a way that provides clear and precise direction.
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict and by addressing root cause issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze financial and statistical information and use that information to make informed decisions. Demonstrated ability to teach suggestive selling.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead an organization that practices working safely at all times
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor team members in all areas of the organization including SDITs, team members in hourly positions and team leaders.
  • Successful completion of all required certifications.


We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.

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Deli Bakery Team Leader

Location 6650 Whitestown Parkway, Zionsville, Indiana
Position Type On-Site
Career Area Retail
Job Type Full time
Job ID #R000655152
Date Posted 03/25/2026

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