Part-Time

Deli/Bakery Clerk

Posted on 8/18/2026

Deadline 8/17/27
Alex Lee

Alex Lee

501-1,000 employees

Grocery retail and wholesale distributor

No salary listed

Quinby, SC, USA

In Person

Category
Clerical & Data Entry (1)
Required Skills
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • Ability to work well with others.
  • Ability to lift 25 pounds consistently and 50 pounds occasionally.
  • Ability to read and understand information and directions.
  • Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
  • Must be at least 18 years old.
  • Ability to bend, kneel, and stand for extended periods of time.
Responsibilities
  • Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with all guests.
  • Prepare products for sale by frying, cutting, slicing, baking, weighing, and pricing them.
  • Maintain product levels, quality, and freshness.
  • Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, preparation area, and sales area.
  • Communicate guest requests to management.
  • Communicate temperature breakdowns to the supervisor.
  • Keep the supply area neat, clean, and tidy at all times.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.
  • Perform front-end duties to maintain the guest-arrival standard.
  • Announce specials and sale information on the public-address system.
  • Assist with product receiving and storage.

Alex Lee, Inc. is a privately held grocery group in the southeastern United States that runs both wholesale distribution and retail banners. It owns wholesale subsidiaries Merchants Distributors, Souto Foods, W. Lee Flowers, and Import Mex, and operates retail banners Lowes Foods and Kj’s Market, serving about 2,000 wholesale stores and more than 140 retail locations across 13 states. The company supports both wholesale and retail sales and follows a philosophy that customer and supplier success drives its own success, along with programs for employee development and innovation. Its goal is to grow profitability and reach by helping customers and suppliers succeed, while providing a place where people can build lifelong careers.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$400M

Headquarters

Hickory, North Carolina

Founded

1931

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Swiftly and MDI launched phased digital engagement rollout on March 9, 2026.
  • Lowes Foods opened Lyman on August 20, 2026, extending Carolinas footprint.
  • Import Mex's Port St. Lucie facility targets late 2026 completion, expanding ethnic supply capacity.

What critics are saying

  • Revelio shows headcount fell to 15,654 in March 2026, signaling cost pressure.
  • Lowes Foods faces ruthless regional competition from Publix, Harris Teeter, and Walmart Supercenter.
  • A 2026 margin squeeze at MDI or Lowes Foods would threaten Alex Lee's family ownership model.

What makes Alex Lee unique

  • Alex Lee spans wholesale, retail, and ethnic distribution through MDI, Lowes Foods, and Souto Foods.
  • MDI serves 600+ Southeast grocers, giving Alex Lee dense regional route-to-market power.
  • Its family-owned structure and 2026 facility expansions support long-term operating continuity.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

19%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

19%
PR Newswire
Aug 23rd, 2023
First Citizens Bank Serves As Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arranger And Joint Bookrunner On $400 Million Financing For Alex Lee Inc.

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Citizens Bank today announced that it served as syndication agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner on a $400 million senior credit facility for Alex Lee Inc. The five-year revolving credit facility refinanced existing debt and increased the facility size to support the company's continued business growth.Alex Lee Inc. is a family-owned and operated company based in Hickory, North Carolina whose portfolio of wholesale food distribution and retail grocery store brands includes Merchants Distributors, Souto Foods, Lowes Foods and W. Lee Flowers & Company. The company has completed several acquisitions and expansions in recent years, widening its distribution network and retail footprint."We appreciate the role that First Citizens played in arranging financing to support our continued growth in the grocery wholesale and supermarket industries," said Brian George, president & CEO at Alex Lee Inc

Daily Union
May 13th, 2022
Alex Lee, Inc. recognized as winner in the “Large Employer” category

Alex Lee, Inc. was declared the winner in the “Large Employer” category, and Cleveland County Government in the “Small/Midsize Employer” category.