Careers at our McAlister's Deli locations

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Tell us where you want to work and what you bring to the table. This application goes directly to To A Tea Delis, the local franchise employer.

About 8 minutesNo résumé requiredNo timerHuman reviewText updates optional

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Five quick stages.

YouContact and age eligibility
The roleLocation, schedule, and interests
Sweet TEAGuest care and work habits
SkillsFive basic restaurant situations
ReviewNotices, choices, and submit

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Step 1 of 5

1You
2The role
3Sweet TEA
4Skills
5Review

Let's start with you.

TEA

Hi—glad you're here.

This takes about 8 minutes. No résumé is required, and there is no timer.

First nameLast name

EmailMobile phone10-digit U.S. mobile number; formatted automatically.

I confirm that I am at least 16 years old.

What kind of opportunity fits?

TEA

We schedule around real life.

Tell us the commitment you can reliably make. We do not ask about transportation, childcare, health, or living arrangements.

Preferred locationRole interest

Your application goes to To A Tea Delis HR and the official hiring inbox for the store you select. Choose “Either location” to include both Greenwood and Cleveland.

Earliest start dateHow did you hear about us?

Availability

Can you reliably work the schedule you and the manager agree to?

Yes, I can commit to an agreed schedule.I'd like to discuss a consistent schedule.

Experience or anything else you'd like us to know Optional

How would you show up?

CEO

Our Sweet TEA Culture is about ownership.

You own your energy, attitude, pride, craft, and station. We promise real skills, straight coaching, respect, and a path to grow.

A guest says their order is wrong while the line is busy. What do you do first?

Listen, apologize, confirm what is wrong, and own getting it fixed or finding the right teammate.Tell the guest to wait until a manager is free.Explain that the restaurant is busy and finish my current task first.

A shift lead says your greeting sounded rushed and asks you to try it again. What is your next move?

Ask what good sounds like, try it again, and use the feedback with the next guest.Explain why my first greeting was good enough.Say okay, but keep doing it my way because I know my style.

Your station is caught up and a nearby teammate is falling behind. What would you most likely do?

Check what they need and help where I am trained, while keeping my own station ready.Wait until a manager assigns me another task.Focus only on my station because their work is not my responsibility.

Use your own words below. Length, spelling, and grammar are not scored.

Tell us about the last time you made someone's day better.What would you like to learn or get better at over the next six months?What does taking pride in your work look like when no one is watching?

A quick skills check.

5×

These are basic restaurant situations—not trick questions.

There is no timer. The score gives a manager context and never rejects an applicant automatically.

An order total is $13.42 and the guest pays with $20.00. How much change is due?

$6.58$7.58$5.68

The ticket reads: turkey sandwich, no tomato, side of fruit. Which tray matches?

Turkey sandwich without tomato and a side of fruit.Turkey sandwich with tomato and a side of fruit.Turkey sandwich without tomato and a side of chips.

An order is entered at 12:18 and the quoted wait is 12 minutes. What time should it be ready?

12:3012:2812:40

You just handled a trash can and are about to prepare food. What comes first?

Wash hands correctly, then put on fresh gloves if the task requires them.Put new gloves over my hands without washing.Wipe my hands on a clean towel and keep moving.

There is a drink spill in a guest walkway and orders are waiting. What is the first priority?

Warn people, protect the area, and get the spill cleaned or call for immediate help.Finish every waiting order before dealing with the spill.Leave it for the dining-room person because it is not my station.

One last review.

✓

A person—not an algorithm—makes hiring decisions.

Your answers are reviewed in context. No single response or skills score automatically disqualifies you.

Fair screening promise

The prescreener covers guest care, coachability, teamwork, accuracy, basic arithmetic, time, and food-safety judgment. We do not use response time, dwell time, location, spelling, or writing style to score you.

Need an accommodation for the application or skills check? Call (662) 219-2049. You may also ask to complete the screening another accessible way.

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I reviewed the applicant and drug-free-workplace notices.I understand that working while impaired and the possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs at work are prohibited. This acknowledgment is not consent to a test and does not ask me to disclose prescriptions or medical information. See the Applicant Notices.

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