FT Center Store Associate

About the Role

Provide quality customer service within the Center Store (Grocery) Department at Food Lion, a grocery retailer serving over 10 million customers weekly across 10 states. This role focuses on maintaining operational standards, maximizing sales through excellent customer service, and minimizing shrink.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with primary emphasis on fast, friendly, and accurate customer service to create a positive shopping experience
• Clean shelves and shelf tag moldings with a damp cloth as needed when stocking
• Maintain shelf allocations by stocking from tag to tag
• Place only saleable merchandise on the shelves
• Ensure ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning, and displaying of merchandise aligns with company policies and guidelines
• Use company tools such as the average cost inventory system (ACIS) and ordering (CAO)
• Maintain a complete understanding of and adherence to company guidelines, policies, and standard practices
• Follow Food Safety and Workplace Safety guidelines and procedures
• Observe and correct unsafe conditions to prevent associate or customer accidents
• Report all associate and customer accidents per established procedures to the Manager on Duty
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
• Wear the Food Lion uniform with name badge, maintaining a neat and clean appearance while adhering to the dress code
• Complete Computer Based Training (CBT), Training Packet, and Training Aid courses
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, and customer service skills
• Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
• Ability to use technical information to solve problems
• Must meet minimum age requirements to perform specific job functions
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations

Physical Requirements

• Ability to use computers and other communication systems required to perform job functions
• Perform repetitive hand and arm motions
• Bend and lift products weighing up to 15 lbs. continuously, 25 lbs. frequently, and 50 lbs. on occasion
• Pull or push up to 75 lbs. on occasion; push or pull up to 2000 pounds using a pallet jack
• Stand 100% of the time, frequently walking short distances
• Handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning and packaging materials, fresh produce, plants, and household cleaners
• Use hands to frequently/continuously handle currency (paper and coin) and operate equipment such as cash registers, scanners, computers, and calculators
• Frequent reaching and grasping at waist level; occasionally above shoulder or below waist level
• Meet established volume activity standards for the position
• Tolerate working in extreme hot/cold temperatures for up to 20 minutes at a time
• Sufficient visual ability to check ID cards, checks, invoices, and other written documents

Location: 130 Duella Drive, Inwood, WV (Store Code: 02257)