Grocery Clerk

About the role

The Grocery Clerk at Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is responsible for maintaining a clean and organized store environment, assisting customers, and ensuring product accuracy and freshness.

Responsibilities

• Ensures cleanliness of grocery shelves, storage area, and work area for safety
• Stocks grocery shelves; includes presentation of product, facing, filling, and organization of all product items as set by the Grocery Department schematics
• Examines the rotation of all grocery products paying particular attention to expired stock and discarding outdated or spoiled items
• Assists customers with purchases, information, and product selection; requires selling and cross-selling of products
• Receives, inspects, and logs products for accuracy of shipment, temperature, and quality
• Maintains a high level of product knowledge and product preparation
• Walks department regularly to ensure an organized, sanitary, and overall clean appearance at all times
• Uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
• Cuts and stacks cases for building grocery displays as well as price and mark merchandise
• Participates in pre-inventory preparation; includes back stock and assuring tags match products
• Monitors the point of purchase signs; ensures a variety of recipe cards, product coupons, promotional material, and information on complimentary foods
• Operates and uses equipment such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks
• Requires operating and using equipment such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks
• Uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
• Cuts and stacks cases for building grocery displays as well as price and mark merchandise
• Participates in pre-inventory preparation; includes back stock and assuring tags match products
• Monitors the point of purchase signs; ensures a variety of recipe cards, product coupons, promotional material, and information on complimentary foods

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency degree
• Preferred 1-2 years grocery retail experience in Grocery department processes and procedures
• Previous experience in a natural foods industry is a plus

Qualifications

• Must maintain the highest level of customer service at all times
• Ability to adapt to the ever-changing high volume retail while working in a cross-functional team environment
• Must have the capacity to take initiative when problems arise
• Flexibility to adapt in a variety of situations
• Must have advanced attention to detail with the capability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills for dealing cross-functionally with peers and senior management
• Able to multitask and have excellent organizational skills is essential
• Must be able to support and contribute to team goals
• Able to work varied hours/days as business dictates
• Must be familiar with Health Department guidelines and regulations as they pertain to a grocery retail environment
• Must have basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures
• Must understand proper handling, preparation, seasonality, and appropriate shelf life of products

Skills

• Knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
• Uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
• Cuts and stacks cases for building grocery displays as well as price and mark merchandise
• Participates in pre-inventory preparation; includes back stock and assuring tags match products
• Monitors the point of purchase signs; ensures a variety of recipe cards, product coupons, promotional material, and information on complimentary foods

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Incentive programs
• Recognition programs
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with an employer match

Pay

The actual rate offered will meet or surpass the legal wage requirement for the job's location. $15.00 - $16.50

Schedule

This job generally starts between the rates below with raises occurring in accordance with the Fresh Thyme Market plan policy.