GROCERY/DAY STOCKER

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return.
• Aid the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals.
• Maintain quality assurance standards.
• Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to provide excellent customer service.
• Answer questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Recommend frozen food items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Assist with building displays in accordance with company standards.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours.
• Assist with breaking down loads and stocking assigned sections.
• Ensure product is stocked quickly and efficiently to ensure product quality.
• Keep refrigerated coolers, store shelves, and other displays fully stocked and conditioned at all times according to tag allocation or department standards.
• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, cash control, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notifying appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risks or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.

Requirements

• Minimum ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, and subtraction.
• Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Desired: Retail experience.
• Desired: Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.