PT Perishable Associate

Location: Sterling, VA (Store 01161, Briarcroft Plaza)

About the Role

Food Lion has been providing an easy, fresh, and affordable shopping experience to the communities we serve since 1957. Today, our 82,000 associates serve more than 10 million customers a week across 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. This role focuses on delivering quality customer service within the Perishable Department while maintaining operational standards, maximizing sales, 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.
• Be courteous and helpful to other associates.
• Understand and use company tools such as the average cost inventory system (ACIS) and ordering (CAO).
• Receive deliveries, code where applicable, rotate, and store products appropriately.
• Ensure ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning, and displaying of merchandise align with policies and guidelines.
• Maintain proper product levels in all areas of the Perishable Department, including meat, lunchmeat, frozen, dairy, and ice cream.
• Process beef and grinds as directed by the planned production tool or as requested.
• Wrap, label, weigh, and stock the meat case as needed.
• Assemble, disassemble, and clean the grinder as requested.
• Properly clean and sanitize the department.
• Maintain variety and layout standards.
• Ensure all advertising and sales promotion materials applicable to the department are properly utilized.
• Adhere to company guidelines, policies, and standard practices.
• Understand and 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 in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Wear the Food Lion uniform with apron and name badge, maintaining a neat and clean appearance while adhering to the dress code.
• Successfully 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.
• Stand 100% of the time, with frequent short-distance walking.
• Handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning and packaging materials.
• 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.