Seafood Clerk - Part Time - Afternoons/Evenings - Cosentino's Price Chopper #171 - 251 SW Greenwich Dr Lee's Summit MO 64082

About the Role

This non-exempt position assists customers in their shopping experience by receiving, cutting, and serving seafood products in an efficient, friendly, and courteous manner. The role reports to the Seafood Manager.

Responsibilities

• Follow proper techniques for cutting and preparing seafood items for display cases.
• Monitor product expiration dates and ensure proper rotation of items.
• Remove damaged, unsaleable, or returnable products and follow procedures for damage claims.
• Accurately count and record merchandise as part of the inventory process.
• Change shelf tags, price markers, and label merchandise quickly and accurately.
• Answer customer questions about department items, procedures, and policies accurately and courteously.
• Assist customers at the counter by weighing, wrapping, and pricing selected items.
• Meet or exceed productivity standards for individual and team results.
• Resolve customer complaints professionally and involve store management when necessary.
• Implement Cosentino Customer Service Standards.
• Unload, sort, and stock incoming shipments without damaging merchandise.
• Neatly stock department shelves, ensuring products are front-facing and match UPC codes to shelf tags.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area and department for customers and coworkers.
• Comply with all health regulations, sanitation guidelines, and safety procedures; encourage team members to do the same.
• Operate, clean, and maintain all equipment safely and competently.
• Promote new items and weekly specials through effective merchandising and creative displays (non-essential).
• Monitor the department for potential security issues and report concerns to management (non-essential).
• Complete additional tasks as identified by management, assist other departments as needed, and gain new skills (non-essential).

Requirements

• Obtain a food handling permit within the first 14 days of employment.
• Complete ongoing training and development as outlined in the Cosentino Learning Plan.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and interpersonal skills for positive customer and peer interactions.
• Possess basic math and reading skills required for the position.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred but not required.

Physical Abilities

• Reach overhead with both arms up to 72 inches and lift objects weighing up to 30 lbs.
• Push and pull grocery items with a peak force of 20 lbs.
• Stand and walk for long periods on hard surfaces (tile, asphalt, concrete).
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Bend and squat, at times to floor level.
• Work in colder conditions, such as grocery coolers and freezers.
• Climb a ladder up to 5 feet (non-essential).