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Job Title: Grocery Lead Clerk; Full Time

Department: Operations                    

Reports To: Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager

At Price Rite, our purpose is "to care deeply about people, helping them to eat well and be happy"! We want everything you do as a Price Rite Team Member to support that purpose and our overall values.

On your journey at Price Rite, you will learn a variety of departments, and skills, necessary to be successful in retail grocery. Whether you are looking for a long-term career, or with Price Rite for summer work, we believe in cross training our team to allow us to deliver an outstanding shopping experience to our customers.

To support our purpose, we have established our Service Priorities to help empower our team to meet our customer needs on a daily basis. Our service priorities are:

• Safety
• Friendliness
• Presentation
• Efficiency

Working at Price Rite is more than a job or career, it's a rewarding experience. Price Rite offers many great perks and benefits for their team; opportunities to give back to the community in which we serve and cost saving programs designed to save you money, work/life balance, recognition and many other programs making Price Rite a great place to work and build a career.

Job Summary:

To receive work task direction from the Manager on Duty and ensure that the general stocking clerks maintain pricing, facing and rotation of merchandise in a manner that conveys an attractive image of a store that is clean, neat, and well stocked

To perform other functions as required depending upon workloads and scheduling, in an efficient manner within company policy.

Ensure that all safety requirement are enforced and equipment used properly.

Communicate with MOD daily on issues, production, work task completion/uncompleted.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

             The minimum required qualifications for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to perform basic Math skills.
• Ability to understand and follow directions as given.
• Ability to do the job while standing.
• Ability to bend and reach.
• Ability to lift boxes up to 60 lbs.
• Ability to operate a Telxon scanner.
• Ability to push/pull 4-wheel equipment loaded with product

Essential Job Functions:

                   Performance of the essential functions of this position require the Team Member to possess the minimum qualifications listed above. These functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Observe store rules and company policies.
• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress code.
• Observe shift operating hours at all times as scheduled or assigned by store manager.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Promote customer satisfaction by maintaining a full variety of all available items that are clearly and correctly priced and signed.
• Rotate product in storage and on display to ensure that customers receive the freshest product available at all times.
• Maintain proper shelf allocations for maximum sales and profit.
• Follow cleaning and sanitation schedule administered by management team
• Remove trash to designated areas.
• Remove cardboard to bailer and operate bailer.
• Follow procedures to ensure that cartons are opened properly to control potential damage to goods and handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy.
• Notify supervisor of product shortages.
• Take dead stock to applicable storage areas.
• Build display of products.
• Organize and clean the backroom stock.
• Unload trucks as necessary.
• Operate the bailer as needed.
• Operate power equipment
• Ring up purchases.
• Proper use of store security systems and keys per company policies.
• Has a Company recognized Food Safety Certification and/ or can successfully complete training to receive and maintain a Company recognized Food Safety Certification
• Perform other duties as assigned

Important Disclaimer Notice: The above statements are only intended to represent the essential job functions and general nature of the work being performed and are not exhaustive of the tasks that an Associate may be required to perform.  The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require Associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change. This job description is not a guarantee of employment.

Perks and Benefits

           Competitive Wages

           401k Savings Program

           Flexible work schedules

           Tuition Reimbursement

           Paid Time Off: Vacation Time, Sick Time, 6 Paid Holidays

           Discount programs: Cell Phone discounts, ticket, hotel, vacation discounts and other personal discounts

           Well-Being Programs: Financial Well Being, Mental Health, Gym Membership Discounts

           Paid opportunities to participate in community events

           Recognition Programs: Team Member of the Month, Team Member of the Year, Safety Recognition, Performance Recognition, Monthly Team Member Store Events

           Team Member Referral Bonus

           Ongoing training and career preparation

           Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Insurance Benefits

           Company Paid Life Insurance with optional supplemental, spouse, and child coverage

           Short Term and Long-Term Disability and AD&D