Grocery Stock Associate Jobs (NOW HIRING)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY 
The primary responsibility of a Stock Clerk is to ensure customer satisfaction by neatly and accurately stocking the sales floor shelves in a timely manner.  A Stock Clerk also increases customer loyalty by assisting all customers with courteous, pleasant, patient service and treatment. 

JOB DESCRIPTION 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES 
You MUST perform the following duties regularly and up to company standards: 
    Promptly, courteously and efficiently greet, thank, offer assistance, and meet the needs of all customers. 
    Retrieve merchandise from the store warehouse, transport it to the sales floor, and display it neatly in the correct locations. 
    Keep shelves fronted (push merchandise to the front of shelves) and well stocked throughout the day, rotating items as needed. 
    Build end displays for sale and promotion merchandise, and keep it well stocked. 

NON-ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES 
In order to provide the best possible service to our customers, the following duties are also required on an as-needed basis, during slow periods, or upon instruction by a supervisor, manager or designated person-in-charge. 
    Make and display shelf talkers and signs.  Report price label errors to the POS department. 
    Assist the store warehouse with receiving duties. 
    Answer phone calls as needed.  Order merchandise as needed. 
    Assemble special orders for customers. 
    Price and code various merchandise as needed.  
    Scan all damaged and unsalable merchandise. Red tag or reduce items if necessary. 
    Perform hourly sweep log duties. 
    Keep aisles clear, neat and clean.  Maintain cleanliness in the warehouse area. 
    Clean display shelves as needed. 
    Maintain cleanliness in the warehouse area. 
    Discard trash and cardboard boxes.  Bale rubbish when baler is full. 
    Pick up merchandise from other locations. 
    Assist with quarterly inventory. 
    Perform other duties as required or assigned. 

 
CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPECTATIONS 
All associates are required to provide our customers with World Class Service with a local touch. 
    GREET all customers (be friendly, smile and make face-to-face eye contact). 
    HELP all customers (listen and pay attention; be courteous; be knowledgeable about product location, services offered and store hours; offer alternatives if a product is out of stock; take the customer to the product, etc.). 
    Personalize the customers shopping experience (make small talk, offer meal suggestions, explain current store promotions, etc.). 
    THANK all customers (show appreciation and offer a parting comment). 
WORKING CONDITIONS 
    Frequently work indoors where it may be noisy and cold, and with a high volume of customers and co-workers. 
    Occasionally work outdoors where it may be hot, humid, and sometimes raining, or in a warehouse where it is poorly ventilated and dusty, to retrieve and load merchandise to be transported to the sales floor, and to discard trash and cardboard boxes; work around fumes from the forklift. 
WORK HOURS 
    Generally be available for work 7 days a week and holidays, from store open to close. 
EQUIPMENT USE 
    Frequently use a stock wagon to take merchandise to and from warehouse; case cutter and ladder to display merchandise; baler to discard boxes.   
    Occasionally use a broom, dustpan and feather duster to maintain cleanliness of warehouse and merchandise; freight elevator to take merchandise to and from upstairs warehouse; forklift and pallet jack to transport merchandise in warehouse area; telephone to answer incoming phone calls and page other co-workers.  
    Seldom use a code gun to code various merchandise; company van to pick up and deliver merchandise to other stores; handheld laser bar code scanning device (ex. Motorola, Symbol, Telxon) to order merchandise. 
SAFETY EQUIPMENT 
    Continuously wear a back support belt when performing all job duties.   
MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND COMMUNICATION DEMANDS 
    MENTAL  Frequently need to concentrate well and be alert to perform all duties.  Occasionally need to use mathematical abilities to take inventory, fill orders, do cost-code pricing, and receive freight.  
PHYSICAL  Continuously need to stand, walk, handle, use fingers, and corrected vision when performing all job duties. Frequently need to bend, squat, kneel, crouch and reach, to stock merchandise and take inventory; push and pull up to 800 lbs. and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. to retrieve merchandise from warehouse using a stock wagon or pallet jack. Occasionally need to use wide field of vision to operate forklift and company van; climb ladder and balance to clean, stock, and face top shelves.  Seldom need to visit other work sites to pick up merchandise. 
COMMUNICATION  Frequently need to listen, talk to, and understand customers, vendors, supervisors and co-workers, and assist them with their requests when doing all job duties; read product cases when receiving, storing and stocking merchandise; read shelf tags and signs and display plan when stocking shelves; read and write in communication book; write signs and special orders. Occasionally need to talk on the telephone to call other stores for information, answer incoming calls, transfer calls to another department, meet vendors occasional requests, respond to Cashiers pages, and use the PA system.  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
Skills and Knowledge: Must have basic math skills, be able to multi task to accomplish work on time, be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with workers, vendors and management, and be able to work under minimal or no supervision. 

Education and Experience:  None. 
Age Restrictions:   
    Must be at least 16 years of age to use a case cutter. 
    Must be at least 18 years of age to operate a trash baler, freight elevator, and any power driven equipment. 
    Must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid Driver License to operate a forklift and company vehicle.  Also need to be company certified to operate a forklift. 
CHARACTER TRAITS AND PERSONAL WORK VALUES 
 

• Personal Traits  To promote good working relationships with co-workers, customers and vendors.
  • Have a friendly, cheerful, pleasant demeanor, characterized by a strong desire to please customers and co-workers and serve them well.  
  • Maintain a positive attitude toward work, vendors, co-workers, supervisors and customers.
  • Be service oriented toward customers and fellow co-workers.
  • Be a good listener, patient and understanding of customers and co-workers.
  • Be honest and trustworthy.  Use good judgment.
  • Be neat and clean, in appearance and work habits. 
• Work Habits  To promote a productive work environment.
  • Greet, Help and Thank all customers. 
  • Handle customers complaints and concerns with tact. 
  • Maintain a good attendance record. 
  • Be punctual and committed to work when scheduled. 
  • Be focused on task and detail-oriented.
  • Show initiative.  Always keep busy.  Be a self-starter.
  • Be efficient and productive, while producing quality work.
  • Be flexible, versatile, organized, methodical and conscientious.
  • Be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Be able to follow work procedures and policies (e.g. safety and security practices).
  • Create and maintain clean, safe and pleasant work environment for everyone.
  • Be a team player and work well with others.