Grocery Stocker Jobs

Job Summary

Maintains product levels and quality control in grocery department. Ensures products are displayed in accordance with Company standards and all regulatory food safety practices. Promotes customer service and sales building practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides friendly and customer service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and responding to customer complaints.
• Operates pallet jack to unload product from warehouse trucks and reloads trucks with return items.
• Takes precautionary safety measures when using equipment and work tools.
• Assists fellow partners and customers by responding to price check questions and exchanging and/or locating product.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures. Complies with all Company policies and procedures.
• Ensures dated product is stocked, rotated, or discarded properly if unsold.
• Collects empty cardboard boxes and other trash and places into bailer.
• Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives.
• Inspects product for quality and maintains quality control and food safety standards.
• Maintains full stock conditions on grocery display racks and shelves.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to handle objects gently to avoid damage to items, people, vehicles, and property.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods and processes.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to safely operate and maintain department equipment.
• Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
• Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as knives, box cutters, etc.
• Ability to operate manual or electric pallet jack.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Typically involves on-the-job training.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
• Attendance at work is required.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop or crawl.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Continuously required to bend, kneel or squat.
• Occasionally exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.

Work Context and Environment

• Work is generally performed in a retail store.
• Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
• Quiet to moderate noise level.