Assistant Chill​/Freeze PIC

Role Description

Assistant Chill/Freeze PICs stock and straighten merchandise as well as rotate, monitor perishable products on the floor and in back stock. This role includes ensuring products are fresh and not beyond expiration date, following company markdown guidelines, clearing and cleaning aisles, customer service, cart retrieval and storage, and unloading and loading trucks. Additionally, the assistant will assist with scheduling and supervising team members within the chill/freeze department and assume responsibilities of the PIC in their absence.

• Spots for forklift drivers to ensure safe retrieval of merchandise and keep people out of fall‑danger zone.
• Follows merchandising standards and practices.
• Aligns product, collects and returns stray items, stocks to maintain high product levels.
• Communicates with supervisors and managers to determine merchandising plan and priorities.
• Writes list of products to be brought from steel, by forklift driver, for stocking.
• Uses box knife to cut boxes for display/accessibility of product and to cut twine or shrink‑wrap from pallet.
• Wraps or ties and tags pallets to be returned to steel.
• Stocks opened cases on shelves.
• Moves and positions pallets of merchandise using manual pallet jack.
• Stacks product from partial pallets onto full pallets.
• Marks product number on unmarked items using marking gun.
• Observes and ensures correct product signage.
• Sets up display models, assembling as necessary.
• Modifies displays for safe handling by customers, e.g., bolting heavy equipment, taping blade edges.
• Follows all safety and security procedures.
• Pulls loose cardboard and slip‑sheets from floor.
• Operates cardboard baler and trash compactor.
• Rewraps loose product using shrink‑wrap.
• Provides prompt and courteous customer service.
• Helps customers load large items into their cart, directs customers to products, and shares product knowledge.
• Assists customers in getting product to their vehicle and loading product into vehicle.
• Retrieves shopping carts from the parking lot and returns them to their staging area.
• Loads and unloads freight trucks using forklift and or pallet jack, staging product pallets in assigned areas.
• Assists with front end duties as necessary.
• Assists in other departments of the store as necessary.
• Performs other functions as necessary or assigned.

• A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

Three Bears Alaska is a family‑owned chain of Alaskan grocery stores dedicated to providing customers with quality goods and services at the lowest possible price. With multiple locations throughout Alaska, the company serves the local community and strives to create a positive shopping experience.

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Colonial Life elective benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Automatic raise of $1.00/hr every 1,040 hours worked
• Auto raises provided based on straight‑time hours worked until top of pay scale is reached.

Starting at $17.00 – $18.00/hr (DOE)

• Full‑time
• Part‑time
• Weekends and holidays required

• In person
• Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work is performed in a store setting with frequent phone communications and computer usage. Requires strength, dexterity, coordination, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and video display terminal and other equipment. Employees will continuously stand, walk, reach at or below shoulders, frequently lift/carry up to 50 pounds below waist and up to 50 pounds at waist/chest, and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is intended to provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve.