GROCERY​/LEAD CLERK

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude.

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.

• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.

• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.

• Inform customers of grocery specials.

• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.

• Recommend grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.

• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.

• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.

• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.

• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.

• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.

• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.

• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.

• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.

• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.

• Report all safety risks or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Must be 18 or older

• Ability to handle stressful situations

• Effective communication skills

• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)

Desired

• Retail experience

• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)