Grocery Clerk Part Time Job Jonesboro area,Arkansas USA,Retail

Position: Grocery Clerk 18+ Part Time

Employee Type:
Part Time

Contact information

Name:
Ira Brumfield

Job Title:

Grocery Clerk 18+ Department:
Grocery

Reports to:

Store Manager Exempt Status:
Non-exempt Safety Sensitive:
Job Function

Supports grocery store operations by handling a store’s inventory levels and product displays

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To greet all customers, respond to customer questions/requests and explain store policies in a courteous manner.

To prepare the back room for receipt of merchandise, unload trucks and sort cases according to aisle or pallet for stocking.

To clean store floors, check-lanes, carts, restrooms, parking lot and shelves. Safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals.

To load stocking carts/pallets, transport cases to sales floor either on stocking carts or pallets, match the case strip to the shelf tag/stock, place merchandise in the designated shelf/display position/area and "face/front" the front row of each display.

To assure the safety of self, customers and co-workers by understanding and practicing store safety rules and notifying a supervisor of any potential hazard immediately. Pick up/remove all broken containers, packing materials/boxes from the sales floor or customers’ pathway immediately.

To perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervisors and managers, substituting for absent workers and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers during peak periods of business.

To understand the operation, safety requirements and restraints of a baler, case cutter, pallet jack and forklift (must be 18 years or older to operate the pallet jack, forklift and baler).

To count and record individual items of merchandise for inventory.

To manually price mark/label merchandise without an UPC code.

To move damaged/unsalable and "returnable" products from shelves to the backroom, sorting the materials into bins or for return to the damage reclaim center.

To use the proper case opening and product stacking techniques to prevent damage to product.

To remove trash from the aisle, operating the baler, put the compacted bale on a pallet and load salvage on to trucks.

To change signs, light bulbs, tags, and price markers on the shelf display.

To assist cashiers by bagging/carry out when necessary.

Requirements and Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all the duties described in the proceeding in a safe, efficient, and competent manner. The requirements and conditions listed below are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skill, experience, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience

High school education (or concurrent enrollment in an educational institution) preferred but not required.
Prior experience or training as a grocery clerk preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

Mathematical Skills

Basic mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and ability to count. Be able to calculate proper mixture ratios or dilution factors when preparing, mixing, or diluting cleaning solutions and other materials.

Language Skills

Ability to hear, speak and understand the English language in order to respond promptly to verbal requests from customers for information or assistance, to answer telephones, and to be able to communicate effectively with department employees, the store's co-workers and customers.

Ability to give/receive complex verbal instructions/descriptions to/from supervisors/co-workers/employees concerning store/department policy/procedures and use of equipment.

Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret, and understand the English language with sufficient proficiency in order to read and understand

a) Instructions for operating equipment and tools
b) Case/product labels, temperature gauges, warehouse order codes, numbers, reports, printed paper invoices and order forms.
c) Label instructions on containers of cleaning concentrates, sanitizing agents, degreasers, and other chemical products
d) Company handbooks, policies, and procedures and
e) Other written job-related documents including postings on company bulletin boards.

Ability to fill out forms and write reports. Able to clearly…