Grocery Clerk at La Montanita Food Cooperative

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Aug, 26

Salary

18.0

Posted On

07 May, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Service, Food Safety, Merchandising, Inventory Management, Basic Math, Conflict Resolution, Sanitation, Stocking, Time Management, Professionalism

Industry

Food & Beverages

Description

Description The Grocery Clerk is first and foremost responsible for customer relations and satisfaction. The Grocery Clerk is also responsible for ensuring the department maintains its cleanliness, safety and appeal to customers (may also assist other departments in these areas on occasions). Duties include all Grocery processing (preparing, packaging and merchandising), sanitation, safety, and stocking procedures on all products while removing expired products from displays. Most importantly, the Grocery Clerk will make all customers feel welcomed by acknowledging or greeting each customer and providing genuine, helpful, and respectful customer service. SOME FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Orders, receives, and merchandises products following proper guidelines for merchandising, rotation, sanitation, pricing, mechanizing, and quality standards. Consistently replenishes products to ensure freshness and visibility. Adequately accepts, orders, receives, prepares, packages, labels, displays, stocks, replenishes floor stock and inventories merchandise. Follows department procedures for processing known loss, invoices discrepancies, special orders, and transfers. Ensures accurate and sanitary product processing, packaging, labeling, dating, and pricing according to department procedures. Prioritizes time to ensure that prep work, stocking, cleaning, and customer service are handled efficiently. Creates and maintains an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store by providing excellent customer service. Assists in inventory counts, storewide cleaning, and other projects as needed. Reinforces safety within the store by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management or addressing the concern if appropriate. Practices preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store team leader of any items in need of repair. Ensures federal, state, local and La Montañita Food Cooperative regulations and standards for product freshness, safety, refrigeration, sanitation and weights and measures are being adhered to and met. Requirements ATTRIBUTES & QUALIFICATIONS Customer service skills (able to complete the full customer service cycle). Food safety certification. If not currently certified, able to obtain certification within 1 month. Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition and subtraction) Ability to adhere and follow safety, regulatory and wellness guidelines. Safety Conscious and adhering to required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is required. Good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Able to act with integrity, ethically, professionalism, and confidentiality. Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner. Able to deal and adapt to changes in the work environment, industry with a calm professional demeanor. Dependable, reliable and self-motivated. Able to work with a diverse group of people.

Responsibilities

The Grocery Clerk is responsible for maintaining department cleanliness, stocking and merchandising products, and ensuring product freshness. They must provide exceptional customer service by greeting shoppers and assisting them with product inquiries.