Perishable Associate

About This Role

Provide exceptional customer service within the Perishable Department, ensuring fresh and affordable shopping experiences. Maintain department standards to maximize sales and minimize shrink through proper utilization of established practices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain enthusiastic customer awareness and provide fast, friendly, and accurate customer service
• Be courteous and helpful to other associates
• Understand and use company tools like average cost inventory system (ACIS) and ordering (CAO)
• Receive deliveries, code, rotate, and properly store products
• Ensure ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning, and displaying of merchandise align with policies
• Maintain proper product levels in all Perishable Department areas (meat, lunchmeat, frozen, dairy, ice cream)
• Process beef and grinds as directed or needed
• Wrap, label, weigh, and stock meat cases
• Assemble, disassemble, and clean the grinder as requested or needed
• Properly clean and sanitize the department
• Maintain variety and layout standards
• Ensure all advertising and sales promotion materials are properly utilized

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and customer service skills
• Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
• Ability to use technical information to solve problems

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred