Perishable Associate

About This Role

Provide exceptional customer service within the Perishable Department, ensuring quality product presentation and adherence to company standards. This role focuses on maintaining optimal stock levels, processing and displaying merchandise, and ensuring a clean and safe shopping environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with fast, friendly, and accurate service
• Be courteous and helpful to other associates
• Understand and use company tools for inventory and ordering
• Receive deliveries, code, rotate, and store products appropriately
• Ensure proper ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning, and displaying of merchandise
• Maintain proper product levels in all areas within the Perishable Department (meat, lunchmeat, frozen, dairy, ice cream)
• Process beef and grinds as directed or needed
• Wrap, label, weigh, and stock meat case as requested or needed
• Assemble, disassemble, and clean the grinder as requested or needed
• Properly clean and sanitize the department
• Maintain variety and layout standards
• Utilize all advertising and sales promotion materials applicable to the department
• Understand and adhere to company guidelines, policies, and standard practice
• Understand and follow Food Safety and Workplace Safety guidelines and procedures
• Observe and correct all unsafe conditions
• Report all associate and customer accidents to the Manager on Duty
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
• Wear the Food Lion uniform with apron and name badge, adhering to dress code
• Successfully complete Computer Based Training and other training courses
• Perform all other duties as assigned

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
• Must meet minimum age requirements
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred

Skills

* Required skills