What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grocery Stocker position at Viroqua Food Cooperative?
This is a full time, 32 hours per week, level 1 Grocery Stocker positions.
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
On the job training provided.
Department Responsibilities
• Stock displays fully without overcrowding; face items on shelves.
• Rotate older stock to front, making space for new stock.
• Pull short-date or low-quality items and follow established procedures for recording and disposing of them.
• Take inventories of department stock for buyers as requested. Notify buyers of out-of-stock items.
• Check for backstock when stocking.
• Assist customers with product questions, in prompt, friendly, courteous manner, referring them to other staff when necessary.
• Offer suggestions for purchases and ways to prepare products.
• Help customers place special orders.
• Prepare storage areas for incoming deliveries.
• Check deliveries to verify piece count, and check for obvious damage. Notify buyer of discrepancies.
• Help with unloading deliveries as needed.
• Sign for deliveries with appropriate adjustments noted on invoice.
• Rotate overstock into storage.
• Label items with price tags when needed.
Department Maintenance
• Keep shelves, coolers, bins and backstock in clean, orderly condition. Dust and clean fixtures, shelves and product when stocking.
• Remove trash, clean cases and keep prep and storage areas in clean, orderly condition.
• Sweep and mop floor in department and work areas.
• Keep department equipment in assigned area and in working order.
• Record department shrink promptly and accurately.
• Participate in periodic physical inventory counts.
Salary : $14