Grocery Night Crew, Community Food Co-op

cordata near westerly, Bellingham WA

Description

The Community Food Co-op is hiring for the position of Grocery Night Crew, to work at our Cordata location. This is part time position, 24 to 30 hours per week. To learn more and to apply visit us at Position Summary: Community Food Co-op’s Grocery Clerk Position assists with ordering, receiving, stocking and display of grocery product, maintains department cleanliness, and provides excellent customer service to customers, members, coworkers, and vendors. Responsibilities:  Provides excellent and professional customer service both externally and internally.  Maintains an awareness of promotions and advertisements.  Orders product as requested, receives product deliveries, ensuring order and invoice accuracy.  Catalogs and codes invoices, separate special orders, updates and files paperwork.  Stocks, rotates, and faces product according to department procedure.  Merchandises the department to enhance shopping experience and maximize sales, including proper pricing, rotation, sell by dates and signage.  Maintains order and cleanliness in back stock areas, including back room, walk-in cooler, freezer, dry storage and packaging back-stock areas.  Assists in other departments as needed.  Ensures department sanitation, cleanliness and safety standards are met.  Knows and promotes co-op principles and mission, ability to explain membership clearly and efficiently and to follow Co-op work policies and procedures.  Keeps supervisor informed of any problems and/or ideas.  Participates in team, staff and other meetings as scheduled.  Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications:  Proven ability to provide excellent, professional customer service.  Must be available to work a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends.  Ability to maintain an up-to-date Washington State Food Handler’s Card.  Ability to learn about natural food industry and Co-op products.  Knowledge of natural and organic products preferred.  Willingness to be open, to learn, and take on new responsibilities.  Excellent communication, organizational and multitasking skills.  Ability to speak, comprehend, and read English.  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.  Ability to work independently and as part of a team.  Ability to meet all requirements.  Must be at least 18 years of age. Department: Grocery Job Title: Grocery Clerk Report To: Grocery Manager Status: Nonexempt Premium: None Last Revised: January 12, 2016 JOB DESCRIPTION Essential Physical Requirements:  Stand and walk for extended periods of time.  Bend and stoop to grasp objects. Bend and twist neck and waist, reach above and below shoulders and squat.  Ability to climb ladders  Bend and lift loads, up to 60 pounds. Push and pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.  Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.  Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job including forklift, pallet jack, walkie, and baler.  Environmental exposure to extreme temperatures (coolers, ovens, freezer, outdoors, etc.) Work Environment: Fast paced retail grocery store environment. At times may work with or near moving mechanical parts (forklift and pallet jack) and in hot/cold climate conditions. Ability to work in moderate and loud noise environments including, but not limited to: paging, telephones, human voices, music, and machinery. Important Disclaimer: Employees are expected to act in the best interest of the Co-op, even if doing so requires actions or responsibilities not listed in the above job description. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned which are not considered essential and may not be listed here. Benefits Include:  20% discount on all purchases and ability to make special orders at wholesale cost  Medical, dental and vision insurance available for employee and dependents  Supplemental Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance  401(k) pension plan after one year of employment  Paid sick and vacation time accrues from date of hire  Discounted YMCA membership for employee and family  Year-end profit sharing program and quarterly gainshare program  Regular raises