El Mercado de Colorado Associate

Leevers•Aurora, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate reports directly to the Store Manager and indirectly to the Assistant Store Managers. This non-management position performs cashiering, stocking, cleaning, monitoring perishables, and other assigned duties. The Associate provides excellent customer service and helps maintain excellent daily store conditions, following Leevers Supermarkets policies and procedures. The role has no direct or indirect reports and no authority to make decisions concerning hiring, firing, demotions, promotions, or other tangible employment actions. The work includes operating a cash register and handling multiple payment types; receiving, moving, stocking, rotating, displaying, and maintaining grocery and perishable products; cleaning store areas; retrieving carts; assisting with fresh produce and meat tasks; and supporting store management in training employees. Duties may include working in other store areas as assigned. The role requires repeated lifting and transporting of objects weighing 20–50 pounds, with some products weighing 50–80 pounds, and extended periods of standing, walking, moving, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting, and using sawing motions. Work regularly takes place in freezers, coolers, refrigerators, inside and outside the store in all weather conditions, and inside delivery trucks.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years old; applicants aged 15 may qualify with a parent letter and school authorization letter.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Excellent teamwork and problem-solving skills.
Basic math proficiency, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and basic computer skills are required.
Must be dependable and flexible to work scheduled shifts and willing to work in other store areas as needed, with little or no advance notice.
Must adhere to safety standards.
Must demonstrate thought leadership: quickly understand situations, figure things out, and resolve issues.
Must demonstrate results leadership: maintain a good attitude, accomplish goals using methods demonstrated by store managers, and satisfy customers.
Must demonstrate people leadership: respect and work well with managers, coworkers, and customers; share information and be willing to teach others.
Must demonstrate personal leadership: follow rules and policies and have a desire to learn new things every day.
Must be able to repeatedly reach, bend, balance, lift, and transport objects weighing 20–50 pounds; products may at times weigh 50–80 pounds.
Must be able to stand, walk, or move about for extended periods.
Must be able to push, pull, grasp, twist, and use sawing motions for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Spanish or other languages is a plus in certain locations.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain schedule adherence and timeliness.
Operate a cash register efficiently and meet checkout performance standards, accurately handling cash, EBT, debit and credit cards, WIC vouchers, gift cards, and coupons.
Follow checkout and cash-handling procedures and policies.
Handle, stock, and maintain grocery, frozen, dairy, smoked meat, and other perishable products in accordance with company standards.
Assist with unloading delivery trucks and stock products on platforms, shelves, peg hooks, in baskets, and in refrigerated cases as needed.
Use power and non-powered equipment and hand tools to move stock after receiving proper training.
Retrieve carts from the parking lot.
Maintain excellent store conditions and a safe, clean working environment.
Complete assigned cleaning duties, including cleaning floors, windows, display cases, shelves, register areas, backrooms, restrooms, parking lots, and other fixtures.
Provide friendly and courteous customer service.
Assist store management in training other store employees.
Maintain proper rotation of dated and undated products.
Ensure products have price tags or signs and are displayed according to company guidelines.
Protect company property, funds, and merchandise.
Display, trim, package, and fill authorized fresh produce properly.
Assist Fresh Meat personnel as needed, including wrapping packages, weighing and tagging products with scales, and stocking meat packages.
Perform other assigned duties, including working in other areas of the store.