Dairy Lead
About The Position
The Dairy Lead performs a broad range of dairy department responsibilities while working with and reporting to the Grocery Manager. The role helps direct department operations, including supervising and training personnel, ordering and receiving merchandise, managing inventory, stocking products, and building displays. The Dairy Lead helps maintain a fresh, organized, clean, and fully stocked dairy section, monitors product freshness, and supports friendly customer service and sales. This active, fast-paced role involves working in refrigerated environments and being on your feet throughout the day. The Dairy Lead also supports grocery department ordering, stocking, conditioning, merchandising, reclamation, and backroom standards, and may provide backup cashier coverage.
Requirements
- Familiarity with food safety and freshness protocols, with a focus on maintaining product quality.
- Ability to manage inventory, rotate stock effectively, and keep shelves organized and stocked.
- Friendly, helpful attitude and ability to assist customers and communicate clearly.
- Strong attention to product dates, cleanliness, and display standards.
- Comfort working in refrigerated environments and staying active throughout the shift.
- Willingness to collaborate with teammates and contribute to a positive store environment.
- Familiarity with handheld inventory devices and basic computer systems for order tracking and receiving.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Grocery Manager in directing dairy department operations, including supervising and training personnel.
- Assist with ordering, receiving, storing, stocking, inventory control, and building displays.
- Promote enthusiastic customer awareness and provide safe, friendly, courteous service; use suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
- Assist the Grocery Manager in planning regular and seasonal merchandise requirements and special sales needs.
- Rotate and face products; clean and dust shelves; process and discard outdated or spoiled products; prevent the sale of out-of-code products.
- Order dairy merchandise.
- Train, teach, and coach dairy stocking and conditioning standards.
- Assist with dry grocery order writing.
- Assist with grocery stocking and conditioning.
- Work on new items.
- Assist with the reclamation process.
- Manage backroom inventory, conditions, and standards.
- Assist with grocery department merchandising and building displays.
- May act as a backup cashier.
- Monitor product freshness and maintain clean, organized, visually appealing displays.
- Assist customers and support inventory accuracy, receiving, and order placement.
Benefits
- Inclusive work culture built on belonging
- Competitive wages paid weekly
- Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through Stream
- Flexible work schedules
- Associate discounts
- Training, career growth, and development
- Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and 401(k)
- Vacation and paid time off
- Vision, disability, and life insurance
- Sick pay accrued based on hours worked
- Paid holidays
- Bereavement pay
- Retirement benefits, including pension and/or 401(k) eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
