Dated Item Clerk

WinCo Foods•Bozeman, MT

About The Position

The Dated Item Clerk inspects dated merchandise and maintains, rotates, and replenishes stock safely and efficiently to meet customer purchasing needs. The role generally works 6–8-hour shifts between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and supports product quality and rotation across store departments. Duties include maintaining quality assurance records, removing expired or damaged products, identifying rotation issues, communicating findings to store and warehouse personnel, and assisting customers and coworkers. Employees must comply with company policies and applicable laws; duties and qualifications may vary.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 40 pounds, from floor level to overhead, occasionally.
Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for long periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
Ability to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Ability to learn and memorize product locations, company policies, and Quality Assurance procedures.
Manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination to rotate products.
Ability to visually inspect merchandise being placed on shelves.
Hearing and speech abilities to provide customer service during the shift.
Ability to perform primary duties efficiently and accurately and meet or exceed established scanned item rotation report time standards.

Responsibilities

Maintain the quality condition of dated items.
Complete the Scanned Item Rotation Report at the beginning of each shift and flag items due for rotation within allowable time standards.
Pull products before expiration and rotate products daily according to guidelines using the Quality Assurance Display.
Maintain the Quality Assurance database daily, including adding new or untracked items after the store database is established, using the Scanned Item Exception Report.
Scan out pulled stale or damaged Quality Assurance products at the backroom scanner.
Inspect vendor items periodically and report short-dated issues to the Receiver and Assistant Manager.
Periodically inspect outer department rotation and Large Quantity Items (LRQT) rotation.
Audit items flagged and discarded by the freight crew and report findings to the Assistant Manager.
Report repeated rotation issues to the Assistant Manager and appropriate Department Manager, and ongoing issues to the Store Manager.
Notify store management of large quantities of products nearing expiration within two weeks, or sooner for refrigerated LRQT, so management can decide whether to mark them down.
Assist customers with questions and perform training duties.
Maintain a safe, secure, and sanitary work environment.
Perform all duties honestly and with integrity.
Report short-dated products shipped from the warehouse to the appropriate Warehouse Inventory Supervisor, including order and UPC numbers.
Occasionally transmit data to the General Office.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.