Dated Item Clerk

WinCo Foods•Gilbert, AZ

About The Position

The Dated Item Clerk inspects dated products and maintains, rotates, and replenishes stock safely and efficiently to meet customer needs. The role generally involves 6–8-hour shifts between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. in a 24/7 store operation. The clerk monitors product quality and expiration dates, completes rotation reports, removes stale or damaged goods, and maintains the store’s Quality Assurance database. The role also involves checking vendor and department rotations, reporting issues to store management, notifying management about products nearing expiration, assisting customers, and helping with training. Employees are expected to work safely and honestly and to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Be able to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Be able to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 40 pounds, from floor level to overhead, occasionally.
Be able to stand, walk, and move rapidly for long periods.
Be able to bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
Ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Learn and memorize product locations, company policies, and Quality Assurance procedures.
Have manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination to rotate product.
Conduct visual inspections of merchandise placed on shelves.
Communicate through hearing and speech to provide customer service during the shift.
Perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.
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 pending rotation within allowable rotation time standards.
Pull products before expiration and rotate them daily according to guidelines using the Quality Assurance Display.
Maintain the Quality Assurance database daily, including adding new or untracked items using the Scanned Item Exception Report once the store database is established.
Scan out Quality Assurance-pulled stale or damaged products at the backroom scanner.
Periodically inspect vendor items 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 as thrown 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 about large quantities of products pending expiration within two weeks, or sooner for refrigerated LRQT, so management can determine whether to mark them down.
Assist customers with questions and perform training duties.
Maintain a safe, secure, and sanitary work environment.
Perform job duties with honesty and 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.