Dated Item Clerk

WinCo Foods•Gilbert, AZ

About The Position

The Dated Item Clerk inspects dated items 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. in a 24/7 operation. The clerk maintains product quality and the Quality Assurance database, identifies and removes expired or damaged products, and reports rotation and short-dated product issues to store and warehouse management. The position also assists customers, performs training duties, and helps maintain a safe, secure, and sanitary work environment. Duties may vary, and other duties may be assigned as needed. WinCo Foods describes itself as a growing grocery retailer with more than 140 supermarkets in 10 states and over 22,000 employee owners. It identifies itself as the second-largest employee-owned company in the United States and mentions medical plans and tuition support among its benefits.

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 complete work activities safely and accurately.
Ability to learn and memorize product locations, company policies, and Quality Assurance procedures.
Manual dexterity and good hand/eye coordination to rotate product.
Ability to visually inspect merchandise being placed on shelves.
Hearing and speech ability 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 pending rotation within allowable time standards.
Pull product before expiration and rotate items daily according to guidelines using the Quality Assurance Display.
Maintain the Quality Assurance database daily, adding new or untracked items once the store database is established, using the Scanned Item Exception Report.
Scan out Quality Assurance-pulled stale or damaged product 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 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 product pending 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 with honesty and integrity.
Report short-dated product shipped from the warehouse to the appropriate Warehouse Inventory Supervisor, including the order number and UPC number.
Occasionally transmit data to the General Office.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.