Food Prep

Circle K•Cuyahoga Falls, OH

2d•$14 - $15

About The Position

The Food Prep associate supports food merchandising, food and beverage preparation, customer service, inventory control, and facility cleanliness at a Circle K store. The role involves receiving and stocking deliveries, checking invoices and discrepancies, pricing and displaying merchandise, rotating food items, monitoring freshness, and maintaining food preparation areas and display cases. The associate prepares and serves food and beverages, assists with training new associates when needed, and works to keep inventory available for customers. The position also includes providing courteous customer service, addressing routine customer concerns, maintaining a safe and clean work environment, and cleaning and sanitizing food-service equipment. Administrative duties include attending job-related meetings, cooperating with other departments, following company policies and procedures, contributing to team efforts, and completing other duties assigned by the Store Manager. The role is part-time, with flexible availability across days, evenings, overnights, and weekends. The hiring range is $14.00 to $14.50.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to work as scheduled and arrive to work on time.
Ability to communicate information and ideas so others understand.
Ability to perform essential duties and physical functions and work in the described conditions.
Ability to work alone.
Ability to stand and/or walk for an entire shift.
Ability to grasp, reach, and manipulate objects with hands throughout the shift, requiring eye-hand coordination.
Ability to reach overhead, bend and twist at the waist, and stoop, kneel, squat, push, and pull.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 30 pounds from ground to overhead.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds from ground to waist.
Ability to push or pull with arms using up to 20 pounds of force.
Ability to communicate orally and operate a cash register and/or computer keyboard.
Ability to work in cold or warm temperature extremes, including occasional work in a walk-in cooler or freezer and outdoors.
Ability to tolerate occasional noise.
May need to climb a ladder to store or retrieve materials or place and remove signs.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Retail sales experience preferred.
Ability to perform the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) preferred.

Responsibilities

Receive, verify, price, stock, and merchandise grocery deliveries according to company guidelines and schematics.
Complete build-to’s for ordering or purchasing merchandise.
Review delivery invoices and discrepancies with the Store Manager, and bring outdated merchandise to the Store Manager for verification.
Assemble, date, and price-mark in-store displays.
Rotate food items and monitor quality and freshness to protect customers from illness.
Monitor and maintain food preparation areas and display cases.
Organize inventory to reduce out-of-stock items.
Prepare and serve quality food and beverages to customers.
Provide prompt, courteous, friendly, and attentive customer service; greet customers and thank them as they leave.
Resolve or assist with routine customer concerns within established guidelines.
Assist with training new associates when necessary, emphasizing excellent customer service.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment, including sweeping, mopping, dusting, washing surfaces, and disposing of trash or debris.
Inspect store facilities and equipment for safety, cleanliness, and proper working order.
Clean, sanitize, and maintain food-service equipment.
Attend job-related meetings, which may require irregular hours.
Foster cooperation and maintain intradepartmental workflow; comply with company policies and procedures.
Report to work on time and follow the dress and appearance code.
Perform duties with minimal supervision and complete other duties as assigned by the Store Manager.