Food Prep

Circle K•Little Rock, AR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Prep associate prepares and serves quality food and beverages, maintains food preparation areas and display cases, and supports food merchandising, inventory, customer service, and store cleanliness. The role includes checking deliveries and invoices, stocking and pricing merchandise, assembling and maintaining displays, rotating food items, and monitoring product freshness. The associate also helps train new associates when necessary, addresses routine customer concerns, and maintains a safe, clean work environment, including cleaning food-service equipment and other store areas. The position works with minimum direction and periodic supervision and may require attendance at job-related meetings or work at irregular hours.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school diploma or GED preferred.
Ability to work as scheduled and arrive on time.
Ability to communicate information and ideas so others understand.
Ability to perform essential duties and physical functions and to 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, with eye-hand coordination.
Ability to reach overhead, bend and twist at the waist, stoop, kneel, squat, push, and pull.
Ability to lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds from ground to overhead occasionally and up to 50 pounds from ground to waist occasionally.
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.
May need to climb a ladder to store or retrieve materials or place and remove signs.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Ensure grocery deliveries are accurate and merchandise is stocked, attractively displayed, and priced correctly.
Complete build-to’s for ordering or purchasing merchandise.
Check in deliveries, price items, and stock merchandise according to schematics.
Validate deliveries against invoices and review discrepancies with the Store Manager; deliver outdated merchandise to the Store Manager for verification.
Assemble, date, and price-mark in-store displays.
Rotate food items and monitor quality and freshness.
Monitor and maintain food preparation areas and display cases.
Organize and monitor inventory to help prevent items from being out of stock.
Assist with training new associates when necessary, emphasizing excellent customer service.
Provide prompt, courteous, friendly, and attentive customer service; greet customers and thank them as they leave.
Resolve or help resolve routine customer concerns within established guidelines.
Prepare and serve quality food and beverages.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment in compliance with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Sweep and mop floors; dust or wash windows, counters, displays, store areas, and bathrooms; and remove trash, litter, or debris.
Inspect facilities and equipment for safety, cleanliness, and proper working order.
Clean, sanitize, and maintain food-service equipment.
Attend job-related meetings, which may require working irregular hours.
Foster cooperative intradepartmental workflow and comply with company policies and procedures.
Contribute to team efforts and perform other duties as assigned by the Store Manager.
Report to work on time and follow the dress and appearance code.