Fresh Foods Clerk

WinCo Foods•Gresham, OR

About The Position

The Fresh Foods Clerk assists customers with over-the-counter service and customer service throughout the Fresh Foods department. The role operates and maintains fresh food production areas, including Deli, Seafood, and Pizza; prepares those areas for sales; fries food; operates a rotisserie oven; and prepares ready-to-bake and baked pizzas. The clerk receives and verifies inventory and stocks products in designated areas while providing friendly, courteous service to internal and external customers. Shifts are generally 6–8 hours, between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. The clerk prepares and displays products, follows recipes and food safety procedures, handles and inspects product, labels items with required information, maintains equipment and sanitary conditions, and completes required records. The position may involve varied shifts in a 24/7 operation, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as working around refrigerated goods, hot equipment, and machinery.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years of age.
Food Handlers Certification as required by state law.
Ability to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers to receive orders and provide customer service.
Ability to conduct visual inspections, read and follow production guides, recipes, and product labels, and record production quantities and temperature readings on appropriate forms.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute weights and measures.
Ability to remain mentally alert while performing duties involving potential hazards, equipment, and work aids.
Ability to complete a training course and meet minimum productivity and accuracy standards.
Ability to wear a hair net, beard net, gloves, and other required personal protective equipment.
Ability to use cleaning chemicals and handle food products.
Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for extended periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, twist, turn, and reach over counters and into tight areas frequently.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and reach, push, and pull racks.
Ability to handle refrigerated goods at temperatures from -20°F to 28°F.
Ability to work around machinery emitting heat, including a 400°F rotisserie and 325°F hot shortening.
Ability to perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.

Responsibilities

Welcome, engage, serve, and thank customers while maintaining a friendly, customer-focused atmosphere.
Take customer orders, answer questions, and perform suggestive selling.
Prepare, stock, display, straighten, and rotate products in the Deli, Seafood, and Pizza areas.
Prepare production items according to recipes, food safety procedures, and specified cooking times.
Handle frozen products and inspect products for quality and freshness.
Prepare display cases by placing products in fresh pans, rotating and replenishing products, and returning products as needed.
Apply required product signage, including pricing, descriptions, code dates, and COOL information.
Clean and maintain department equipment, including breaking down and reassembling equipment, operating the dishwasher, hand-washing dishes, and sanitizing parts.
Maintain a clean and sanitary department, including cleaning work surfaces, floors, coolers, and display counters and disposing of trash and paper appropriately.
Receive inventory, verify ordered products and receipts, stock products, and place orders.
Follow sanitary and food safety procedures and complete associated records.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.