Fresh Foods Clerk

WinCo Foods•Lewiston, ID

About The Position

Assist customers by providing over-the-counter service and customer service throughout the Fresh Foods department. Operate and maintain fresh food production areas, including Deli, Seafood, and Pizza; prepare the areas for sales; fry food; operate the rotisserie oven; and prepare ready-to-bake and baked pizzas. Receive inventory, verify ordered product, and stock designated areas. Provide friendly, courteous service to internal and external customers and perform other related work. Shifts are generally 6–8 hours between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. The role involves preparing, stocking, displaying, and rotating fresh food products; preparing production items according to recipes and food safety procedures; inspecting product quality and freshness; labeling products; and maintaining department equipment and sanitary conditions. Employees must follow food safety procedures and requirements and may perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

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 relations.
Ability to conduct visual inspections, read and follow production guides, recipes, and product labels, and record production quantities and temperature readings on required forms.
Ability to perform basic math and compute weights and measures.
Ability to perform duties with mental alertness around potential hazards, procedures, equipment, and work aids.
Ability to complete the 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 related food products.
Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for extended periods.
Ability to bend, stoop, twist, turn, and reach over counters and in 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.
Must be at least 16 years of age.
Ability to perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.
Food Handlers Certification, as required by state law.

Responsibilities

Welcome, engage, serve, and thank customers while maintaining a friendly, enthusiastic customer-service 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 product cases by placing products in fresh pans, rotating and replenishing products, and returning products as appropriate.
Apply required product signage, including pricing, descriptions, code dating, and COOL information.
Clean and maintain department equipment, including breaking down and reassembling equipment, operating the dishwasher, hand-washing dishes, and sanitizing parts.
Maintain department cleanliness and sanitation, including cleaning work surfaces, wrapping stations, floors, coolers, and display counters, and taking trash and paper to appropriate balers.
Receive inventory, verify ordered products and receipts, stock products, and place orders.
Follow sanitary guidelines and complete associated records.
Follow food safety procedures and requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.