Fresh Foods Clerk

WinCo Foods•Nampa, ID

About The Position

Assist customers by providing over-the-counter and customer service throughout the Fresh Foods department. Operate and maintain fresh food production areas, including Deli, Seafood, and Pizza; prepare those areas for sales; fry food; operate the rotisserie oven; and prepare ready-to-bake and baked pizzas. Receive inventory, verify ordered products, 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 position involves preparing, stocking, displaying, straightening, and rotating fresh foods; preparing production items according to recipes and food safety procedures; inspecting products for quality and freshness; and preparing product cases with appropriate rotation and replenishment. The clerk applies required signage and product information, cleans and maintains department equipment and work areas, receives and verifies inventory, follows sanitary and food safety requirements, and completes associated records. Employees must be able to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation, including nights, weekends, and holidays. The role requires extended periods of standing, walking, and rapid movement; frequent bending, stooping, twisting, turning, and reaching; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds; handling refrigerated goods; and working around hot equipment and shortening. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and have Food Handlers Certification as required by state law.

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 perform customer relations duties.
Ability to conduct visual inspections; read and follow production guides, recipes, and product labels; and record production quantities and temperature readings on proper forms.
Ability to perform basic math and compute weights and measures.
Ability to work with mental alertness around potential hazards, procedures, equipment, and work aides.
Ability to complete a training course and meet minimum productivity and accuracy standards.
Ability to wear hair nets, beard nets, 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.

Responsibilities

Welcome, engage, serve, and thank customers while maintaining a friendly, customer-focused atmosphere.
Take 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.
Place required signage on products, including pricing, descriptions, code dating, and COOL information where required.
Clean and maintain department equipment, including breaking down and reassembling equipment, operating the dishwasher, hand-washing dishes, and sanitizing appropriate parts.
Maintain clean and sanitary department areas, including tables, wrapping stations, floors, coolers, glass display counters, and waste and recycling areas.
Receive inventory, verify receipt of ordered products, stock products, and process orders.
Follow sanitary guidelines and food safety procedures and complete associated records.
Perform other duties as assigned or needed.