Fresh Foods Clerk

WinCo Foods•San Tan Valley, AZ

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 areas for sale; fry food; operate the rotisserie oven; prepare ready-to-bake and baked pizzas; and perform related production tasks. Receive inventory, verify ordered products, and stock designated areas. Provide friendly, courteous service to internal and external customers. The role generally works 6–8 hour shifts between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm.

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.
Effective hearing and speech communication 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 proper forms.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute weights and measures.
Mental alertness when performing duties involving potential hazards, equipment such as knives, and work aides.
Ability to complete training 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; frequently bend, stoop, twist, turn, and reach over counters and in tight areas.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and reach, push, and pull racks.
Ability to handle refrigerated goods at temperatures from -20°F to 28°F and work around heat-emitting machinery, 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; maintain a friendly, enthusiastic customer-service 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.
Inspect products for quality and freshness, prepare display cases, rotate and replenish product, and return product as appropriate.
Label products with required 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 appropriate parts.
Maintain a clean and sanitary department, including cleaning tables, 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.