Grocery Clerk | TEMP (90 days) | 37.5 hours | Availability Required 7 am to 10 pm

Good Food Holdings Companies • Beaverton, OR

3d • $19 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Grocery Clerk stocks, rotates and faces grocery products while providing exceptional customer service and contributing to a positive, collaborative team environment. The position helps prepare the Grocery department for opening and closing, assists customers with product selection and recommendations, and maintains attractive product displays, accurate pricing, and clean, organized department areas. The role is temporary for 90 days and scheduled for 37.5 hours, with availability required between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Work schedules may vary to meet business needs, including evening, weekend and holiday shifts.

The position requires reliable attendance, flexibility as tasks and priorities change, a solutions-oriented approach, sound judgment, and respectful collaboration with customers, vendors and coworkers. Team members are expected to represent company values, contribute to an inclusive workplace, conserve company resources, follow applicable work and food safety policies, maintain equipment and cleanliness, and complete required safety training or certifications.

Work takes place in a grocery store. Conditions may include wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, temperature extremes in coolers and freezers, outdoor work in all temperatures depending on location, and exposure to certain allergens or chemicals. The role involves frequent to continuous standing and walking, frequent use of hands and wrists, and occasional climbing of stairs, step stools or ladders depending on location. It is classified as medium work: occasional lifting of 50 pounds and frequent lifting or carrying of up to 25 pounds.

Requirements

• Basic math or computation skills.
• Ability to read, understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Must complete and maintain required food and work safety training or certifications.
• Must be available for a schedule informed by business needs; the posting specifies 37.5 hours and availability from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Reliable and predictable attendance.
• Ability to meet the described physical demands, including frequent standing and walking and lifting or carrying items as specified.

Nice To Haves

• Previous customer service, food service, retail or grocery experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Grocery department for store opening and closing.
• Assist customers with product selection, share product knowledge, and make recommendations based on customer needs.
• Stock, rotate and face products while attending to product quality and expiration dates.
• Build displays and arrange products attractively, highlighting featured, unique and seasonal items.
• Complete customer special orders and provide follow-through as needed.
• Receive and unload merchandise; check its quality, count and condition, and report issues to management and the merchandising team.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization and rotation of department areas, products and supplies.
• Maintain accurate pricing and signage in accordance with merchandising standards.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy.
• Follow shift-specific guidelines, tasks and responsibilities.
• Participate in inventories and ordering as needed.
• Stay aware of current advertisements, promotions, holidays and events, and continue learning about department products.
• Notify the department manager or Manager On Duty about customer service, safety, productivity, security or other situations that may adversely affect the store.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access.
• 30% staff shopping discount.
• Eligible staff may receive medical, dental, vision, pre-tax spending accounts, life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), and disability benefits, subject to stated eligibility conditions.
• Eligible staff may participate in the 401(k) program, subject to stated eligibility conditions.
• PTO accrual begins on the first day of employment; accrual depends on hours worked and tenure.
• Staff may be eligible for paid holidays, depending on schedule and tenure.
• Supplemental leave pay, such as parental or bereavement leave.
• Store incentive program based on financial and operational goals.
• Paid time for volunteering at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• Discounts on some forms of public transportation.
• Adoption assistance.
• Up to $40 reimbursement for birthday dinner or New Seasons Market groceries.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed