Multi-Purpose Clerk - Grocery - 212 W. Atherton Dr, Manteca, CA 95337

Save Mart Supermarkets•Manteca, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Multi-Purpose Clerk may be assigned to one or more store departments, including Center Store, Produce, Meat/Seafood, Bakery/Deli, or Janitorial. The clerk promotes sales, answers customer questions, responds to product requests, and accurately places special orders. The role also involves safe food handling, keeping work areas clean and free of safety hazards, receiving and inspecting shipments, and stocking, rotating, and merchandising products to maintain freshness and department appeal. Department assignments may include operating a check-stand; handling and displaying groceries or fresh products; preparing, weighing, wrapping, packaging, or labeling food; serving customers at the seafood counter; taking special orders; and cleaning and sanitizing store areas. Depending on the assignment, the clerk may operate equipment such as slicers, wrappers, ovens, proofers, mixers, scrubbers, or buffers. Forklift or baler operation may be permitted when authorized, and forklift operation requires certification. The position also includes sweeping and mopping store areas and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Excellent customer service and verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work with a sense of urgency and self-motivation.
Ability to be proactive, show initiative, be enthusiastic, and remain flexible on the job.
High school diploma or GED, or additional job experience.
Six months of related experience.
Must be available to work a variety of required retail hours.
Ability to stand and perform other physical movements frequently.
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

Promote sales within the assigned department and provide customer service by answering questions, responding to product requests, and taking special orders.
Operate the check-stand according to company policy and procedures when assigned to Center Store/Front End; learn PLU codes and stay current on products.
Order, receive, unload, inspect, and log products for shipment accuracy and quality as applicable to the assigned department.
Stock, rotate, and merchandise products to maintain freshness and department appeal.
Prepare, trim, wash, weigh, wrap, package, and label products for display as required by the assigned department.
Maintain floral areas when assigned to Produce.
Keep department areas and equipment clean and follow safe food-handling procedures.
Maintain cleanliness and sanitation throughout the store, including floors, refrigerated areas, restrooms, back rooms, and other listed areas when assigned to Janitorial.
Sweep and mop sales floors, front ends, back rooms, and refrigerated areas.
Perform Point-Of-Sale and inventory activities when assigned to Center Store/Front End.
Operate equipment relevant to the assignment, and operate a forklift or baler only when authorized; forklift operation also requires certification.
Perform other duties as assigned.