Overnight Stocker

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Iowa City, IA

About The Position

The Overnight Stocker is an essential member of Hy-Vee’s overnight crew, keeping store shelves full, organized, and ready for customers each morning. The role includes unloading trucks, stocking and rotating products, tagging shelves, and organizing the backroom. It is a physically demanding, hands-on position performed primarily during overnight hours. Training and support are provided; prior experience is not required. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

Follow written and verbal instructions.
Use basic math, including fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Communicate clearly and helpfully with customers and teammates.
Stay organized and keep up with the pace of a busy overnight shift.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to frequently lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing 100 pounds or more, with or without mechanical assistance.
Continuously stand and walk on hard surfaces for extended periods.
Where applicable, ability to operate pallet jacks, forklifts, or similar material-handling equipment; required operator certification must be completed before independent use.
Work in cooler or freezer environments for extended periods.
Where applicable, safely use sharp knives and blades to cut, trim, or grind product.
Where applicable and in accordance with age and legal requirements, operate a cardboard baler or compactor.
Where applicable, perform repetitive motions associated with dough mixing, scaling, and proofing.

Nice To Haves

Up to six months of similar or related work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Greet customers warmly and provide outstanding customer service.
Help customers find products, reach items, and carry heavy purchases; pass feedback or requests to the team.
Unload trucks, open containers, stock shelves, run overstock on risers, and rotate products to ensure freshness.
Monitor for mis-picked items, product outs, and wrong deliveries, and report issues.
Organize stock for efficiency and clean and restock damaged items.
Tag shelves with overstock in the back room and understock drawers.
Report new or different items to the scanning coordinator for system input.
Work with teammates to support a smooth, efficient overnight operation.
Comply with Hy-Vee’s dress code, hygiene standards, and company policies.
Assist in other store areas and take on special projects as needed.
Unload, lift, stock, and rotate incoming truck freight and merchandise.